Lok Sabha Question No. 3590 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Expenditure incurred on Pilgrimage and Religious Fairs
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: M.K. Vishnu Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3590 ANSWERED ON 08.08.2022

## EXPENDITURE INCURRED ON PILGRIMAGE AND RELIGIOUS FAIRS

3590.  DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  expenditure  incurred  by  Government  on  activities like pilgrimage and religious fairs in the financial year 2021-22;
- (b) whether the Ministry, in collaboration with Ministries of Civil Aviation and Railways, is formulating any plan to curtail airfare, to identify air routes and to use rail routes for religious tours; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof ?

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a): Ministry  of  Tourism  extends  financial  support  to  States  and  Union Territories for organising fairs/festivals and tourism related events. Under the Guidelines, there is no separate allocation for religious and pilgrimage fairs.  The  details  of  the  expenditure  incurred  in  the  year  2021-22  is  at Annexure.
- (b) & (c):    On the recommendation of Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Civil Aviation launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) -UDAN  to stimulate regional air connectivity and making air travel affordable to the masses. The Government capped the airfare at Rs.2500 for a distance of approximately  500  km  per  seat.  46  air  routes  have  been  identified  to provide connectivity to prominent religious places.

Ministry of Tourism collaborated with Ministry of Railways to launch 'Bharat Darshan Trains' on theme based tourism circuits.

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## ANSWER

## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3590 ANSWERED ON 08.08.2022 REGARDING EXPENDITURE INCURRED ON PILGRIMAGE AND RELIGIOUS FAIRS

Amount sanctioned to State Governments/Union Territory Administrations for organizing  fairs,  festivals  and  tourism  related  events  during  the Financial Year - 2021-22.

(Rs. in lakh)

|   Sl. No | States /UTs       | Name of Fairs & Festivals                                                                                                                 |   Sanctioned Amount |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|        1 | Mizoram           | (i) Anthurium Festival (ii) Winter Festival                                                                                               |                  50 |
|        2 | Punjab            | (i) HarivallabhSangeetSammelan- Jalandhar (ii) Holla-Mohala at Shri Anandpur Sahib                                                        |                  50 |
|        3 | Telangana         | (i) Bathukamma Festivals (ii) MedaramJatara at Mulugu                                                                                     |                  50 |
|        4 | Madhya Pradesh    | (i) Jal Mahotsav- (ii) PachmarhiUtsav, Pachmarhi- (iii) Khajuraho Dance Festival,                                                         |                  50 |
|        5 | Meghalaya         | (i) Wangala Dance Festival (ii) Nongkrem Dance Festival                                                                                   |                  50 |
|        6 | Chandigarh        | (i) Chandigarh Carnival (ii) New Year Extravaganza (iii) 50 th Chandigarh Rose Festival                                                   |                  30 |
|        7 | Nagaland          | (i) Hornbill Festival (ii) Angami'sSekrenyi Festival                                                                                      |                  30 |
|        8 | Sikkim            | (i) Cherry Temi Tea & Tourism FestivalTemi Tea Gardens SouthSikkim (iii)Khangchendzonga Winter Carnival Festival (iii)JorethangMagheyMela |                  50 |
|        9 | Uttarakhand       | (i) Tehri Lake Festival (ii) International Yoga festival                                                                                  |                  50 |
|       10 | Arunachal Pradesh | (i) Easterly Essence Ledum Festival (ii) Orange Festival of Music and Adventure                                                           |                  50 |
|       11 | Assam             | (i) BhogaliFestival ) (ii) Rongali Bihu Festival                                                                                          |                  50 |

| 12   | Tamil Nadu   | (i)   | Indian Dance Festival        | 25.00   |
|------|--------------|-------|------------------------------|---------|
| 13   | Puducherry   | (i)   | 27 th Yoga Festival at       | 30.00   |
|      |              |       | Puducherry ,                 |         |
|      |              | (ii)  | Yanam People's Festival      |         |
| 14   | Himachal     | (i)   | International Shivratri Fair | 25.00   |
|      | Pradesh      |       |                              |         |
| 15   | Goa          | (i)   | Carnival Festival            | 50.00   |
|      |              | (ii)  | Shigmo Festival              |         |
| 16   | Haryana      | (i)   | SurajkundMela                | 30.00   |

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