Lok Sabha Question No. 5144 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-03
Subject: Status of PRASAD Scheme in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: P. Ravindhranath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5144

## ANSWERED ON 03.04.2023

## STATUS OF PRASAD SCHEME IN TAMIL NADU

## 5144. SHRI P. RAVINDHRANATH:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the status of implementation of Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive -PRASAD  centrally sponsored scheme  for  development  of  identified  pilgrimage  importance  and heritage destinations with revenue generation components, across the country including the State of Tamil Nadu during the past three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

## THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

- (a): Development  of tourism is primarily the responsibility of the concerned State Government (SG)/Union Territory Administration  (UTA). However, the Ministry of Tourism under its scheme viz. National Mission on  Pilgrimage  Rejuvenation  and  Spiritual,  Heritage  Augmentation  Drive (PRASHAD) provides Financial Assistance to the State Governments/Union  Territory  Administrations  for  creation  of  pilgrimage tourism infrastructure at the pre-identified destinations across the country. Submission of proposals and sanctioning of projects under the above scheme is a continuous process which is done in consultation with the respective SG/UTA and is subject to availability of funds, receipt of suitable detailed project reports, adherence  to scheme  guidelines, performance of ongoing projects and utilization of funds released earlier etc.  Based  on  above,  a  total  number  of  45  projects  for  a  cost  of  Rs. 1586.10 Lakh covering pilgrimage sites across 25 states/UT's including 2 projects  in  the  state  of  Tamil  Nadu  have  been  approved  under  the PRASHAD Scheme. Details of the projects sanctioned under the scheme is at annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5144  ANSWERED  ON  03.04.2023  REGARDING  STATUS  OF PRASAD SCHEME IN TAMIL NADU

## Details of funds allocated, disbursed and spent in the PRASHAD scheme since its launch:

|                   |             | the                                                                                                                        | (In INR Crore)   | (In INR Crore)             | (In INR Crore)   |
|-------------------|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|----------------------------|------------------|
| State/UTs         | Project No. | Name of Project                                                                                                            | Amount Allocated | Amount Disbursed           | Amount Spent     |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 1.          | Development of Amaravati Town, Guntur District as a Tourist Destination                                                    | 27.77            | 27.77                      | 27.77            |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 2.          | Development of Srisailam Temple                                                                                            | 43.08            | 43.08                      | 43.08            |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 3.          | Development of Pilgrimage Amenities at Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narsimha Swami Vari Devasthanam at Simhachalam in Vishakhapatnam | 54.04            | Adm. Sanc. Only 14.12.2022 | 0.00             |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 4.          | Development of Parasuram Kund, Lohit District                                                                              | 37.88            | 7.34                       | 7.32             |
| Assam             | 5.          | Development of Kamakhya Temple and Pilgrimage Destination in and around Guwahati                                           | 29.80            | 29.80                      | 29.80            |
| Bihar             | 6.          | Development of basic facilities at Vishnupad temple, Gaya                                                                  | 4.27             | 2.91                       | 2.91             |
| Bihar             | 7.          | Development at Patna Sahib                                                                                                 | 41.54            | 33.23                      | 31.47            |
| Chhattisgarh      | 8.          | Development of                                                                                                             | 43.33            | 24.33                      | 14.65            |

|                 |    | Maa Bamleshwari Devi Temple, Rajnandgaon, Dongargarh                                  |       |                          |       |
|-----------------|----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|--------------------------|-------|
|                 |  9 | Development of Dwarka                                                                 | 13.08 | 10.46                    | 10.46 |
|                 | 10 | Pilgrimage Amenities at Somnath                                                       | 45.36 | 45.36                    | 45.36 |
|                 | 11 | Development of Promenade at Somnath                                                   | 47.12 | 47.12                    | 47.12 |
| Gujarat         | 12 | Development of Pilgrim Plaza with Queue Management Complex at Somnath                 | 49.97 | Adm. Sanc. only 10.03.22 |  0    |
|                 | 13 | Development of Pilgrimage Tourism Infrastructure at Ambaji Temple of Banaskantha      | 50    | 10.54                    |  0    |
| Haryana         | 14 | Development of Nada Saheb Gurudwara and Mata Mansha Devi Temple in Panchkula District | 49.52 | 28.77                    | 28.77 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 15 | Development at Hazratbal, Srinagar                                                    | 40.46 | 32.37                    | 32.04 |
| Jharkhand       | 16 | Development of Baidyanathji Dham, Deoghar                                             | 39.13 | 31.23                    | 30.17 |
| Kerala          | 17 | Development at Guruvayur Temple                                                       | 45.19 | 45.19                    | 45.19 |
| Madhya          | 18 | Development of Omkareshwar                                                            | 43.93 | 43.93                    | 38.27 |
| Pradesh         | 19 | Development of Amarkantak                                                             | 49.99 | 4.86                     |  4.86 |

| Maharashtra   |   20. | Development of Trimbakeshwar                                                                                              |   52.92 | 27.67                     |   22.05 |
|---------------|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------------------------|---------|
| Meghalaya     |    21 | Development of Pilgrimage Facilitation in Meghalaya                                                                       |   29.32 | 17.59                     |   16.19 |
| Mizoram       |    22 | Development of infrastructure for Pilgrimage and Heritage Tourism in the State of Mizoram                                 |   44.88 | Adm. Sanction on 14.12.22 |    0    |
| Nagaland      |    23 | Development of Pilgrimage Infrastructure in Nagaland                                                                      |   25.26 | 21.33                     |   16.98 |
| Nagaland      |    24 | Development of Pilgrimage and Tourism infrastructure at Zunheboto                                                         |   18.18 | Adm. Sanction on 4.11.22  |    0    |
| Odisha        |    25 | Infrastructure Development at Puri, Shree Jagannath Dham - Ramachandi - Prachi River front at Deuli under Mega Circuit ## |   50    | 10.00                     |    6.93 |
| Punjab        |    26 | Development of KarunaSagar Valmiki Sthal at Amritsar                                                                      |    6.4  | 6.40                      |    6.4  |
| Punjab        |    27 | Development of Chamkaur Sahib at Rupar                                                                                    |   31.57 | 7.26                      |    0    |
| Rajasthan     |    28 | Integrated Development of Pushkar/Ajmer                                                                                   |   32.64 | 26.11                     |   26.11 |
| Sikkim        |    29 | Development of Pilgrimage Facilitation at Four Patron Saints, Yuksom                                                      |   33.32 | 18.50                     |   18.21 |

| Tamilnadu     |   30. | Development of Kanchipuram                                                                           |   13.99 | 13.99                     |   13.99 |
|---------------|-------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------------------------|---------|
| Tamilnadu     |    31 | Development of Vellankani                                                                            |    4.86 | 4.86                      |    4.86 |
|               |    32 | Development of Jogulamba Devi Temple, Alampur                                                        |   36.73 | 13.76                     |    8.96 |
| Telangana     |    33 | Development of pilgrimage infrastructure at Bhadrachalam, Bhadadri Kottagudam District               |   41.38 | Adm. Sanction on 22.12.22 |    0    |
|               |    34 | Development of Pilgrimage and Heritage Tourism infrastructure at Rudreshwar (Ramappa) Temple, Mulugu |   62    | Adm. Sanction on 22.12.22 |    0    |
| Tripura       |    35 | Development of Tripura Sundari Temple, Udaipur                                                       |   37.8  | 21.18                     |   17.64 |
|               |    36 | Integrated Development of Kedarnath                                                                  |   34.77 | 34.77                     |   34.77 |
| Uttarakhand   |    37 | Development of Infrastructure for Pilgrimage Facilitation in Badrinath Ji Dham                       |   56.13 | 20.79                     |   19.15 |
|               |    38 | Augmentation of Pilgrimage Infrastructure Facilities and Gangotri and Yamunotri Dham                 |   54.36 | 14.06                     |    7.48 |
| Uttar Pradesh |    39 | Development of Mathura- Vrindavan as Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph-II)                                    |   10.98 | 10.98                     |   10.98 |

|             | 40.   | Construction of Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan, District Mathura   |    9.36 |   9.36 |   9.36 |
|-------------|-------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|--------|--------|
|             | 41.   | Development of Varanasi - Phase - I                                          |   20.4  |  16.32 |  16.32 |
|             | 42.   | Cruise Tourism in River Ganga, Varanasi                                      |    9.02 |   9.02 |   9.02 |
|             | 43.   | Development of Varanasi - Phase II                                           |   44.6  |  31.77 |  31.77 |
|             | 44.   | Development of Infrastructure facilities at Govardhan, Mathura               |   39.74 |  30.97 |  28.31 |
| West Bengal | 45.   | Development of Belur                                                         |   30.03 |  23.39 |  22.83 |
|             |       | Total                                                                        | 1586.1  | 858.37 | 787.55 |

## ## Execution of the project declared completed to the extent of executed works.

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