Lok Sabha Question No. 714 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Identification of Tourism Sites for Upgradation
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Santosh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.

## †714 ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

## IDENTIFICATION OF TOURISM SITES FOR UPGRADATION

†714 .SHRI SANTOSH PANDEY:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the names of religious and tourist places identified for development and upgradation since 2021 under PRASAD Scheme;
- (b) the  items  of  work  along  with  funds  sanctioned  for  each  item separately in Dongargarh of Chhattisgarh under the said scheme;
- (c) the scheduled date of commencement as well as completion of the work and the percentage of work completed and the amound paid thereunder; and
- (d) the reasons for non-completion of work despite having a scheduled date along with the details of those persons responsible for noncompletion of work including the time by which the works is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

(a): List of the religious and tourist places identified under PRASHAD Scheme since 2021 is annexed.

(b): The  project  Development  of  Maa  Bamleshwari  Devi,  Dongargarh, Chhattisgarh under PRASHAD Scheme was sanctioned in October 2020 with an estimated cost of Rs.43.33 Cr.  Item wise detail of the approved works along with the cost is given below:

|   Sl. No. | Name of approved intervention          |   Sanctioned Cost (INR Lakhs) |
|-----------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|         1 | Dev. of Maa Bamleshwari Devi Temple    |                          7.47 |
|         2 | Dev. of Pragyagiri                     |                          5.42 |
|         3 | Dev. of Pilgrimage facilitation centre |                         28.38 |

(c): The project was to be completed within 24 months. Presently the project  records  overall  physical  progress  @  43.5%.    An  amount  of Rs.24.33 Cr. has been released by the Ministry of Tourism for the project till date. (d): Execution  of  projects  approved  under  PRASHAD  Scheme  of  the Ministry of Tourism is the responsibility of the concerned  State Government / Union Territory Administration.  At the time of approval of the project State Government / Union Territory Administration nominates the  Implementing  Agency,  which  is  an  agency  under  their  control  and through that agency the project is executed. State Government is being followed for early completion of the project.

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †714 FOR  12.12.2022  REGARDING IDENTIFICATION OF TOURISM SITES FOR UPGRADATION.

List of  the pilgrimage and tourist places identified since the year 2021 under Major Projects Category under PRASHAD Scheme:

|   Sl. No. | Name of the State/UT   | Name of Identified Destination                                                                      |
|-----------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh         | Annavaram Temple Town                                                                               |
|         2 | Assam                  | Guwahati                                                                                            |
|         3 | Bihar                  | Punaura Dham of Sitamarhi Distt                                                                     |
|         4 | Chandigarh             | City of Chandigarh                                                                                  |
|         5 | Gujarat                | Kalika Mata Temple in Pawagarh Vardayini Mata Temple at Rupal in Gandhi Nagar                       |
|         6 | Madhya Pradesh         | Vindhyawasini Beejasan Devi Temple Salkanpur of Sehore                                              |
|         7 | Manipur                | Heibok Mahadev Temple, Imphal, Vishnu Temple in Vishupur and Hiyangthang Laivembi Temple of Manipur |
|         8 | Mizoram                | Aizwal, Ailwang, Khawruhlian and Lunglei - Serkawn                                                  |
|         9 | Nagaland               | Zunheboto                                                                                           |
|        10 | Telangana              | Bhadrachalam Temple Rudreshwar Temple 'Ramappa'                                                     |
|        11 | Sikkim                 | Rangpo                                                                                              |
|        12 | Uttarakhand            | Baageshwar (Bagnath Dham)                                                                           |
|        13 | Uttar Pradesh          | Ayodhya                                                                                             |

List  of  the  destinations  identified  in  Minor  Project  Category  under PRASHAD Scheme:

|   Sl. No. | Name of the State/UT   | Name of Identified Destination                                                               |
|-----------|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Mizoram                | Changsil, Sairang, Aizawl District                                                           |
|         2 | Madhya Pradesh         | Sanichara Temple of Morena District Shri Peetmbra Peetha of Datia, a complex of Hindu Temple |

|    |              | Orchha                                                                                     |
|----|--------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 3  | Nagaland     | Laxmi Mandir Dimapur                                                                       |
| 4  | Tripura      | Bhubneshwari Temple, Gomti                                                                 |
|    |              | Tirthamkuch Gomti                                                                          |
| 5  | Telangana    | Sri Venkateshwara Swami Temple, Manyamkonda, Mahaboobnagar                                 |
|    |              | Dichpalli Ramalayam, Nizamabad Distric                                                     |
|    |              | Sri Raja Rajeswara Temple, Vemulawada Rajanna Sirchilla District                           |
|    |              | Kudal Valley Ramalingeshwara Devasthanam, Siddipet                                         |
|    |              | Goddess Yellamma Temple at Balkampet, Hyderabad                                            |
|    |              | Goddess Maisigandi Maisamma Temple at Amangal, Rangareddy District                         |
| 6  | Chhattisgarh | Shiva Temples at Madkudweep, Mungeli                                                       |
|    |              | Maa Chandrahasini Dev I Mandir, Janjgir Champa                                             |
| 7  | Karnataka    | Sri Madhwa Vana, Kunjarugiri, Udupi District                                               |
|    |              | Papnash Temple, Bidar District                                                             |
|    |              | Sri Renuka Yallamma Temple, Saudatti, Belagavi District                                    |
| 8  | Tamil Nadu   | Navagriha Temple                                                                           |
| 9  | Meghalaya    | Solar illumination and general improvement at six places of Garo Baptist Krima Association |
|    |              | Mokalgonchu Baptist Church, West Garo Hills.                                               |
| 10 | Rajasthan    | Shri Karni Mata Mandir, Bikaner                                                            |
|    |              | Shri Kapil Muni Mamdir, Kolayat ji, Bikaner                                                |

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