Lok Sabha Question No. 2041 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Tourism Projects Sanctioned in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Upendra Singh Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2041 ANSWERED ON 13.03.2023

## TOURISM PROJECTS SANCTIONED IN UTTAR PRADESH

## 2041. SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  list  of  various  tourism  projects  and  funds sanctioned by the Ministry under various schemes in State of Uttar Pradesh, scheme-wise and project-wise;
- (b) the current list of various tourism projects and funds sanctioned by the Ministry to various districts of Uttar Pradesh including Barabanki tourist place; and
- (c) the status of implementation of above, project-wise?

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

(a) to (c): The Ministry of Tourism has provided financial assistance  unde r  the  'Swadesh  Darshan',  'National  Mission  on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD)' and 'Assistance to Central Agencies for Tourism Infrastructure Develop ment' Schemes for the development of tourism related infrastructure in the State of Uttar Pradesh.

Ministry of Tourism has also provided financial assistance to the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  for  organizing  fairs/festivals  &  tourism related  events  under  Domestic  Promotion  &  Publicity  including Hospitality (DPPH) Scheme.

The details  of  projects  along  with  their  status  sanctioned  in the State of Uttar Pradesh under the above mentioned schemes is given at Annexure.

Ministry of Tourism under its Swadesh Darshan  Scheme  has  sanctioned  a  project  'Development  of  Ahar -Aligarh-Kasganj-Sarosi (Unnao)-PratapgarhKausambi-MirzapurGorakhpur-DomariyaganjBasti-Barabanki-Azamgarh-KairanaBaghpatShahjahanpur'  for  an  amount  of  Rs.71.91  Crore  during 2016-17 in Uttar Pradesh. As part of this project components  worth  Rs.10.86  Crore  were  sanctioned  in  Barabanki. The project is now physically complete.

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.2041  ANSWERED  ON  13.03.2023  REGARDING  TOURISM PROJECTS SANCTIONED IN UTTAR PRADESH.

Swadesh Darshan Scheme

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl. No. | State/ UT     | Circuit / Sanction Year   | Name of the Project                                                                                                                                                        |   Amt. Sanctioned |   Amt. Released | Physical Status (%)   |
|-----------|---------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|         1 | Uttar Pradesh | Buddhist Circuit 2016-17  | Development of Srawasti, Kushinagar, & Kapilwastu                                                                                                                          |             87.89 |           72.56 | Complete              |
|         2 | Uttar Pradesh | Ramayan a Circuit 2016-17 | Development of Chitrakoot and Shringverpur                                                                                                                                 |             69.45 |           64.09 | Complete              |
|         3 | Uttar Pradesh | Spiritual Circuit 2016-17 | Development of Ahar- Aligarh- Kasganj- Sarosi (Unnao)- Pratapgarh- Kausambi- Mirzapur- Gorakhpur- Domariyaganj- Basti- Barabanki- Azamgarh- Kairana- Baghpat- Shahjahanpur |             71.91 |           68.32 | Complete              |
|         4 | Uttar Pradesh | Spiritual Circuit 2016-17 | Development of Bijnor- Meerut- Kanpur- Kanpur Dehat- Banda- Ghazipur- Salempur- Ghosi- Balia-                                                                              |             67.51 |           64.14 | Complete              |

|    |               |                           | Ambedkar Nagar- Aligarh- Fatehpur- Deoria- Mahoba- Sonbhadra- Chandauli- Mishrikh- Bhadohi                                                                           |        |        |          |
|----|---------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|----------|
|  5 | Uttar Pradesh | Heritage Circuit 2016-17  | Development of Kalinjar Fort (Banda)- Maghar Dham (Sant Kabir Nagar)- Chauri Chaura, Shaheed Sthal (Fatehpur)- Mahuar shaheed Sthal (Ghosi)- Shaheed Smarak (Meerut) |  33.92 |  32.27 | Complete |
|  6 | Uttar Pradesh | Ramayan a Circuit 2017-18 | Development of Ayodhya                                                                                                                                               | 127.21 | 115.46 | Complete |
|  7 | Uttar Pradesh | Spiritual Circuit 2018-19 | Development of Jewar- Dadri- Sikandrabad- Noida-Khurja- Banda                                                                                                        |  12.03 |  11.43 | 91.19%   |
|  8 | Uttar Pradesh | Spiritual Circuit 2018-19 | Development of Gorakhnath Temple (Gorakhpur), Devipattan Temple (Balrampur) and Vatvashni                                                                            |  18.3  |  16.81 | 94.76%   |

|    |                       |                           | Temple (Domariyagunj)                                                                                                                   |       |       |          |
|----|-----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|----------|
|  9 | Uttar Pradesh & Bihar | Wayside Amenities 2018-19 | Development of Wayside Amenities in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar at Varanasi- Gaya; Kushinagar- Gaya- Kushinagar in collaboration with MoRTH | 15.07 | 14.32 | Complete |

## PRASHAD Scheme

## (Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl. No. | State         | Name of the Project                                                        | Year of Sanctio n   |   Approved Cost |   Amount Released |
|-----------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|         1 | Uttar Pradesh | Development of Mathura- Vrindavan as Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph-II)**        | 2014-15             |           10.98 |             10.98 |
|         2 | Uttar Pradesh | Construction of Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan, Distt. Mathura** | 2014-15             |            9.36 |              9.36 |
|         3 | Uttar Pradesh | Development of Varanasi - Phase - I**                                      | 2015-16             |           20.4  |             16.32 |
|         4 | Uttar Pradesh | Cruise Tourism in River Ganga, Varanasi**                                  | 2017-18             |            9.02 |              9.02 |
|         5 | Uttar Pradesh | Development of Varanasi Under Prashad Scheme - Phase II                    | 2017-18             |           44.6  |             31.77 |
|         6 | Uttar Pradesh | Development of Infrastructure facilities at Govardhan, Mathura, UP         | 2018-19             |           39.74 |             30.97 |

** Projects completed

Assistance  to  Central  Agencies  for  Tourism  Infrastructure  Development Scheme

(Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.      | State         | Name of Projects                                                                                                                                           | Central Agency   | Amount Sanctioned   | Amount Released   | Status       |
|--------------|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|---------------------|-------------------|--------------|
| Year 2013-14 | Year 2013-14  | Year 2013-14                                                                                                                                               | Year 2013-14     | Year 2013-14        | Year 2013-14      | Year 2013-14 |
| 1.           | Uttar Pradesh | Joint Development of Tourist Amenities at Agra Cantt. Railway Station in Association with Ministry of Railways                                             | M/o Railways     | 5.05                | 5.05              | Complete     |
| 2.           | Uttar Pradesh | Joint Development of Tourist Amenities at Rae-Bareli Railway Station in Association with Ministry of Railway                                               | M/o Railways     | 4.44                | 3.55              | Ongoing      |
| Year 2014-15 | Year 2014-15  | Year 2014-15                                                                                                                                               | Year 2014-15     | Year 2014-15        | Year 2014-15      | Year 2014-15 |
| 3.           | Uttar Pradesh | Illumination of monuments in Varanasi/ Sarnath (Dhamekh Stupa in SarnathChaukh andi Stupa in Sarnath, Tomb of Lalkan in Sarnath and Man Mahal in Banaras). | ITDC             | 5.12                | 3.81              | Complete     |
| Year 2017-18 | Year 2017-18  | Year 2017-18                                                                                                                                               | Year 2017-18     | Year 2017-18        | Year 2017-18      | Year 2017-18 |
| 4.           | Uttar Pradesh | Illumination of three monuments in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh- 1. Dashashwamed                                                                                | CPWD             | 2.94                | 2.94              | Complete     |

|                                                                                                                                                                    | h Ghat to Darbanga Ghat (stretch of 300m) 2. Tulsi Manas Mandir 3. Sarnath Museum                                                       |      |       |      |         |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|-------|------|---------|
| Year 2019-20 5. Uttar Pradesh (Varanas i & Allahaba d-I, Allahaba d-II), Bihar (Bhagalp ur), West Bengal (Kolkata) & Assam (Neamati , Pandu, Jogighop a & Biswanat | CFA for Development of Jetties at nine (09) main points of embarkation/ disembarkation of River Cruise on National Water ways No. 1 & 2 | IWAI | 28.03 | 7.01 | Ongoing |

Financial  assistance  provided  for  organizing  fairs/festivals  &  tourism related events under Domestic Promotion & Publicity including Hospitality (DPPH) Scheme

(Rs. in Lakh)

| Name of State   | Year    | Name of Fairs & Festivals                 |   Amount Sanctioned |   Amount Released |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
| Uttar Pradesh   | 2016-17 | Ganga Mahotsav, Varanasi                  |                  25 |                25 |
|                 |         | Shilpotsav, Noida                         |                  30 |                30 |
|                 | 2017-18 | Shilpotsav, Noida                         |                  25 |                25 |
|                 |         | Organizing a two day seminar on Cultural/ |                  25 |                25 |

|         | Tourism Development at Naimisharanya, Sitapur   |    |    |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------|----|----|
| 2018-19 | Shilpotsav, Noida                               | 30 | 30 |
|         | Taj Mahotsav                                    | 25 | 25 |
|         | Ganga Mahotsav                                  | 25 | 25 |
| 2019-20 | Ganga Mahotsav-                                 | 15 | 15 |
|         | Deepotsav, Ayodhya                              | 25 | 25 |
|         | Taj Mahotsav, Agra                              | 10 | 10 |

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