Lok Sabha Question No. 2289 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-05
Subject: Preservation of Cultural and Natural Resource
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Shri K E Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2289

## ANSWERED ON 05.08.2024

## PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE

## 2289 SHRI K E PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  outlined  any  specific  measures  to preserve  and  enhance  the  cultural  and  natural  resources  of  the States;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  these  measures and in which manner they will support local tourism development; and
- (c) the  proposals  received  by  the  Government  to  address  the  major challenges  faced  by  the  State  tourism  industry  and  to  promote sustainable tourism, State-wise?

## ANSWER

(SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

(a) to (c): Ministry  of  Tourism  has  formulated  National  Strategies  for Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism and initiated Travel for LiFE programme to promote sustainable tourism in the country and to encourage  the  tourists  and  tourism  businesses  to  adopt  sustainable tourism practices and mindful consumption of tourism resources, including cultural and natural heritage.

To  create  awareness  among  the  masses  the  Ministry  celebrates special  events/days  with  citizen's  participation  like  International  Day  of Yoga,  regional  festivals  etc.  Ministry  of  Tourism  also  provides  financial assistance to State Governments/UT Administrations for organizing fairs/ festivals & tourism related events under Domestic Promotion & Publicity including Hospitality (DPPH) Scheme.

For  the  purpose  of  encouraging  preservation  of  heritage  properties such as palaces/castles/forts/havelies/hunting lodges/residence of any size built prior to 1950 (1935 for Heritage Grand/Classic category) by converting these to hotels, the Ministry of Tourism has a voluntary scheme for classification of hotels under the Heritage category as per the criteria outlined in the extant Guidelines.

Ministry of Tourism  under  its 'National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation  and  Spiritual,  Heritage  Augmentation  Drive  (PRASHAD)' provides financial assistance to State Governments/UT Administrations for tourism related infrastructure development at identified pilgrimage/heritage destinations.

The Ministry of Tourism launched its Swadesh Darshan Scheme (SDS) in the year 2014-15 with the objective to augment tourism facilities in the country thereby promoting culture and heritage of the country, enhancing tourist attractiveness in a sustainable manner, creating awareness among the local communities about the importance of tourism, creating employment  through  active  involvement  of  local  communities  etc.  The Ministry  of  Tourism  has  sanctioned  76  projects  in  the  country  under identified  themes  including  10  Heritage  theme  circuits  under  SDS.  The details of these projects are at Annexure-I.

The Ministry of Tourism has recently revamped the Swadesh Darshan Scheme  as  Swadesh  Darshan  2.0  (SD2.0)  with  the  objective  to  develop sustainable and responsible tourism destinations, following a destination & tourism-centric approach. Ministry of Tourism has till now sanctioned 29 projects under Swadesh Darshan 2.0 scheme. Details of these sanctioned projects are at Annexure-II.

Additionally, Some of the State Governments and UT Administrations have  granted  industry  status  to  the  hospitality  and  tourism  industry  viz Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Kerala, West Bengal, Punjab, Goa,  Uttarakhand,  etc.,  giving  access  to  benefits  including  power  tariff and  other  taxes  at  industrial  rates  against  the  earlier  requirement  of payment at higher commercial rates. The tourism industry gives representations to the Ministry of Tourism for various issues from time to time,  which  are  taken  up  for  resolution  in  coordination  with  other  line Ministries/ State Governments/ UT Administrations.

Further, there are 3697  protected  monuments/sites  of  national importance  with  the  Archaeological  Survey  of  India  (ASI).  Conservation and maintenance of these monuments is a regular phenomenon undertaken by ASI as per the  requirement  of  the  site  and  availability  of resources.

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ANNEXURE-I

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2289 ANSWERED ON 05.08.2024 REGARDING PRESERVATION  OF  CULTURAL  AND  NATURAL  RESOURCES  RAISED  BY SHRI K E PRAKASH.

## List of projects sanctioned under Swadesh Darshan Scheme

(Rs. in Crore)

|   S. No. | State/ UT                 | Circuit / Sanction Year   | Name of the Project                                                                                                         |   Amount Sanctioned |   Amount Released |
|----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Coastal Circuit 2016-17   | Development of Long Island-Ross Smith Island- Neil Island- Havelock Island- Baratang Island-Port Blair                      |               27.57 |             22.13 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh            | Coastal Circuit 2014-15   | Development of Kakinada - Hope Island - Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary - Passarlapudi - Aduru - S Yanam - Kotipally             |               67.83 |             67.83 |
|        3 | Andhra Pradesh            | Coastal Circuit 2015-16   | Development of Nellore - Pulikat Lake - Ubblamadugu Water Falls - Nelapattu- Kothakoduru- Mypadu - Ramateertham - Iskapalli |               49.55 |             49.55 |
|        4 | Andhra Pradesh            | Buddhist Circuit 2017-18  | Development of Buddhist Circuit: Shalihundam- Bavikonda- Bojjanakonda - Amravati- Anupu                                     |               35.24 |             30.03 |
|        5 | Arunachal Pradesh         | North- East Circuit       | Development of Bhalukpong- Bomdila and Tawang                                                                               |               49.77 |             47.28 |

|    |                   | 2014-15                    |                                                                                                |       |       |
|----|-------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
|  6 | Arunachal Pradesh | North East Circuit 2015-16 | Development of Nafra- Seppa- Pappu, Pasa, Pakke Valleys- Sangdupota- New Sagalee- Ziro- Yomcha | 96.72 | 91.88 |
|  7 | Assam             | Wildlife Circuit 2015-16   | Development of Manas- Probitora- Nameri- Kaziranga- Dibru- Saikhowa                            | 94.68 | 89.94 |
|  8 | Assam             | Heritage Circuit 2016-17   | Development of Tezpur - Majuli - Sibsagar                                                      | 90.98 | 90.97 |
|  9 | Bihar             | Tirthankar Circuit 2016-17 | Development of Vaishali- Arrah- Masad- Patna- Rajgir- Pawapuri- Champapuri                     | 33.96 | 30.04 |
| 10 | Bihar             | Spiritual Circuit 2016-17  | Development of Kanwaria Route: Sultanganj - Dharmshala- Deoghar                                | 44.76 | 42.52 |
| 11 | Bihar             | Buddhist Circuit 2016-17   | Development of Buddhist circuit- Construction of Convention Centre at Bodhgaya                 | 95.18 | 95.18 |
| 12 | Bihar             | Rural Circuit 2017-18      | Development of Bhitiharwa- Chandrahia- Turkaulia                                               | 44.27 | 40.31 |
| 13 | Bihar             | Spiritual Circuit 2017-18  | Development of Mandar Hill & Ang Pradesh                                                       | 44.55 | 42.32 |
| 14 | Chhattisgarh      | Tribal Circuit 2015-16     | Development of Jashpur- Kunkuri- Mainpat- Kamleshpur - Maheshpur -Kurdar - Sarodhadadar-       | 96.1  | 94.23 |

|    |                  |                           | Gangrel- Kondagaon- Nathiyanawagaon- Jagdalpur- Chitrakoot- Tirthgarh                                            |       |       |
|----|------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 15 | Goa              | Coastal Circuit 2016-17   | Development of Sinquerim-Baga, Anjuna-Vagator, Morjim-Keri, Aguada Fort and Aguada Jail                          | 97.65 | 97.65 |
| 16 | Goa              | Coastal Circuit 2017-18   | Development of Coastal Circuit II: Rua De Orum Creek - Dona Paula -Colva - Benaulim                              | 99.35 | 99.35 |
| 17 | Gujarat          | Heritage Circuit 2016-17  | Development of Ahmedabad- Rajkot- Porbandar -Bardoli- Dandi                                                      | 59.17 | 56.21 |
| 18 | Gujarat          | Heritage Circuit 2016-17  | Development of Vadnagar- Modhera                                                                                 | 91.12 | 87.25 |
| 19 | Gujarat          | Buddhist Circuit 2017-18  | Development of Junagadh- Gir Somnath- Bharuch- Kutch- Bhavnagar- Rajkot- Mehsana                                 | 26.68 | 22.28 |
| 20 | Haryana          | Krishna Circuit 2016-17   | Development of Tourism Infrastructures at places related to Mahabharata in Kurukshetra                           | 77.39 | 76.74 |
| 21 | Himachal Pradesh | Himalayan Circuit 2016-17 | Development of Himalayan Circuit: Kiarighat, Shimla, Hatkoti, Manali, Kangra, Dharamshala, Bir, Palampur, Chamba | 68.34 | 64.54 |
| 22 | Jammu & Kashmir  | Himalayan Circuit         | Development of Jammu-Srinagar- Pahalgam-Bhagwati                                                                 | 77.33 | 67.37 |

|    |                 | 2016-17                   | Nagar-Anantnag- Salamabad Uri- Kargil-Leh                                                                                            |       |       |
|----|-----------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 23 | Jammu & Kashmir | Himalayan Circuit 2016-17 | Development of Tourist Facilities at Jammu-Rajouri- Shopian-Pulwama.                                                                 | 81.6  | 67.35 |
| 24 | Jammu & Kashmir | Himalayan Circuit 2016-17 | Development of Tourist Facilities - Construction of Assets in lieu of those Destroyed in Floods in 2014 under PM Development Package | 90.43 | 74.7  |
| 25 | Jammu & Kashmir | Himalayan Circuit 2016-17 | Development of Tourist facilities at Mantalai and Sudhmahadev                                                                        | 91.99 | 91.92 |
| 26 | Jammu & Kashmir | Himalayan Circuit 2016-17 | Development of Tourist facilities at Anantnag-Pulwama- Kishtwar-Pahalgam- Zanskar Padum - Daksum - Ranjit Sagar Dam                  | 86.39 | 69.95 |
| 27 | Jammu & Kashmir | Himalayan Circuit 2016-17 | Development of Tourist Facilities at Gulmarg-Baramulla- Kupwara- Kargil - Leh                                                        | 91.84 | 82.16 |
| 28 | Jharkhand       | Eco Circuit 2018-19       | Development of Eco Tourism circuit: Dalma- Betla National park- Mirchaiya- Netarhat                                                  | 30.44 | 28.04 |
| 29 | Kerala          | Eco Circuit               | Development of Pathanamthitta- Gavi- Vagamon-                                                                                        | 64.08 | 64.08 |
| 30 | Kerala          | Spiritual                 | Development of                                                                                                                       | 46.54 | 33.39 |

|    |                | Circuit 2016-17               | Sabarimala - Erumeli- Pampa-Sannidhanam                                                                                                |       |       |
|----|----------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 31 | Kerala         | Spiritual Circuit             | Development of Sree Padmanabha Arnamula                                                                                                | 78.08 | 73.77 |
| 32 | Kerala         | 2016-17 Rural Circuit 2018-19 | Development of Malanad Malabar Cruise Tourism Project                                                                                  | 57.35 | 45.88 |
| 33 | Kerala         | Spiritual Circuit 2018-19     | Development Sivagiri Sree Narayana Guru Ashram- Arruvipuram- Kunnumpara Sree Subrahmania- Chembazhanthi Sree Narayana Gurukulam        | 66.42 | 42.01 |
| 34 | Madhya Pradesh | Wildlife Circuit 2015-16      | Development of Wildlife Circuit at Panna- Mukundpur- Sanjay- Dubri- Bandhavgarh- Kanha- Mukki- Pench                                   | 92.1  | 86.31 |
| 35 | Madhya Pradesh | Buddhist Circuit 2016-17      | Development of Sanchi-Satna-Rewa- Mandsaur-Dhar                                                                                        | 74.02 | 72.75 |
| 36 | Madhya Pradesh | Heritage Circuit 2016-17      | Development of Gwalior - Orchha - Khajuraho - Chanderi - Bhimbetka - Mandu                                                             | 89.82 | 89.49 |
| 37 | Madhya Pradesh | Eco Circuit 2017-18           | Development of Gandhisagar Dam- Mandleshwar Dam- Omkareshwar Dam- Indira Sagar Dam- Tawa Dam- Bargi Dam- Bheda Ghat- Bansagar Dam- Ken | 93.76 | 93.59 |

|    |             |                             | River                                                                                                                                                                                  |       |       |
|----|-------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 38 | Maharashtra | Coastal Circuit 2015-16     | Development of Sindhudurg Coastal Circuit - Sagareshwar, Tarkarli, Vijaydurg (Beach & Creek), Mitbhav                                                                                  | 19.06 | 18.1  |
| 39 | Maharashtra | Spiritual Circuit 2018-19   | Development of Waki- Adasa- Dhapewada- Paradsingha- Telankhandi- Girad                                                                                                                 | 45.47 | 43.19 |
| 40 | Manipur     | North- East Circuit 2015-16 | Development of Tourist Circuit in Manipur: Imphal- Khongjom                                                                                                                            | 72.23 | 61.32 |
| 41 | Manipur     | NSpiritual Circuit 2016-17  | Development of Shri Govindajee Temple, Shri Bijoy Govindajee Temple - Shri Gopinath Temple - Shri Bungshibodon Temple - Shri Kaina Temple                                              | 45.34 | 45.33 |
| 42 | Meghalaya   | North East Circuit 2016-17  | Development of Umium (Lake View), U Lum Sohpetbneng- Mawdiangdiang - Orchid Lake Resort                                                                                                | 99.13 | 99.11 |
| 43 | Meghalaya   | North East Circuit 2018-19  | Development of West Khasi Hills (Nongkhlaw- KremTirot - Khudoi & Kohmang Falls - Khri River- Mawthadraishan, Shillong), Jaintia Hills (Krang Suri Falls- Shyrmang- Iooksi), Garo Hills | 84.97 | 84.96 |

|    |            |                                 | (Nokrek Reserve, Katta Beel, Siju Caves)                                                                                                                            |       |       |
|----|------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 44 | Mizoram    | North East Circuit 2015-16      | Development of Thenzawl & South Zote, District Serchhip and Reiek.                                                                                                  | 92.26 | 92.26 |
| 45 | Mizoram    | Eco Circuit 2016-17             | Development of Eco- Adventure Circuit Aizawl -Rawpuichhip - Khawhphawp - Lengpui - Chatlang- Sakawrhmuituaitlang - Muthee - Beratlawng -Tuirial Airfield - Hmuifang | 66.37 | 53.09 |
| 46 | Nagaland   | Tribal Circuit 2015-16          | Development of Tribal Circuit Peren- Kohima- Wokha                                                                                                                  | 97.36 | 97.36 |
| 47 | Nagaland   | Tribal Circuit 2016-17          | Development of Mokokchung- Tuensang-Mon                                                                                                                             | 98.14 | 98.14 |
| 48 | Odisha     | Coastal Circuit                 | Development of Gopalpur, Barkul, Satapada and Tampara                                                                                                               | 70.82 | 67.28 |
| 49 | Puducherry | 2016-17 Coastal Circuit 2015-16 | Development of Dubrayapet - Arikamedu - Veerampattinam - Chunnambar - Nallavadu/Narambai - Manapet- Kalapet - Puducherry - Yanam                                    | 58.44 | 58.44 |
| 50 | Puducherry | Heritage Circuit 2017-18        | Development of Franco- Tamil Village, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam                                                                                                      | 49.44 | 45.7  |
| 51 | Puducherry | Spiritual Circuit               | Development of Spiritual Circuit in Puducherry                                                                                                                      | 34.96 | 31.4  |

|    |           | 2017-18                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |       |       |
|----|-----------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 52 | Punjab    | Heritage Circuit 2018-19  | Development of Anandpur Sahib - Fatehgarh Sahib - Chamkaur Sahib - Ferozpur - Khatkar Kalan - Kalanour - Patiala                                                                                                                                                                 | 85.32 | 81.05 |
| 53 | Rajasthan | Desert Circuit 2015-16    | Development of Sambhar Lake Town and Other Destinations                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 50.01 | 50.01 |
| 54 | Rajasthan | Krishna Circuit 2016-17   | Development of Govind Dev ji temple (Jaipur), Khatu Shyam Ji (Sikar) and Nathdwara (Rajsamand)                                                                                                                                                                                   | 75.8  | 73.85 |
| 55 | Rajasthan | Spiritual Circuit 2016-17 | Development of Spiritual Circuit- 'Development of Churu (Salasar Balaji)-Jaipur (Shri Samodke Balaji, Ghatke Balaji, Bandheke Balaji)- Viratnagar (Bijak, Jainnasiya, Ambika Temple)- Bharatpur (Kaman Region)- Dholpur (Muchkund) - Mehndipur Balaji- Chittorgarh (Sanwaliyaji) | 87.05 | 72.23 |
| 56 | Rajasthan | Heritage Circuit 2017-18  | Development of Heritage Circuit Development of Rajsamand (Kumbhalgarh Fort) - Jaipur (Facade Illumination in Jaipur and Nahargarh Fort) -Jhalawar (Gagron                                                                                                                        | 70.61 | 66.99 |

|    |            |                            | Fort) - Chittorgarh (Chittorgarh Fort) - Jaisalmer (Jaisalmer Fort) - Hanumangarh (Gogamedi) - Udaipur (Pratap Gaurav Kendra) - Dholpur (Bagh-I-Nilofor and Purani Chawani) - Nagaur (Meera Bai Smarak, Merta) - Tonk (Sunehri Kothi)     |       |       |
|----|------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 57 | Sikkim     | North East Circuit 2015-16 | Development of Tourist Circuit linking Rangpo (entry) - Rorathang- Aritar- Phadamchen- Nathang-Sherathang- Tsongmo- Gangtok- Phodong- Mangan- Lachung-Yumthang- Lachen- Thangu- Gurudongmer- Mangan- Gangtok- TuminLingee- Singtam (exit) | 98.05 | 97.41 |
| 58 | Sikkim     | North East Circuit 2016-17 | Development of Tourist Circuit Linking Singtam- Maka- Temi- BermoikTokel- Phongia- Namchi - Jorthang- Okharey- Sombaria-Daramdin- Jorethang- Melli (Exit)                                                                                 | 95.32 | 95.32 |
| 59 | Tamil Nadu | Coastal Circuit 2016-17    | Development of (Chennai- Mamamallapuram - Rameshwaram - Manpadu - Kanyakumari)                                                                                                                                                            | 73.13 | 71.03 |
| 60 | Telangana  | Eco                        | Development of Eco                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 91.62 | 91.25 |

|    |               | Circuit 2015-16            | Tourism Circuit in Mahaboobnagar district                                                                                               |       |       |
|----|---------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 61 | Telangana     | Tribal Circuit 2016-17     | Development of Mulugu-Laknavaram- Medavaram- Tadvai- Damaravi- Mallur- Bogatha Waterfalls                                               | 79.87 | 79.87 |
| 62 | Telangana     | Heritage Circuit 2017-18   | Development of Qutub Shahi Heritage Park- Paigah Tombs- Hayat Bakshi Mosque- Raymond's Tomb                                             | 96.9  | 70.61 |
| 63 | Tripura       | North East Circuit 2015-16 | Development of Agartala - Sipahijala - Melaghar - Udaipur - Amarpur- Tirthamukh- Mandirghat- Dumboor- NarikelKunja- Gandachara- Ambassa | 82.85 | 77.76 |
| 64 | Tripura       | North East Circuit 2018-19 | Development of Surma Cherra- Unakoti- Jampui Hills- Gunabati - Bhunaneshwari- Neermahal- Boxanagar- Chottakhola- Pilak- Avangchaarra    | 44.83 | 35.25 |
| 65 | Uttar Pradesh | Buddhist Circuit 2016-17   | Development of Srawasti, Kushinagar, & Kapilwastu                                                                                       | 87.89 | 72.56 |
| 66 | Uttar Pradesh | Ramayana Circuit           | Development of Chitrakoot and Shringverpur                                                                                              | 69.45 | 64.09 |
| 67 | Uttar Pradesh | Spiritual Circuit          | Development of Ahar-Aligarh-                                                                                                            | 71.91 | 69.63 |

|    |               | 2016-17                   | Kasganj-Sarosi (Unnao)-Pratapgarh- Kausambi-Mirzapur- Gorakhpur- Domariyaganj-Basti- Barabanki- Azamgarh-Kairana- Baghpat- Shahjahanpur                                                  |        |        |
|----|---------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|
| 68 | Uttar Pradesh | Spiritual Circuit 2016-17 | Development of Bijnor- Meerut- Kanpur- Kanpur Dehat- Banda- Ghazipur- Salempur- Ghosi- Balia- Ambedkar Nagar- Aligarh- Fatehpur- Deoria- Mahoba- Sonbhadra- Chandauli- Mishrikh- Bhadohi |  67.51 |  64.14 |
| 69 | 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                              |  36.65 |  32.27 |
| 70 | Uttar Pradesh | Ramayana Circuit 2017-18  | (Meerut) Development of Ayodhya                                                                                                                                                          | 127.21 | 115.46 |
| 71 | Uttar Pradesh | Spiritual Circuit 2018-19 | Development of Jewar-Dadri- Sikandrabad-Noida- Khurja-Banda                                                                                                                              |  12.03 |  11.43 |
| 72 | Uttar Pradesh | Spiritual Circuit         | Development of Gorakhnath Temple (Gorakhpur),                                                                                                                                            |  18.3  |  18.12 |

|     |             | 2018-19                   | Devipattan Temple (Balrampur) and Vatvashni Temple (Domariyagunj)                                                                                                                      |         |         |
|-----|-------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
| 73. | Uttarakhand | Eco Circuit 2015-16       | Integrated Development of Eco- Tourism, Adventure Sports, and Associated Tourism Related Infrastructure for Development of Tehri Lake & Surroundings as New Destination-District Tehri |   69.17 |   69.17 |
| 74. | Uttarakhand | Heritage Circuit 2016-17  | Integrated Development of Heritage Circuit in Kumaon Region - Katarmal - Jogeshwar-Baijnath- Devidhura                                                                                 |   76.32 |   68.91 |
| 75. | West Bengal | Coastal Circuit 2015-16   | Development of Beach Circuit: Udaipur- Digha- Shankarpur- Tajpur- Mandarmani- Fraserganj-Bakkhlai- Henry Island                                                                        |   67.99 |   65.07 |
| 76. | -           | 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 |
|     |             |                           | Total                                                                                                                                                                                  | 5287.9  | 4944.47 |

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## ANNEXURE-II

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2289 ANSWERED ON 05.08.2024 REGARDING PRESERVATION  OF  CULTURAL  AND  NATURAL  RESOURCES  RAISED  BY SHRI K E PRAKASH.

## List of sanctioned projects under Swadesh Darshan 2.0

|   Sn | State /UT      | Destination       | Interventions Name                        |   Sanctioned Cost (In Crore) |
|------|----------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|    1 | Karnataka      | Hampi             | Setting up of 'Traveller nooks'           |                        26.3  |
|    2 | Karnataka      | Mysuru            | Tonga ride Heritage experience zone       |                         4.12 |
|    3 | Tamil Nadu     | Mamallapuram      | Immersive experience at Shore Temple      |                        30.02 |
|    4 | Telangana      | Bhongir           | Bhongir Fort Experiential Zone            |                        56.81 |
|    5 | Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior           | Phoolbagh Experience zone                 |                        16.73 |
|    6 | Rajasthan      | Bundi             | Spiritual Experience, Keshoraipatan       |                        17.37 |
|    7 | Sikkim         | Gangtok           | Gangtok Cultural Village                  |                        22.59 |
|    8 | Telangana      | Ananathagiri      | Eco tourism zone at Ananathgiri forest    |                        38    |
|    9 | Punjab         | Kapurthala        | Eco Tourism experience at Kanjili wetland |                        20.06 |
|   10 | Puducherry UT  | Karaikal          | Karaikal beach and waterfront experience  |                        20.29 |
|   11 | Uttarakhand    | Pithoragarh       | Rural Tourism Cluster Experience at Gunji |                        32.2  |
|   12 | Uttarakhand    | Champawat         | Tea Garden Experience                     |                        11.21 |
|   13 | Kerala         | Kumarakom         | Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary Experience       |                        13.92 |
|   14 | Meghalaya      | Sohra             | Meghalayan age Cave Experience            |                        32.45 |
|   15 | Andhra Pradesh | Araku- Lambasingi | Borra Cave Experience at Araku            |                        29.87 |
|   16 | Karnataka      | Mysuru            | Ecological Experience Zone                |                        18.36 |

| 17   | Arunachal Pradesh   | Mechuka       | Mechuka Cultural Haat                           |   18.48 |
|------|---------------------|---------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------|
| 18   | Assam               | Kokrajhar     | Kokrajhar Wetland Experience                    |   26.67 |
| 19   | Assam               | Jorhat        | Reimagining Cinnamara Tea Estate                |   23.91 |
| 20   | Madhya Pradesh      | Chitrakoot    | Spritual experience through ghats of Chitrakoot |   27.21 |
| 21   | Sikkim              | Gyalshing     | Eco-Wellness Experience at Yuksom Cluster       |   15.4  |
| 22   | Arunachal Pradesh   | Nacho         | Unlock Nacho Expedition                         |   14.02 |
| 23   | Uttar Pradesh       | Naimisharanya | Vedic- wellness Experience                      |   15.94 |
| 24   | Arunachal Pradesh   | Mechuka       | Mechuka Adventure Park                          |   12.75 |
| 25   | Ladakh UT           | Leh           | Julley Leh Biodiversity Park                    |   24.89 |
| 26   | Ladakh UT           | Kargil        | Exploring LOC and Hundarman village Experience  |   12.01 |
| 27   | Meghalaya           | Sohra         | Waterfall Trails experience                     |   27.84 |
| 28   | Uttar Pradesh       | Prayagraj     | Azad Park and Dekho Prayagraj Trail Experience  |   13.02 |
| 29   | Nagaland            | Chumoukedima  | Tribal Cultural Experience at Midway Retreat    |   21.56 |
|      |                     |               | Total                                           |  644    |

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