Lok Sabha Question No. 1040 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Dekho Apna Desh
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: (Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria, Nayab Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1040 ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## DEKHO APNA DESH

## †1040. DR. RAM SHANKAR KATHERIA: SHRI NAYAB SINGH:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to promote rich heritage of India under Webinar Series 'Dekho Apna Desh' along with the names of tourist places;
- (b) if so, the names of tourist places identified and the State-wise details thereof including Haryana and Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) the names of tourist places where circuit tourist train is being run by the Government so far;
- (d) whether  the  Government  contemplates  to  run  circuit  tourist train in Etawah Lion Safari; and
- (e) if  so,  the  time  by  which  is  likely  to  be  done  and  if  not,  the
- reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) and (b): The  Ministry  of  Tourism  has  launched  the  Dekho Apna Desh initiative in January 2020 with the objective of creating awareness among the citizens about the rich heritage and culture of the country and to promote domestic tourism. Under this initiative Ministry is carrying out promotional activities like webinars, online pledge, road shows, talks and quiz programmes. Dekho Apna Desh initiative  is  being  promoted  extensively  on  social  media  accounts and website of the Ministry and by Domestic India Tourism offices.

The  Ministry  is  organising  a  series  of  Webinars  under  the overall theme of 'Dekho Apna Desh' with the objective of promoting various tourism destinations of India. The Webinars include glimpses  of  the  culture,  heritage,  handicrafts  and  cuisine  of  the destinations, in addition to the tourist spots. Concepts of Responsible Tourism, Accessible Tourism, Wildlife, Trekking, Bicycling  and  Motor  Cycle  Tours,  etc.  are  also  been  promoted through the Webinars. A total of 75 Webinars have been organised till date. A repository of all the Webinars is being maintained by the Ministry and YouTube links to the Webinars are made available on

(c) to (e): Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)  is  operating  Bharat  Darshan  train  on  pan  India  tourist destinations. The list of tourist places/destinations where the train

IRCTC plans and operates packages based on demand assessments.  Sufficient  demand  for  Etawah  Lion  Safari  has  not arisen,  therefore  IRCTC  has  not  included  Etawah  Lion  Safari  as the website of Ministry of Tourism. is operational is enclosed as Annexure. tourist destination in its itineraries.

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1040 ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021 REGARDING DEKHO APNA DESH

## List of State-wise tourist places covered by Bharat Darshan Trains

| S. No                         | Tourist Places   | State   |
|-------------------------------|------------------|---------|
| 1. Karnool Town               | Andhra Pradesh   |         |
| 2. Mallikarjuna Swamy         | Andhra Pradesh   |         |
| 3. Mantralayam                | Andhra Pradesh   |         |
| 4. Tirupati                   | Andhra Pradesh   |         |
| 5. Visakhapatnam              | Andhra Pradesh   |         |
| Kamakhya                      | Assam            | 6.      |
| 7. Gaya                       | Bihar            |         |
| 8. Nalanda                    | Bihar            |         |
| 9. Parasnath                  | Bihar            |         |
| 10. Patna Sahib               | Bihar            |         |
| 11. Rajgir                    | Bihar            |         |
| 12. Sitamarhi                 | Bihar            |         |
| 13. Delhi                     | Delhi            |         |
| 14. Goa                       | Goa              |         |
| 15. Ahmedabad                 | Goa              |         |
| 16. Dwarka                    | Goa              |         |
| 17. Nageshwar                 | Goa              |         |
| 18. Porbander                 | Goa              |         |
| 19. Rajkot                    | Gujarat          |         |
| 20. Somnath                   | Goa              |         |
| 21. Surat                     | Goa              |         |
| 22. Statue of Unity (Kevadia) | Goa              |         |
| 23. Sabarmati                 | Goa              |         |
| 24. Kurukshetra               | Haryana          |         |
| 25. Srinagar                  | Jammu & Kashmir  |         |
| 26. Vaisno Devi               | Jammu & Kashmir  |         |
| 27. Baijnath                  | Jharkhand        |         |
| Aihole                        | Karnataka        |         |
| 28.                           | Karnataka        |         |
| 29. Badami                    | Karnataka        |         |
| 31. Bangalore                 | Karnataka        |         |
| 32. Bijapur                   | Karnataka        |         |
| 33. Hampi                     | Karnataka        |         |
|                               | Karnataka        |         |

|   34. | Mysore             |                |
|-------|--------------------|----------------|
|    35 | Nava Vrindavanam   |                |
|    36 | Pattadakal         |                |
|    37 | Shravanbelgola     |                |
|    38 | Ernakulam          |                |
|    39 | Guruvayoor         |                |
|    40 | Kochuveli          |                |
|    41 | Kumarakom          | Kerala         |
|    42 | Santhi Giri Ashram |                |
|    43 | Trivandrum         |                |
|    44 | Gwalior            | Madhya Pradesh |
|    45 | Indore             |                |
|    46 | Khajuraho          |                |
|    47 | Mhow               |                |
|    48 | Omkareshwar        |                |
|    49 | Ujjain             |                |
|    50 | Aurangabad         |                |
|    51 | Bhimshankar        |                |
|    52 | Grishneshwar       |                |
|    53 | Kolhapur           |                |
|    54 | Mumbai             |                |
|    55 | Nagpur             |                |
|    56 | Nanded             |                |
|    57 | Nasik              | Maharashtra    |
|    58 | Pandharpur         |                |
|    59 | Parbhani           |                |
|    60 | Parli Vaijnath     |                |
|    61 | Pune               |                |
|    62 | Shirdi             |                |
|    63 | Triambakeshwar     |                |
|    64 | Lumbani            | Nepal          |
|    65 | Bhubhneswar        |                |
|    66 | Konark             | Odisha         |
|    67 | Puri               |                |
|    68 | Amritsar           | Punjab         |
|    69 | Chandigarh         |                |
|    70 | Ajmer              |                |
|    71 | Bikaner            |                |
|    72 | Chittorgarh        |                |
|    73 | Jaipur             |                |
|    74 | Jaisalmer          |                |

| 75.           | Jodhpur         |             |
|---------------|-----------------|-------------|
| 76. Mount Abu | Rajasthan       |             |
| 77.           | Nathdwara       |             |
| 78.           | Pushkar         |             |
| 79.           | Ranthambore     |             |
| 80.           | Udaipur         |             |
| 81.           | Chettinad       |             |
| 82.           | Kanchipuram     |             |
| 83.           | Kanyakumari     |             |
| 84.           | Kumbhakonam     |             |
| 85.           | Madurai         |             |
| 86.           | Mahabalipuram   | Tamil Nadu  |
| 87.           | Rameshwaram     |             |
| 88.           | Srirangam       |             |
| 89.           | Thanjvur        |             |
| 90.           | Tiruchirapalli  |             |
| 91.           | Trichi          |             |
| 92.           | Velankani       |             |
| 93. Hyderabad | Telangana       |             |
| 94. Agra      |                 |             |
| 95. Allahabad | Uttar Pradesh   |             |
| 96.           | Ayodhya         |             |
| 97.           | Chitrakoot      |             |
| 98.           | Fatehpuri Sikri |             |
| 99.           | Kushinagar      |             |
| 100.          | Sravasti        |             |
| 101.          | Lucknow         |             |
| 102.          | Mathura         |             |
| 103.          | Naimisaranya    |             |
| 104.          | Sarnath         |             |
| 105.          | Varanasi        |             |
| 106.          | Vrindavan       |             |
|               | Haridwar        |             |
| 107.          |                 | Uttrakhand  |
| 108.          | Rishikesh       |             |
| 109.          | Gangasagar      |             |
| 110.          | Kolkata         | West Bengal |
| 111.          | Nandigram       |             |
| 112.          | Shalimar        |             |