Lok Sabha Question No. 656 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-06
Subject: Development of Tribal and Rural Circuits under SDS
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: C.N. Annadurai, Manjulata Mandal, Dhanush M Kumar, Ganesan Selvam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 656

## ANSWERED ON 06.02.2023

## DEVELOPMENT OF TRIBAL AND RURAL CIRCUITS UNDER SDS

## 656.  SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL: SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR: SHRI SELVAM G:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  progressing  with  Swadesh  Darshan Scheme  (SDS)  for  boosting  tourism  sector  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has collaborated/proposes to collaborate with some Non-Governmental players to promote SDS and if so, the details  thereof  and  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  in  this regard;
- (c) the  manner  and  extent  to  which  such  collaboration  will  help  to improve the tourism in the country;
- (d) whether the Government has taken steps for development of tribal and rural circuits under the SDS and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  received  proposal  from  the  State Government of Tamil Nadu for the development of Tourism Circuits and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  response  of  the  Union Government thereto; and
- (f) whether  all the identified Tourism  circuits  have  been  made operational and if so, the details thereof including the number of tourists participated in each circuit under the said scheme?

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

(a) to (c): Yes,  Sir.  The  Ministry  of  Tourism  launched  the  Swadesh Darshan  Scheme  (SDS)  for  integrated  development  of  theme  based tourist circuits in the country in 2014-15 with the objective to develop tourism  infrastructure.  A  total  of  76  projects  have  been  sanctioned  in various States/UT Administration under this scheme. Now, the Ministry of  Tourism  has  revamped  its  Swadesh  Darshan  scheme  as  Swadesh Darshan  2.0  (SD2.0)  for  development  of  sustainable  and  responsible tourist destinations. The objective for the Swadesh Darshan 2.0 scheme envisage increase in private sector investment in tourism & hospitality. It may help in increasing Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in the field of tourism and operation and maintenance of the created assets under the

scheme. (d): The  Ministry  of  Tourism  under  its  Swadesh  Darshan  scheme  has sanctioned  4  projects  under  Tribal  Theme  and  2  projects  under  Rural Theme in the country, the detail of which is annexed. (e):   The Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned ₹73.13 crore for the project Development of (Chennai- Mamamallapuram -Rameshwaram -Manpadu -Kanyakumari) in Tamil Nadu in the year 2016-17 under Coastal Circuit theme of its Swadesh Darshan scheme. An amount of ₹69.48 crore has been  released  and  the  project  is  physically  complete.  The  Ministry  of Tourism has identified 'Mamallapuram' and 'The Nilgiris' as destinations for development under SD2.0 scheme. (f): Operation & Maintenance (O&M) of the projects sanctioned under Swadesh Darshan Scheme is the responsibility of the respective State Government/UT Administration. The Ministry of Tourism does not maintain  circuit-wide  data  for  the  number  of  tourists  participated  in each circuit.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.656 ANSWERED ON 06.02.2023 REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF TRIBAL AND RURAL CIRCUITS UNDER SDS

## (A) DETAILS OF PROJECTS SANCTIONED UNDER TRIBAL CIRCUIT OF SWADESH DARSHAN SCHEME.

(Amt. in crore)

|   Sl. No. | State/UT     | Year       | Name of the Project/ Year of Sanction                                                                                                                                  |   Amt. Sanction ed |
|-----------|--------------|------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|         1 | Nagaland     | (2015 -16) | Development of Circuit at Peren- Kohima- Wokha                                                                                                                         |              97.36 |
|         2 | Chhattisgarh | (2015 -16) | Development of Jashpur- Kunkuri- Mainpat- Ambikapur- Maheshpur -Ratanpur- Kurdar- Sarodadadar- Gangrel- Kondagaon - NathiyaNawagaon- Jagdalpur- Chitrakoot- Tirthgarh. |              96.1  |
|         3 | Telangana    | (2016 -17) | Development of Mulugu- Laknavaram- Medavaram- Tadvai- Damaravi- Mallur- Bogatha Waterfalls.                                                                            |              79.87 |
|         4 | Nagaland     | (2016 -17) | Development of Mokokchung - Tuensang-Mon                                                                                                                               |              98.14 |

- (B) DETAILS OF PROJECTS SANCTIONED UNDER RURAL CIRCUIT OF SWADESH DARSHAN SCHEME.

(Amt. in crore)

|   S.No. | Name of State   | Year       | Project Name                                                     |   Amt. Sanctioned |
|---------|-----------------|------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|       1 | Bihar           | (2017- 18) | Development of Gandhi Circuit: Bhitiharwa- Chandrahia- Turkaulia |             44.27 |
|       2 | Kerala          | (2018- 19) | Development of Malanad Malabar Cruise Tourism Project            |             80.37 |

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