Lok Sabha Question No. 85 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Promotion of SDS
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Manjulata Mandal, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, C.N. Annadurai, Gautham Sigamani Pon, Dhanush M Kumar, Ganesan Selvam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 85 ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## PROMOTION OF SDS

85.   SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI: DR. PON GAUTHAM SIGAMANI: 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 tourism in the country;
- (d)   whether  the  Government  has  taken  steps  for  the  development  of tribal and rural circuits under SDS and if so, the details thereof;
- (e)   whether the Union Government has received proposals from various States  including  Odisha,  Maharashtra  and  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 identified Tourism circuits have been made operational and if so, the details thereof including the number of tourists who participated in each circuit under the said scheme?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (f): Yes, Sir.  The Ministry of Tourism has revamped its Swadesh Darshan scheme as Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (SD2.0) with the objective to develop sustainable and responsible destinations following a tourist & destination centric approach. The guidelines for SD2.0 envisage encouraging the States for opportunities for Private-Sector and Public-Private Partnerships.

The  Ministry of Tourism  under  its Central  Sector  Scheme  Swadesh Darshan  1.0 (SD1.0) has sanctioned 76 projects throughout the country  including  the  States  of  Odisha,  Maharashtra  and  Tamil  Nadu under various thematic circuits. The details of the projects sanctioned under Tribal & Rural circuit in   SD1.0 is as under: -

## TRIBAL CIRCUIT

(Amt. in crore)

|   S. No. | State/UT     | Year of sanction   | Name of the Project/ Year of Sanction                                                                                                                          |   Amt. Sanctioned |
|----------|--------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | Nagaland     | (2015-16)          | Development of Tribal Circuit Peren- Kohima- Wokha                                                                                                             |             97.36 |
|        2 | Chhattisgarh | (2015-16)          | Development of Jashpur- Kunkuri- Mainpat- Kamleshpur - Maheshpur -Kurdar - Sarodhadadar- 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 |

## RURAL CIRCUIT

(Amt. in crore)

|   S.No. | Name of State   | Year of sanction   | Project Name                                          |   Amt. Sanctioned |
|---------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|       1 | Bihar           | (2017-18)          | Development of Bhitiharwa- Chandrahia- Turkaulia      |             44.65 |
|       2 | Kerala          | (2018-19)          | Development of Malanad Malabar Cruise Tourism Project |             80.37 |

The  details  of  the  projects  sanctioned  under  SD1.0  in  the  State  of Odisha, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu is as under:

(Amt. in crore)

| State       | Circuit           | Sanction Year   | Name of the Project                                                                                    |   Amount Sanctioned |
|-------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
| Odisha      | Coastal Circuit   | 2016-17         | Development of Gopalpur, Barkul, Satpada and Tampara                                                   |               70.82 |
| Maharashtra | Coastal Circuit   | 2015-16         | Development of Sindhudurg Coastal Circuit - Sagareshwar, Tarkarli, Vijaydurg (Beach & Creek), Mithbhav |               19.06 |
| Maharashtra | Spiritual Circuit | 2018-19         | Development of Waki - Adasa - Dhapewada- Paradsingha- Telankhandi-Girad                                |               47.53 |
| Tamil Nadu  | Coastal Circuit   | 2016-17         | Development of Chennai- Mammallapuram- Rameshwaram - Manpadu - Kanyakumari                             |               73.13 |

Operation  &  Maintenance  (O&M)  of  the  assets  created  under Swadesh  Darshan  scheme  is  undertaken by the concerned State Governments/Union Territory Administrations.  The Ministry of Tourism is not maintaining any data of the number of tourists who participated in each circuit under the scheme.

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