Lok Sabha Question No. 789 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Project approved under PRASAD Scheme in Odisha
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Jayanta Kumar Roy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 789

## ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

## PROJECT APPROVED UNDER PRASAD SCHEME IN ODISHA

789.  SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO: DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

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  so  far,  Statewise including Odisha;
- (c) the  details  of  funds  sanctioned  under  the  PRASAD  so  far,  Statewise;
- (d) the details of proposals submitted by State Governments and is still pending, State-wise; and
- (e) the  other  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  for  effective implementation of the scheme?

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

- (a): The  'National  Mission  on  Pilgrimage  Rejuvenation  and  Spiritual, Augmentation Drive' (PRASAD) was launched by the Ministry of Tourism as a Central Sector Scheme with the objective of integrated development of pilgrimage tourism infrastructure at identified pilgrimage destinations. In  October  2017  the  scheme has been renamed as National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation  and  Spiritual,  Heritage  Augmentation  Drive (PRASHAD), with inclusion of heritage subject also in the scheme.
- (b) & (c): State-wise  details  of  the  approved  projects,  sanctioned  cost and amounts released, including the State of Odisha is annexed.
- (d): Receipt of the proposals from the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations for identification of the destinations and approval of the projects under PRASHAD Scheme is a continuous process.

The proposals received are examined in light of the Scheme guidelines before taking any decision. (e): The steps taken by the Ministry of Tourism for effective implementation  of  the  scheme  include  approval  of  projects  only  after receipt of all kind of required statutory approvals and ensuring availability of required land, release of the first installment after award of works on due  completion  of  tendering  process  and  on  the  basis  of  the  cost  of awarded works only, obtaining Monthly Progress Reports of the projects from  the  respective  State/UT  authorities,  physical  site  visits  before release of next installments to ensure execution of works reported by the respective States, ensuring release of payments/funds up to the vendor level in PFMS, periodical monitoring of project execution at various levels such as Division, Wing and the Head of Organization.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) & (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.789  ANSWERED  ON  12.12.2022  REGARDING  PROJECT APPROVED UNDER PRASAD SCHEME IN ODISHA.

State-wise details of the projects approved costs and released amounts under PRASHAD Scheme of the Ministry of Tourism.

(Rs. in crore)

| State/UTs         |   Project Nos | Name of the Project                                                              | Year of Sanction   |   Approved cost |   Amount Released |
|-------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |             1 | Development of Amaravati Town, Guntur District as a Tourist Destination          | 2015-16            |           27.77 |             27.77 |
| Andhra Pradesh    |             2 | Development of Srisailam Temple                                                  | 2017-18            |           43.08 |             43.08 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |             3 | Development of Parasuram Kund, Lohit Distt.                                      | 2020-21            |           37.88 |              7.34 |
| Assam             |             4 | Development of Kamakhya Temple and Pilgrimage Destination in and around Guwahati | 2015-16            |           29.8  |             29.8  |
| Bihar             |             5 | Development of basic facilities at Vishnupad temple, Gaya, Bihar                 | 2014-15            |            4.27 |              2.91 |
| Bihar             |             6 | Development at Patna Sahib                                                       | 2015-16            |           41.54 |             33.23 |
| Chhattisgarh      |             7 | Development of Maa Bamleshwari Devi Temple,                                      | 2020-21            |           43.33 |             24.33 |

|                 |    | Rajnandgaon, Dongargarh, Chhattisgarh                                                     |         |       |                           |
|-----------------|----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|-------|---------------------------|
| Gujarat         |  8 | Development of Dwarka                                                                     | 2016-17 | 13.08 | 10.46                     |
|                 |  9 | Pilgrimage Amenities at Somnath                                                           | 2016-17 | 45.36 | 45.36                     |
|                 | 10 | Development of Promenade at Somnath under PRASHAD Scheme                                  | 2018-19 | 47.12 | 47.12                     |
|                 | 11 | Development of Pilgrim Plaza with Queue Management Complex at Somnath Gujarat             | 2021-22 | 49.97 | Adm. Sanction on 10.03.22 |
|                 | 12 | Development of Pilgrimage Tourism Infrastructure at Ambaji Temple of Banaskantha, Gujarat | 2022-23 | 50    | Adm. Sanction on 03.08.22 |
| Haryana         | 13 | Development of Nada Saheb Gurudwara and Mata Mansha Devi Temple in Panchkula District     | 2019-20 | 49.52 | 28.77                     |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 14 | Development at Hazratbal,                                                                 | 2016-17 | 40.46 | 32.37                     |
| Jharkhand       | 15 | Development of Baidyanathji Dham, Deoghar                                                 | 2018-19 | 39.13 | 31.23                     |
| Kerala          | 16 | Development at Guruvayur Temple                                                           | 2016-17 | 45.19 | 45.19                     |

| Madhya Pradesh   |   17. | Development of Omkareshwar                                                                                             | 2017-18   |   43.93 | 43.93                    |
|------------------|-------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|---------|--------------------------|
| Madhya Pradesh   |    18 | Development of Amarkantak                                                                                              | 2020-21   |   49.99 | 4.86                     |
| Maharashtra      |    19 | Development of Trimbakeshwar                                                                                           | 2017-18   |   52.92 | 27.67                    |
| Meghalaya        |    20 | Development of Pilgrimage Facilitation in Meghalaya                                                                    | 2020-21   |   29.32 | 17.59                    |
| Nagaland         |    21 | Development of Pilgrimage Infrastructure in Nagaland                                                                   | 2018-19   |   25.26 | 21.33                    |
| Nagaland         |    22 | Development of Pilgrimage and Tourism infrastructure at Zunheboto, Nagaland under PRASHAD Scheme                       | 2022-23   |   18.18 | Adm. Sanction on 4.11.22 |
| Odisha           |    23 | Infrastructure Development at Puri, Shree Jagannath Dham - Ramachandi - Prachi River front at Deuli under Mega Circuit | 2014-15   |   50    | 10.00                    |
| Punjab           |    24 | Development of KarunaSagar Valmiki Sthal at Amritsar                                                                   | 2015-16   |    6.4  | 6.40                     |
| Punjab           |    25 | Development of Chamkaur Sahib at Rupar, Punjab under PRASHAD Scheme                                                    | 2021-22   |   31.57 | 7.26                     |
| Rajasthan        |    26 | Integrated                                                                                                             | 2015-16   |   32.64 | 26.11                    |

|             |    | Development of Pushkar/Ajmer                                                                                             |         |       |       |
|-------------|----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|-------|-------|
| Sikkim      | 27 | Development of Pilgrimage Facilitation at Four Patron Saints, Yuksom                                                     | 2020-21 | 33.32 | 18.5  |
| Tamil Nadu  | 28 | Development of Kanchipuram                                                                                               | 2016-17 | 13.99 | 13.99 |
| Tamil Nadu  | 29 | Development of Vellankani                                                                                                | 2016-17 |  4.86 |  4.86 |
| Telangana   | 30 | Development of Jogulamba Devi Temple, Alampur                                                                            | 2020-21 | 36.73 | 10.27 |
| Tripura     | 31 | Development of Tripura Sundari Temple, Udaipur                                                                           | 2020-21 | 37.8  | 21.18 |
| Uttarakhand | 32 | Integrated Development of Kedarnath                                                                                      | 2015-16 | 34.77 | 34.77 |
| Uttarakhand | 33 | Development of Infrastructure for Pilgrimage Facilitation in Badrinath Ji Dham (Uttarakhand) under PRASHAD Scheme        | 2018-19 | 56.13 | 20.79 |
| Uttarakhand | 34 | Augmentation of Pilgrimage Infrastructure Facilities and Gangotri and Yamunotri Dham in Uttarakhand under PRASHAD Scheme | 2021-22 | 54.36 | 14.06 |

| Uttar Pradesh   |   35. | Development of Mathura- Vrindavan as Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph-II)        | 2014-15   |   10.98 |   10.98 |
|-----------------|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|---------|---------|
|                 |    36 | Construction of Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan, Distt. Mathura | 2014-15   |    9.36 |    9.36 |
|                 |    37 | Development of Varanasi - Phase - I                                      | 2015-16   |   20.4  |   16.32 |
|                 |    38 | Cruise Tourism in River Ganga, Varanasi                                  | 2017-18   |    9.02 |    9.02 |
|                 |    39 | Development of Varanasi Under Prashad Scheme - Phase II                  | 2017-18   |   44.6  |   31.77 |
|                 |    40 | Development of Infrastructure facilities at Govardhan, Mathura, UP       | 2018-19   |   39.74 |   30.97 |
| West Bengal     |    41 | Development of Belur                                                     | 2016-17   |   30.03 |   23.39 |

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