Lok Sabha Question No. 1632 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: Tourist Destination in Maharashtra Preferred by Foreigners
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Subhash Ramrao Bhamre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1632 ANSWERED ON 13.02.2023

## TOURIST DESTINATION IN MAHARASHTRA PREFERRED BY FOREIGNERS

## 1632. DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  number  of  foreign  tourists  visiting  India  has  sharply increased during each of the last three years;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  challenges  faced  by  the Government to meet the target;
- (c) the  details  of  tourist  destinations  in  Maharashtra  preferred  by foreign tourists and the effective steps taken by the Government to improve  the  quality  and  infrastructure  facilities  in  these  tourist destinations;
- (d) whether the Government has taken any measures to improve the facilities and tourism-friendly initiatives, particularly in the State of Maharashtra and the Central Government expenditure for tourism in the State of Maharashtra during each of the last three years; and
- (e) the other steps taken by the Government to boost tourism in the country?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM                               (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a)  &  (b):  There  has  been  a  sharp  increase  in  Foreign  Tourist  Arrivals (FTAs) in India during year 2022 over year 2021 with a growth of 305.4%. The details of FTAs in India during 2020 to 2022 is given below:

|                                                |   2020 |   2021 |   2022(P) |
|------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|-----------|
| Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India (in Million) |   2.74 |   1.52 |      6.19 |

P: Provisional; Source: Bureau of Immigration

Tourism  economy  has  been  badly  affected  during  Covid-19  pandemic specially during 2020 & 2021.

(c) & (d): Ministry of Tourism does not maintain destination-wise data on tourist  visits.  However,  State-wise Foreign Tourist  Visits (FTVs) during

2019, 2020 & 2021 are given at Annexure-I. Identification and development of tourist places is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments/ Union Territory Administrations. However, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India under its Schemes of Swadesh  Darshan,  PRASHAD  and  Assistance  to  Central  Agencies, provides central financial assistance to State Governments/Union Territories/Central Agencies for development of tourism related infrastructure  and  facilities  in  the  country  including  Maharashtra  to provide  an  enriching  tourism  experience  to  visitors  in  a  planned  and phased  manner.  This  is  continuous  process.  The  projects  under  the Schemes  are  identified  for  development  in  consultation  with  State Governments/ Union Territory (UT)  Administrations and are sanctioned subject to availability of funds, submission of suitable detailed project reports, adherence  to scheme  guidelines and utilization of funds released earlier. The  details  of  project  sanctioned  under  Swadesh  Darshan  scheme, PRASHAD scheme  and  Scheme  of  Assistance  to  Central  Agencies  for Tourism Infrastructure in the State of Maharashtra are given at Annexure-II. (e): Ministry of Tourism promotes India as a holistic destination in the tourism generating markets to promote various Indian tourism products and tourism destinations of the country to increase Indi a's share of the global tourism market.

The  above  objectives  are  met  through  an  integrated  marketing  and promotional strategy, and a synergized campaign in association with the Travel Trade, State Governments and Indian Missions. The Government continuously engages with industry experts and other relevant stakeholders and take their suggestions and feedback for promotion of varied tourism products of India. In order to boost visitor arrival, Ministry of  Tourism,  Government  of  India  has  declared 'Incred ible  India!  Visit India Year 2023'.

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ANNEXURE-I

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.1632  ANSWERED  ON  13.02.2023  REGARDING  TOURIST DESTINATION IN MAHARASHTRA PREFERRED BY FOREIGNERS.

State-wise  Foreign  Tourist  Visits  (FTVs)  in  India  during  2019,  2020  & 2021

|   Sl. No. | State/UT                  |   2019 FTVs |   2020 FTVs |   2021 FTVs |
|-----------|---------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|         1 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |       16206 |        5412 |        1687 |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh            |      280356 |       67591 |       27551 |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh         |        7825 |         961 |         182 |
|         4 | Assam                     |       26878 |        7285 |         536 |
|         5 | Bihar                     |     1093141 |      308080 |        1046 |
|         6 | Chandigarh                |       44132 |       12218 |        5451 |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh              |        6817 |        2322 |           8 |
|         8 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |        1666 |         222 |          80 |
|         9 | Daman & Diu               |        5703 |        1382 |         105 |
|        10 | Delhi*                    |     2983436 |      681230 |      100178 |
|        11 | Goa                       |      937113 |      302751 |       22128 |
|        12 | Gujarat                   |      595607 |      210047 |       11319 |
|        13 | Haryana                   |       48046 |       17474 |        4578 |
|        14 | Himachal Pradesh          |      382876 |       42665 |        4932 |
|        15 | Jammu & Kashmir           |       57920 |        5317 |        1650 |
|        16 | Jharkhand                 |      176043 |         490 |        1637 |
|        17 | Karnataka                 |      608754 |      165325 |       72487 |
|        18 | Kerala                    |     1189771 |      340755 |       60487 |
|        19 | Lakshadweep               |         820 |         413 |           4 |
|        20 | Ladakh                    |       38652 |        1126 |        1054 |
|        21 | Madhya Pradesh            |      327958 |       99819 |       41601 |
|        22 | Maharashtra*              |     5528704 |     1262409 |      185643 |
|        23 | Manipur                   |       13608 |        3139 |         648 |
|        24 | Meghalaya                 |       25813 |        2311 |         411 |
|        25 | Mizoram                   |        2249 |         265 |         234 |
|        26 | Nagaland                  |        5577 |         518 |         325 |
|        27 | Odisha                    |      115128 |       10206 |        2269 |
|        28 | Puducherry                |      149919 |       92080 |         321 |
|        29 | Punjab                    |     1101343 |      359114 |      308135 |
|        30 | Rajasthan                 |     1605560 |      446457 |       34806 |

| 31   | Sikkim        |   133388 |   19935 |   11508 |
|------|---------------|----------|---------|---------|
| 32   | Tamil Nadu    |  6866327 | 1228323 |   57622 |
| 33   | Telangana     |   323326 |   46694 |    5917 |
| 34   | Tripura       |   154405 |   31877 |       5 |
| 35   | Uttar Pradesh |  4745181 |  890932 |   44737 |
| 36   | Uttarakhand   |   152273 |   41339 |    8532 |
| 37   | West Bengal   |  1656145 |  463285 |   34828 |
|      | Total         | 31408666 | 7171769 | 1054642 |

Source: State/Union Territory Tourism Departments *Data for FTVs for Delhi and Maharashtra have been estimated using All India growth rate for that year.

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ANNEXURE-II

STATEMENT INREPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.1632  ANSWERED  ON  13.02.2023  REGARDING  TOURIST DESTINATION IN MAHARASHTRA PREFERRED BY FOREIGNERS.

List of projects sanctioned under Swadesh Darshan scheme:

|   Sl. No. | State/ UT   | Circuit / Sanction Year   | Name of the Project                                                                                   |   Amt. Sanctioned ( ₹ in crore) |   Amt. Released ( ₹ in crore) |
|-----------|-------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|         1 | Maharashtra | Coastal Circuit 2015-16   | Development of Sindhudurg Coastal Circuit - Sagareshwar, Tarkarli, Vijaydurg (Beach & Creek), Mitbhav |                           19.06 |                         18.11 |
|         2 | Maharashtra | Spiritual Circuit 2018-19 | Development of Waki- Adasa- Dhapewada- Paradsingha- Telankhandi- Girad                                |                           53.96 |                         32.04 |

## List of project sanctioned under PRASHAD Scheme:

|   Sl. No. | State/UTs   | Year of Sanction   | Name of the Project          |   Amt. Sanctioned ( ₹ in crore) |   Amt. Released ( ₹ in crore) |
|-----------|-------------|--------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|         1 | Maharashtra | 2017-18            | Development of Trimbakeshwar |                           52.92 |                         27.67 |

List  of  Projects  Sanctioned  under  the  Scheme  Assistance  to  Central Agencies for Tourism Infrastructure Development:

|   Sl. No. | Year     | Name of State   | Name of Project                                                   | Agency            |   Amt. Sanctioned ( ₹ in crore) |   Amt. Released ( ₹ in crore) |
|-----------|----------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|         1 | 2016- 17 | Maharashtra     | Central Financial Assistance to Mumbai Port Trust for Development | Mumbai Port trust |                              15 |                            15 |

|    |          |             | of KanojiAngre Lighthouse as a tourist Destination                                            |                   |      |       |
|----|----------|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|------|-------|
|  2 | 2017- 18 | Maharashtra | Up-gradation/ modernization to International Cruise terminal at Indira Dock, Mumbai.          | Mumbai Port Trust | 12.5 | 12.5  |
|  3 | 2021- 22 | Maharashtra | Upgradation/ Modernization to International Cruise Terminal at Indira Dock, Mumbai Port Trust | Mumbai Port Trust | 37.5 | 18.75 |

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