Lok Sabha Question No. 1748 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: Projects Approved under PRASAD Scheme
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil, Ajay Nishad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1748

## ANSWERED ON 13.02.2023

## PROJECTS APPROVED UNDER PRASAD SCHEME

1748.SHRI B. B. PATIL: SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  been  implementing  the  Pilgrimage Rejuvenation  And  Spiritual  Augmentation  Drive  (PRASAD)  Scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of projects approved under the PRASAD Scheme so far, State-wise including Telangana and Bihar;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  other  proposal  to  implement projects in Telangana and Bihar under the said scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)
- the details of funds sanctioned under the PRASAD so far, State-wise;
- (e) the  details  of  proposals  submitted  by  State  Governments  are  still pending, State-wise and the other steps being taken by the Government for effective implementation of the scheme; and
- (f) the State/UT-wise details of the infrastructural and essential facilities developed under the above scheme for tourists across the country including Telangana and Bihar?

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

(a): Yes, Sir.  Ministry of Tourism under its scheme viz. National Mission on  Pilgrimage  Rejuvenation  and  Spiritual,  Heritage  Augmentation  Drive (PRASHAD) provides Central Financial Assistance to the State Governments/Union Territories for creation of pilgrimage and/or heritage tourism infrastructure at the pre-identified destinations across the country.

(b) & (d): State-wise  details  of  the  approved  projects,  including  the states  of  Bihar  and  Telangana,  and  the  funds  sanctioned  under  the scheme is there at Annexure. (c) & (e): Identification of the destinations and approval of projects under PRASHAD Scheme is a continuous process which is done on receipt  of suitable project proposals from the respective State Governments/Union Territory Administrations. (f): The  infrastructure  facilities  being  approved  under  the  scheme include development/up-gradation of destination entry points viz. passenger terminals (of road, rail and water transport), basic conveniences  like  tourism  Information/Interpretation/Amenities  Centers with  ATM/Money  exchange  counters,  last  mile  connectivity,  pathways, procurement  of  equipment  for eco-friendly modes  of  transport and equipment for tourist activities such as Light & Sound Show, renewable sources  of  energy  such  as  Solar  Lights,  Solar  Power  Systems,  Electric Charging points, Rain Water Harvesting, parking facilities, drinking water, toilets/bathrooms,  changing  rooms,  cloak  room,  waiting  rooms,  Craft haats/bazars/souvenir  shops/cafeteria,  rain  shelters,  watch  towers,  First Aid Centers, improvement in communication through establishing telephone booths, mobile services, Wi-Fi hotspot, soft and hard landscaping,  Shoreline  development  &  rejuvenation  of  natural  water bodies, Swachchhta Components like dustbins, Solid Waste Management, provisions of lightings, illumination, CCTV surveillance system, signages etc.

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) & (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.1748  ANSWERED  ON  13.02.2O23  REGARDING  PROJECTS APPROVED UNDER PRASAD SCHEME.

State/Union  Territory  wise  details  of  the  projects  sanctioned  under PRASHAD Scheme of the Ministry of Tourism

|                   |             |                                                                                                                            |                  | (Cr. ₹)       | (Cr. ₹)               |
|-------------------|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------------|
| State/UTs         | Project Nos | Name of the Project                                                                                                        | Year of Sanction | Approved cost | Amount Released       |
|                   | 1.          | Development of Amaravati Town, Guntur District as a Tourist Destination**                                                  | 2015-16          | 27.77         | 27.77                 |
|                   | 2.          | Development of Srisailam Temple**                                                                                          | 2017-18          | 43.08         | 43.08                 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH    | 3.          | Development of Pilgrimage Amenities at Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narsimha Swami Vari Devasthanam at Simhachalam in Vishakhapatnam | 2022-23          | 54.04 on      | Adm. Appl. 14.12.2022 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 4.          | Development of Parasuram Kund, Lohit Distt.                                                                                | 2020-21          | 37.88         | 7.34                  |
| ASSAM             | 5.          | Development of Kamakhya Temple and Pilgrimage Destination in and around Guwahati**                                         | 2015-16          | 29.80         | 29.80                 |
| BIHAR             | 6.          | Development of basic facilities at Vishnupad                                                                               | 2014-15          | 4.27          | 2.91                  |

|                 |    | temple, Gaya, Bihar**                                                                     |         |       |                         |
|-----------------|----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|-------|-------------------------|
|                 |  7 | Development at Patna Sahib**                                                              | 2015-16 | 41.54 | 33.23                   |
| CHHATTISGARH    |  8 | Development of Maa Bamleshwari Devi Temple, Rajnandgaon, Dongargarh, Chhattisgarh         | 2020-21 | 43.33 | 24.33                   |
|                 |  9 | Development of Dwarka**                                                                   | 2016-17 | 13.08 | 10.46                   |
|                 | 10 | Pilgrimage Amenities at Somnath**                                                         | 2016-17 | 45.36 | 45.36                   |
|                 | 11 | Development of Promenade at Somnath under PRASHAD Scheme**                                | 2018-19 | 47.12 | 47.12                   |
| GUJARAT         | 12 | Development of Pilgrim Plaza with Queue Management Complex at Somnath Gujarat             | 2021-22 | 49.97 | Adm. Appl only 10.03.22 |
| GUJARAT         | 13 | Development of Pilgrimage Tourism Infrastructure at Ambaji Temple of Banaskantha, Gujarat | 2022-23 | 50    | 10.54                   |
| HARYANA         | 14 | Development of Nada Saheb Gurudwara and Mata Mansha Devi Temple in Panchkula District     | 2019-20 | 49.52 | 28.77                   |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR | 15 | Development at Hazratbal,                                                                 | 2016-17 | 40.46 | 32.37                   |

| JHARKHAND      |   16. | Development of Baidyanathji Dham, Deoghar**                                                                    | 2018-19   |   39.13 | 31.23                  |
|----------------|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|---------|------------------------|
| KERALA         |    17 | Development at Guruvayur Temple**                                                                              | 2016-17   |   45.19 | 45.19                  |
| MADHYA PRADESH |    18 | Development of Omkareshwar**                                                                                   | 2017-18   |   43.93 | 43.93                  |
| MADHYA PRADESH |    19 | Development of Amarkantak                                                                                      | 2020-21   |   49.99 | 4.86                   |
| MAHARASHTRA    |    20 | Development of Trimbakeshwar                                                                                   | 2017-18   |   52.92 | 27.67                  |
| MEGHALAYA      |    21 | Development of Pilgrimage Facilitation in Meghalaya                                                            | 2020-21   |   29.32 | 17.59                  |
| MIZORAM        |    22 | Development of infrastructure for Pilgrimage and Heritage Tourism in the State of Mizoram under PRASHAD Scheme | 2022-23   |   44.88 | Adm. Appl. on 14.12.22 |
| NAGALAND       |    23 | Development of Pilgrimage Infrastructure in Nagaland                                                           | 2018-19   |   25.26 | 21.33                  |
| NAGALAND       |    24 | Development of Pilgrimage and Tourism infrastructure at Zunheboto, Nagaland under PRASHAD Scheme               | 2022-23   |   18.18 | Adm. Appl. on 4.11.22  |
| ODISHA         |    25 | Infrastructure Development at Puri, Shree Jagannath Dham - Ramachandi - Prachi River front at Deuli            | 2014-15   |   50    | 10.00                  |

|            |    | under Mega Circuit##                                                                                 |         |       |                        |
|------------|----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|-------|------------------------|
|            | 26 | Development of KarunaSagar Valmiki Sthal at Amritsar **                                              | 2015-16 |  6.4  | 6.40                   |
| PUNJAB     | 27 | Development of Chamkaur Sahib at Rupar, Punjab under PRASHAD Scheme                                  | 2021-22 | 31.57 | 7.26                   |
| RAJASTHAN  | 28 | Integrated Development of Pushkar/Ajmer                                                              | 2015-16 | 32.64 | 26.11                  |
| SIKKIM     | 29 | Development of Pilgrimage Facilitation at Four Patron Saints, Yuksom                                 | 2020-21 | 33.32 | 18.50                  |
| TAMIL NADU | 30 | Development of Kanchipuram**                                                                         | 2016-17 | 13.99 | 13.99                  |
|            | 31 | Development of Vellankani**                                                                          | 2016-17 |  4.86 | 4.86                   |
|            | 32 | Development of Jogulamba Devi Temple, Alampur                                                        | 2020-21 | 36.73 | 13.76                  |
| TELANGANA  | 33 | Development of pilgrimage infrastructure at Bhadrachalam, Bhadadri Kottagudam Distt of Telangana     | 2022-23 | 41.38 | Adm. Appl. on 22.12.22 |
|            | 34 | Development of Pilgrimage and Heritage Tourism infrastructure at Rudreshwar (Ramappa) Temple, Mulugu | 2022-23 | 62    | Adm. Appl. on 22.12.22 |
| TRIPURA    | 35 | Development of Tripura Sundari                                                                       | 2020-21 | 37.8  | 21.18                  |

|               |    | Temple, Udaipur                                                                                                               |         |       |       |
|---------------|----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|-------|-------|
| UTTARAKHAND   | 37 | Kedarnath** Development of Infrastructure for Pilgrimage Facilitation in Badrinath Ji Dham (Uttarakhand) under PRASHAD Scheme | 2018-19 | 56.13 | 20.79 |
|               | 38 | Augmentation of Pilgrimage Infrastructure Facilities and Gangotri and Yamunotri Dham in Uttarakhand under PRASHAD Scheme      | 2021-22 | 54.36 | 14.06 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 39 | Development of Mathura- Vrindavan as Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph-II)**                                                           | 2014-15 | 10.98 | 10.98 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 40 | Construction of Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan, Distt. Mathura**                                                    | 2014-15 |  9.36 |  9.36 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 41 | Development of Varanasi - Phase - I**                                                                                         | 2015-16 | 20.4  | 16.32 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 42 | Cruise Tourism in River Ganga, Varanasi**                                                                                     | 2017-18 |  9.02 |  9.02 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 43 | Development of Varanasi Under Prashad Scheme - Phase II                                                                       | 2017-18 | 44.6  | 31.77 |

|             | 44.   | Development of Infrastructure facilities at Govardhan, Mathura, UP   | 2018-19   |   39.74 |   30.97 |
|-------------|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|---------|---------|
| WEST BENGAL | 45.   | Development of Belur                                                 | 2016-17   |   30.03 |   23.39 |
|             |       | Total                                                                |           | 1586.1  |  858.37 |

** Physical Execution of the projects completed. ##Project declared completed to the extent of work done and closed.

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