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Lok Sabha Question No. 79 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Inclusion of Nomadic Tribes in the List of STs
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Thalikkottai Rajuthevar Baalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO- *79

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 12/12/2022

## INCLUSION OF NOMADIC TRIBES IN THE LIST OF STs

*79.    SHRI T.R. BAALU:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  many  nomadic  tribes  living  in  plains  of  various  States  like Narikuravar  in  Tamil  Nadu  are  not  categorized  as  Scheduled  Tribes  (STs)  despite  their educational, social, and economic status being very low than many of the Scheduled Tribes;
- (b)  whether  any  representation  has  been  received  by  the  Union  Government  demanding  the inclusion of such tribal communities in the list of STs;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (d) the reasons for not acceding to the demands for inclusion of such nomadic tribal castes in the list of STs?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI ARJUN MUNDA)

(a) to (d):

A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement referred to in reply to Part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *79 for answer on 12.12.2022 regarding 'Inclusion of Nomadic Tribes in the List of STs'

(a) to (d): Ministry of Tribal Affairs is the nodal ministry for specification of a community as Scheduled  Tribes  under  Article  342  of  Constitution  of  India.  The  Government  of  India  on 15.6.1999,  further  amended  on  25.6.2002  and  14.09.2022,  has  approved  the  modalities  for deciding  the  claims  for  inclusion  in,  exclusion  from  and  other  modifications  in  the  Orders specifying lists of Scheduled Tribes. According to these modalities, only those proposals which have been recommended and justified by the State Government/UT Administration concerned, can be processed further. Thereafter, it has to be concurred with by the Registrar General of India (RGI)  and  the  National  Commission  for  Scheduled  Tribes  (NCST)  for  consideration  for amendment of legislation.  All actions are taken as per these approved modalities.

In this regard, a Bill in Lok Sabha for including Narikoravan, Kurivikkaran in the list of STs of Tamil Nadu has already been introduced in Lok Sabha on 9.12.2022.

Moreover,  the  list  of  Scheduled  Tribes  is  State/UT  specific  and  a  community  declared  as  a Scheduled  Tribe  in  a  State  need  not  be  so  in  another  State/UT.  As  regards  to  demand  of communities for their inclusion in the list of Scheduled Tribes, such demands/ representations are  forwarded to State Government concerned as recommendation of the State Government is pre- requisite.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 77 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Development of Iconic Sites in Karnataka
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*77

## ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

## DEVELOPMENT OF ICONIC SITES IN KARNATAKA

- *77.  SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  initiated  action  to  prepare  a comprehensive master plan for the development of Iconic Sites located in Karnataka with special budgetary allocation to serve as models;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the major items of work to be executed on these sites; and
- (c) whether  other  sites  would  be  identified  for  development  as Iconic Sites in future and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) to (c):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *77 ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022 REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF ICONIC SITES IN KARNATKAKA.

(a) to (c): The  Ministry  of  Tourism  had  formulated  'Development  of Iconic  Tourist  Destination s  Scheme'  for  development  of  identified iconic  destinations  in  the  country  including  Hampi  in  Karnataka following a holistic approach. A master plan for Hampi was prepared by the Ministry.  However, the scheme is not approved.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 75 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Reservation for STs in Telangana
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy, Kavitha Malothu

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO- *75

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 12/12/2022

## RESERVATION FOR STs IN TELANGANA

*75.     DR. G. RANJITH REDDY: SHRIMATI KAVITHA MALOTHU:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  received  any  proposal  from  the  Government  of Telangana for approving increased reservation for Scheduled Tribes (STs) to 10 per cent;

(b) if so, the action taken by the Government in this regard;

(c) whether the Government has sent the proposal to the President for approval; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI ARJUN MUNDA)

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement referred to in reply to Part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *75 for answer on 12.12.2022 regarding Reservation for STs in Telangana

(a)  &  (b):  Yes  sir.  A  Bill  namely,  'The  Telangana  Backward  Classes,  Scheduled  Caste  and Scheduled  Tribes  (Reservation  of  seats  in  Educational  Institutions  and  of  Appointments  or posts in the Services under the State) Bill, 2017' has been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs. It has been submitted by the Ministry of Home Affairs that  the Bill may be processed after  disposal  of  court  cases  on  the  subject  of  reservation  pending  in  the  Hon'ble  Supreme Court of India.

- (c):            No sir.
- (d):            Does not arise in view of (a), (b) & (c) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 73 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: AMU Malappuram Centre
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Rajmohan Unnithan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 73 ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

## AMU MALAPPURAM CENTRE

## *73. SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether it has come to the notice of the Government that as per Advertisement No. 03/2019 dated 25/10/2019 and Advertisement No. 02/2022(T) dated 31.05.2022 a lot of vacancies continue to exist in AMU Malappuram Centre for a long time since 2019 for non-Teaching posts of Private Secretary and teaching posts like Professors to Research Assistants;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has taken note that the process of recruitment is yet to take place and these posts are still vacant;
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  therefor  and  the  time  by  which  these  vacancies  are likely to be filled;
- (d) whether sufficient funds have not been released to Malappuram Centre of AMU;
- (e) if so, the details of yearly requirements and allocation of funds to this Centre from 2019 to the current year; and
- (f) the time by which sufficient funds are likely to be released and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) to (f) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.73 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022 REGARDING 'AMU MALAPPURAM  CENTRE'  ASKED  BY  SHRI  RAJMOHAN  UNNITHAN,  HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT.

(a)  to  (c)  Central  Universities  are  autonomous  bodies,  established  under  respective  Central  Acts. The teachers in Universities and Colleges are recruited as per Acts, Statutes, Ordinances, etc. of the respective Universities. Besides  this, there are  guidelines  issued  by  the  University  Grants Commission  (UGC)  for  appointment  of  teachers  and  other  academic  staff  in  Universities  and Colleges.  As  per  information  provided  from  AMU,  vide  advertisement  no.  03/2019(NT)  dated 25/10/2019, one post of Private Secretary was advertised and vide advertisement no. 02/2022(T) dated 31.05.2022, 2 posts of Assistant Professors were advertised for AMU Malappuram Centre.

(d) to (f) Funds are released to the University by UGC, enblock, for the main campus and centres together.  University  assesses  the  requirement  based  on  demand  projected  by  the  Center  and thereafter releases funds to these centres. The details of funds released to AMU Malappuram Centre from 2019 are as below:

(Rs. In Crore)

| Year    |   Budget Allocated/ Released |
|---------|------------------------------|
| 2019-20 |                         2.4  |
| 2020-21 |                         2.4  |
| 2021-22 |                         2.53 |
| 2022-23 |                         4.23 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 919 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Guidelines for Crematoria
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shyam Yadav Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 919 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

## Guidelines for Crematoria

## 919. SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government  acknowledges that the crematoriums are also a major contributor to Air Pollution;
- (b) if so, the actions taken to mitigate it and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to develop guidelines for crematoria, specifically for those in urban areas; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) to (d)

As  per  the  available  Source  Apportionments  study  reports  from  2018  to  2022,  no  such contribution in air pollution is observed from crematoriums.The development of guidelines on environment management for crematoria has been taken up by Central Pollution Control Board.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 915 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Jungle Safari Park
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Brijendra Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 915

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

## Jungle Safari Park

## 915. SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  proposed  jungle  safari  park  in  the  protected  areas  of  the  Aravalli violate the Forest Conservation Act, 1980;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the mechanism being put in place to protect the flora and fauna of the region; and.
- (d) the measures undertaken to compensate the villages that would be included in the proposed jungle safari park?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) As per the PARIVESH portal, no forest land diversion proposal for jungle safari park in the protected areas of the Aravalli has been received.

However, it is pertinent to mention here that diversion for forest land for any non-forestry  purpose  requires  the  prior  approval  of  the  Central  Government under the provisions of Forest (Conservation) Act,1980.

Further,  the  Ministry  vide  letter  dated  08.06.2022  has  issued  a  detailed guideline  wherein  it  has  been  provided  that  establishment  of  Zoo  over  forest area by the Forest Department/State Zoo Authority and its management by the Forest  Department/State  Zoo  Authority  after  it  is  duly  approved  by  CZA,  a central regulatory authority under the Ministry, should not be considered as a non-forestry activity for the purpose of implementation of provisions of Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. Detailed guidelines for establishment of Zoo in forest land by the Forest Department/ State Zoo Authority in so far as the application of Forest(Conservation) Act,1980is concerned, have also been provided.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 914 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Promotion of Higher Education and Research Based Study
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Dharmendra Kumar Kashyap

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.914

ANSWERED ON 12/12/2022

## Promotion of Higher Education and Research Based Study

## 914. SHRI DHARMENDRA KASHYAP:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  promote  higher  education  and research based study in rural areas and small cities in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the  number  of  new  Universities/institutes/research  centres  opened  in  small  cities during the last three years, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (Dr. SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a) & (b): For the promotion of inclusive reach of Higher Education and Research Studies in  rural  areas  the  Ministry  of  Education  and  the  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC) have  taken  various  steps  including  establishment  of  Higher  Educational  Institutions (HEIs) in  rural  areas and enabling digital reach of higher education in rural areas and small  cities.  The  initiatives  include  SWAYAMPRABHA,  a  group  of  34  free  to  air  DTH channels providing high quality educational curriculum based course contents covering diverse disciplines for all teachers, students and citizens across the country; SWAYAM portal  (www.swayam.gov.in  )  for  providing  online  learning  for  students  through  virtual courses  offered  by  the  teachers  in  the  Country,    interacting  with  the  teachers,  taking tests, earning academic credits and  transferring them on their academic records;  UGC Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) Portal (https://ugcmoocs.inflibnet.ac.in/moocs\_courses.php) where UG and PG MOOCs Courses    offered  on  SWAYAM  Platform  have  been  archived  and  can  be  viewed    by Students/ Learners/ Faculty without registration and e-PG Pathshala (https://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/)  where  approximately  23000  Post  Graduate  e-content  is available and is freely accessible for students/ faculty/  academic fraternity.

The  Government  has  also  launched  the  Unnat  Bharat  Abhiyan  in  September, 2014 for connecting HEIs in the country with the society and villages.

(c): The UGC has informed that UGC maintains the list of recognized universities across the  country.  During  the  last  three  years  141  universities  have  been  established.  This State-wise  list  is  available  at  https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/7122907\_LSPQ-NO-914Annexure-I-CPP-I-PU.pdf .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 912 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Plantation on Vacant Plots
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 912

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

## Plantation on Vacant Plots

## 912. Dr. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the guideline under National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) to plant trees on the plots that have been left vacant for more than two years is followed;
- (b) whether any guidelines were issued to identify such vacant plots;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has details of such plantation drives specifically to the State of Gujarat; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

## (a), (b), (c), (d) & (e):

National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)guidelines provide a list of actions to be undertaken for improvement of air quality in cities. Greening and landscaping of all the major arterial roads and national  highways  after  identification  of  major  polluting  stretches  is  one  of  the  activities  to mitigate reduce pollution from road dust and Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste.

City action plans contain various air quality improvement measures inter-alia cover action plans for  creation  of  green  buffers  along  the  traffic  corridors  and  greening  of  open  areas,  gardens, community places, schools and housing societies.

4  cities  of  Gujarat  under  NCAP  have  prepared  city  action  plans.  Vadodara  City  in  Gujarat formulated city action plan under NCAP which contains greening of 282 open spaces and vacant plots out of which greening of 20 plots under Miyawaki Technique has been completed. City has also identified 91,061square meters of urban areas for greening.

Surat City has planted more than 1,75,000 trees along the traffic corridors. It has created oxygen park & Ashok van in city garden, and 12 verticals gardens have been developed in open spaces. Surat  city  action  plan  contains  development  of  lakes,  lake  gardens,  gardens  and  Bio-diversity parks in 108 hectares. Ahmedabad city has planted 1.16 million trees along the traffic corridors in FY 2021-22. Rajkot city action plan contains to greening of 34.5 km along roads.
Lok Sabha Question No. 910 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Implementation of NEP in HEIs
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.910

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12/12/2022

## Implementation of NEP in HEIs

†910. SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the University Grants Commission (UGC) has made any policy under the National Education Policy, 2020 formulated to improve the level of higher education for enrolling in more than one academic subject in the higher education;
- (b)  if  so,  whether  it  has  been  implemented  in  all  higher  educational  institutions recognized by the UGC;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  award  B.Tech  degree  to  those  students  of International  Institute  of  Information  Technology  (IIIT),  Hyderabad  who  are  pursuing dual degree and are not able to complete their Master of Science even in 8 to 10 years, on the basis of completing the degree level course according to the policy similar to the Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) of the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (Dr. SUBHAS SARKAR)

- (a) & (b): On 13.04.2022, University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued 'Guidelines for  Pursuing  Two  Academic  Programmes  Simultaneously'.  These  guidelines  are available at https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/5729348\_Guidelines-for-pursuing-twoacademic-programmes-simultaneously.pdf . UGC has requested the Higher Educational Institutions to implement these guidelines for the benefit of the students and to devise mechanisms  through  their  statutory  bodies  for  allowing students  to  pursue  two academic programmes simultaneously.
- (c)  &  (d):  The  All  India  Council  for  Technical  Education  (AICTE)  has  informed  that International  Institute  of  Information  Technology  (IIIT),  Hyderabad  is  an  autonomous institute (Deemed to be university) and has autonomy to frame guidelines in this regard.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 906 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Standard of Education Technology Products for Classroom
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Imtiaz Jaleel Syed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.906 ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

## Standard of Education Technology Products for Classroom

## 906.   SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  developed  any  guidelines  for  ensuring  minimum  standards  of quality of Education Technology (EdTech) products before they are used in any classroom;
- (b)  the details of process adopted for ensuring of minimum standard of quality of EdTech products; and
- (c) whether such process exists, if so, details of the committee/agency involved and also its budget grant and human resources in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a) to (c)The Department of School Education and Literacy (D/o SE&L), MoE had issued an advisory to citizens regarding use of caution while evaluating Ed-tech products on 23.12.2021. The advisory has  enlisted  do's  and  don'ts  and  notable  e-commerce  guidelines  with  ASCI  codes  and  standards which the stakeholders of the education ecosystem may follow to be aware of against the practices followed.

https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1784582

National Council of Educational Research and Training, has also released PRAGYATA Guidelines on Digital/  Online  Education  in  July  2020.  The  Guidelines  provide  a  roadmap  or  pointers  for  carrying forward enhanced quality online education. The guidelines can be accessed at: https://www.education.gov.in/sites/upload\_files/mhrd/files/pragyata-guidelines\_0.pdf

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Lok Sabha Question No. 905 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Inclusion of Chhattisgarh under SDS
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Soni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.

## †905 ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

## INCLUSION OF CHHATTISGARH UNDER SDS

†905 .SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SONI:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any tourism project from Chhattisgarh has been included under Swadesh Darshan Scheme;
- (b) whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  include  Prakatya  Sthal  of  Shri Mahaprabhuji Vallabhacharya the founder and 'Aaradhya' of the Vallabh Sect also known as Pushtimarg located at Champaran under Raipur Lok Sabha Constituency in Chhattisgarh;
- (c)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if  not,  whether the said historical place is likely to be included under
- Swadesh Darshan Scheme in near future?

## ANSWER

(SHRI G.KISHAN REDDY)

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

- (a): Yes, Sir. The Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned a project Development of JashpurKunkuriMainpatKamleshpur -Maheshpur -Kurdar -SarodhadadarGangrelKondagaon -NathiyanawagaonJagdalpurChitrakoot-  Tirthgarh    in  Chhattisgarh  in  the  year  201516  for  ₹96.10  crore under its scheme of Swadesh Darshan.
- (b) to (d): The Ministry of Tourism has  no  proposal  for  consideration to include  Prakatya Sthal of Shri Mahaprabhuji Vallabhacharya the founder and 'Aaradhya'  of  the  Vallabh Sect  also  known  as  Pushtimarg  located  at Champaran under Raipur Lok Sabha Constituency in Chhattisgarh under its

Swadesh Darshan scheme.

The  Ministry  of  Tourism  has  revamped  its  Swadesh  Darshan  scheme  as Swadesh  Darshan  scheme  2.0  (SD2.0)  in  order  to  develop  sustainable  and responsible tourist destinations with tourist & destination centric approach. As per the guidelines of the Swadesh Darshan 2.0, the States will prepare a State Perspective Plan (SPP) analysing tourism potential of various destinations and the Ministry will select destinations for development in the State.

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