Lok Sabha Question No. 288 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-05
Subject: Financial Assistance for Development of Tourist Circuits
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Y. S. Avinash Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.288

## ANSWERED ON 05.02.2024

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TOURIST CIRCUITS

## 288.  SHRI Y. S. AVINASH REDDY:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- the details and the number of Theme-based tourist circuits selected for  integrated  development  under  the  Swadesh  Darshan  Scheme  in
- (a) the State of Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) whether it is a fact that Central financial assistance is provided to the States under the said scheme; and
- (c) if  so, the amount of financial assistance provided for the integrated development of tourist circuits in the State of Andhra Pradesh along with the details of such circuits?

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

## THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

(a) to (c): The  Ministry  of  Tourism  provides  financial  assistance  to  the State Governments/UT Administrations under its Swadesh Darshan scheme for augmentation of tourism facilities/infrastructure in the country. The  Ministry  has  sanctioned  03  projects  under  Coastal  and  Buddhist circuit  themes  in  the  State  of  Andhra  Pradesh  under  this  scheme,  the details  of  which  is  annexed.  The  works  sanctioned under  these  projects include  components  pertaining  to  development  of  tourism  infrastructure such  as  Tourism  Amenity  Centre,  Parking  Facilities,  CCTV  provisions, pathways,  signages,  cottages,  solar  lighting,  landscape  works,  public convenience facilities, beach front development, food courts, amphitheatre etc.

The Ministry of Tourism has revamped the Swadesh Darshan Scheme as Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (SD2.0) with the objective to develop sustainable centric  approach and  have  notified  'Gandikota'  and  'Arakku-Lambassingi'

and  responsible  tourism  destinations,  following  a  destination  &  tourismfor development under SD2.0 in Andhra Pradesh.

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.288  ANSWERED  ON  05.02.2024  REGARDING  FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE  FOR  DEVELOPMENT  OF  TOURIST  CIRCUITS  BY  SHRI  Y.  S. AVINASH REDDY

Detail of projects sanctioned in Andhra Pradesh under Swadesh Darshan Scheme.

(Amount in ₹ Crore)

|   S. No. | Circuit / Sanction Year   | Name of the Project                                                                                                         |   Amount Sanctioned |   Amount Released/ authorized for utilization |
|----------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Coastal Circuit/ 2014-15  | Development of Kakinada - Hope Island - Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary - Passarlapudi - Aduru - S Yanam - Kotipally             |               67.83 |                                         67.83 |
|        2 | Coastal Circuit/ 2015-16  | Development of Nellore - Pulikat Lake - Ubblamadugu Water Falls - Nelapattu- Kothakoduru- Mypadu - Ramateertham - Iskapalli |               49.55 |                                         49.55 |
|        3 | Buddhist Circuit/ 2017-18 | Development of Buddhist Circuit: Shalihundam- Bavikonda- Bojjanakonda - Amravati- Anupu                                     |               35.24 |                                         28.19 |

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