Lok Sabha Question No. 425 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-05
Subject: Swadesh Darshan Scheme to Boost Local Economies
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Vinod Chavda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.425

## ANSWERED ON 05.02.2024

## SWADESH DARSHAN SCHEME TO BOOST LOCAL ECONOMIES

## 425.  SHRI VINOD L. CHAVDA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the  role  of  Swadesh  Darshan  Scheme  in  promoting  tourism  and cultural heritage in India; and
- (b) the specific initiatives and projects implemented under this scheme to enhance visitor experience and boost local economies?

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

(a) & (b): 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  revamped  the  Swadesh  Darshan Scheme as Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (SD2.0) with the objective to develop a 57 destinations  in  the  country  for  development  under  SD2.0  the  detail  of sustainable and responsible tourism destinations, following destination & tourism-centric approach and have notified which is at annexure-II.

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ANNEXURE-I

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.425  ANSWERED  ON  05.02.2024  REGARDING  SWADESH DARSHAN SCHEME TO BOOST LOCAL ECONOMIES BY SHRI VINOD L. CHAVDA

Circuit  wise  Detail  of  projects  sanctioned  under  Swadesh  Darshan Scheme.

(Rs. in Crore)

| BUDDHIST CIRCUIT   | BUDDHIST CIRCUIT   | BUDDHIST CIRCUIT   | BUDDHIST CIRCUIT                                                                                         | BUDDHIST CIRCUIT   | BUDDHIST CIRCUIT   |
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| S. No .            | Name of State      | Year               | Project Name                                                                                             | Amount Sanctioned  | Amount Released    |
| 1.                 | Madhya Pradesh     | 2016- 17           | Development of Sanchi- Satna-Rewa-Mandsaur- Dhar.                                                        | 74.02              | 72.75              |
| 2.                 | Uttar Pradesh      | 2016- 17           | Development of Srawasti, Kushinagar, & Kapilvastu.                                                       | 87.89              | 72.56              |
| 3.                 | Bihar              | 2016- 17           | Construction of Convention Centre at Bodhgaya                                                            | 95.18              | 93.22              |
| 4.                 | Gujarat            | 2017- 18           | Development of Junagadh- Gir Somnath- Bharuch-Kutch- Bhavnagar- Rajkot- Mehsana                          | 26.68              | 22.28              |
| 5.                 | Andhra Pradesh     | 2017- 18           | Development of Buddhist Circuit: Shalihundam- Bavikonda- Bojjanakonda - Amravati- Anupu                  | 35.24              | 28.19              |
| Total              | Total              | Total              | Total                                                                                                    | 319.01             | 289.00             |
| COASTAL CIRCUIT    | COASTAL CIRCUIT    | COASTAL CIRCUIT    | COASTAL CIRCUIT                                                                                          | COASTAL CIRCUIT    | COASTAL CIRCUIT    |
| 1                  | Andhra Pradesh     | 2014- 15           | Development of Circuit at Kakinada - Hope Island - Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary - Passarlapudi - Aduru - S | 67.83              | 67.83              |

|    |                           |          | Yanam - Kotipally                                                                                                                                                                 |       |       |
|----|---------------------------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
|  2 | Andhra Pradesh            | 2015- 16 | Development of Nellore, Pulikat Lake, Ubblamadugu water falls, Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary, Mypadu Beach, Ramatheertham                                                              | 49.55 | 49.55 |
|  3 | Puducherry                | 2015- 16 | Development of Dubrayapet, Arikamedu China Veerampattinam, Chunnabmar, Nallavadu, Manapet, Kalapet, French Quarter, Tamil Quarter and Yanam                                       | 58.44 | 58.44 |
|  4 | West Bengal               | 2015- 16 | Development of Beach Circuit: Udaipur- Digha- Shankarpur- Tajpur- Mandarmani- Fraserganj-Bakkhlai- Henry Island                                                                   | 67.99 | 65.07 |
|  5 | Maharashtra               | 2015- 16 | Development of Sindhudurg Coastal Circuit (Shiroda Beach, Sagareshwar, Tarkarli, Vijaydurg (Beach & Creek), Devgad (Fort & Beach), Mitbhav, Tondavali, Mocehmad and Nivati Fort). | 19.06 | 18.11 |
|  6 | Goa                       | 2016- 17 | Development of Sinquerim-Baga, Anjuna-Vagator, Morjim- Keri, Aguada Fort and Aguada Jail.                                                                                         | 97.65 | 97.65 |
|  7 | Odisha                    | 2016- 17 | Development of Gopalpur, Barkul, Satapada and Tampara.                                                                                                                            | 70.82 | 67.28 |
|  8 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 2016- 17 | Development of Long Island-Ross Smith Island- Neil Island- Havelock Island-                                                                                                       | 27.57 | 22.13 |

|                |                |                | Baratang Island-Port Blair.                                                                                                                                                     |        |        |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|
| 9              | Tamil Nadu     | 2016- 17       | Development of Chennai- Mamamallapuram - Rameshwaram - Kulasekaranpattinam - Kanyakumari                                                                                        | 73.13  | 71.03  |
| 10             | Goa            | 2017- 18       | Development of Rua De Orum Creek - Don Paula -Colva - Benaulim                                                                                                                  | 99.35  | 99.35  |
| Total          | Total          | Total          | Total                                                                                                                                                                           | 631.39 | 616.44 |
| DESERT CIRCUIT | DESERT CIRCUIT | DESERT CIRCUIT | DESERT CIRCUIT                                                                                                                                                                  |        |        |
| 1.             | Rajasthan      | 2015- 16       | Development of Shakambhari Mata Temple, Sambhar Salt Complex, DevyaniKund, SharmisthaSarovar, Naliasarand Other                                                                 | 50.01  | 50.01  |
| Total          | Total          | Total          | Total                                                                                                                                                                           | 50.01  | 50.01  |
| ECO CIRCUIT    | ECO CIRCUIT    | ECO CIRCUIT    | ECO CIRCUIT                                                                                                                                                                     |        |        |
| 1.             | Uttarakhand    | 2015- 16       | Integrated Development of Eco-Tourism, Adventure Sports, and Associated Tourism Related Infrastructure for Development of Tehri Lake & Surroundings as New Destination-District | 69.17  | 69.17  |
| 2.             | Telangana      | 2015- 16       | Tehri Development of Circuit in Mahaboobnagar districts (Somasila, Singotam, Kadalaivanam, Akkamahadevi, Egalanpanta, Farahabad, Uma Maheshwaram,                               | 91.62  | 91.25  |

|                  |                  |                  | Mallelatheertham)                                                                                                                                               |                  |                  |
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|
| 4.               | Mizoram          | 2016- 17         | Development of Eco- Adventure Circuit at Aizawl -Rawpuichhip - Khawhphawp - Lengpui - -Chatlang- Sakawrhmuituaitlang - Muthee - Beratlawng - Tuirial Airfield - | 66.37            | 53.09            |
| 5.               | Madhya Pradesh   | 2017- 18         | Development of Gandhisagar Dam- Mandleshwar Dam- Omkareshwar Dam- Indira Sagar Dam- Tawa Dam- Bargi Dam- Bheda Ghat- Bansagar Dam- Ken River                    | 93.76            | 89.07            |
| 6.               | Jharkhand        | 2018- 19         | Development of Eco Tourism circuit: Dalma- Betla National park- Mirchaiya- Netarhat                                                                             | 30.44            | 28.83            |
| Total            | Total            | Total            | Total                                                                                                                                                           | 415.44           | 395.49           |
| HERITAGE CIRCUIT | HERITAGE CIRCUIT | HERITAGE CIRCUIT | HERITAGE CIRCUIT                                                                                                                                                | HERITAGE CIRCUIT | HERITAGE CIRCUIT |
| 1.               | Gujarat          | 2016- 17         | Development of Ahmedabad- Rajkot- Porbandar -Bardoli- Dandi.                                                                                                    | 58.42            | 56.21            |
| 2.               | Madhya Pradesh   | 2016- 17         | Development of Gwalior - Orchha - Khajuraho - Chanderi - Bhimbetka - Mandu                                                                                      | 89.82            | 89.49            |
| 3.               | Uttarakhand      | 2016- 17         | Development of Kumaon Region - Katarmal -Jogeshwar- Baijnath-Devidhura.                                                                                         | 76.32            | 67.62            |
| 4.               | Uttar Pradesh    | 2016- 17         | Development of Kalinjar Fort (Banda)-                                                                                                                           | 33.92            | 32.27            |

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|    |            |          | MarharDham (SantKabir Nagar)- ChauriChaura, Shaheed Sthal (Fatehpur)- MavaharSthal (Ghosi)- Shaheed Smarak (Meerut)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |       |       |
|----|------------|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
|  5 | Assam      | 2016- 17 | Development of Tezpur - Majuli - Sibsagar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 90.98 | 86.42 |
|  6 | Gujarat    | 2016- 17 | Development of Vadnagar- Modhera                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 91.12 | 87.25 |
|  7 | Puducherry | 2017- 18 | Development of Franco- Tamil Village, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 49.44 | 45.7  |
|  8 | Rajasthan  | 2017- 18 | Development of Heritage Circuit Development of Rajsamand (Kumbhalgarh Fort) - Jaipur (Facade Illumination in Jaipur and Nahargarh Fort) - Jhalawar (Gagron 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) | 70.61 | 66.99 |
|  9 | Telangana  | 2017- 18 | Development of Heritage Circuit: Qutub Shahi Heritage Park- Paigah Tombs- Hayat Bakshi Mosque- Raymond's Tomb                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 96.9  | 70.61 |
| 10 | Punjab     | 2018-    | Development of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 85.32 | 81.05 |

|                   |                   | 19                | Anandpur Sahib - Fatehgarh Sahib - Chamkaur Sahib - Ferozpur - Khatkar Kalan - Kalanour - Patiala                                                    |                   |                   |
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| HIMALAYAN CIRCUIT | HIMALAYAN CIRCUIT | HIMALAYAN CIRCUIT | HIMALAYAN CIRCUIT                                                                                                                                    | HIMALAYAN CIRCUIT | HIMALAYAN CIRCUIT |
| 1.                | Jammu & Kashmir   | 2016- 17          | Development of Tourism Infrastructure Projects- Bhagwati Nagar                                                                                       | 77.33             | 67.37             |
| 2.                | Jammu & Kashmir   | 2016- 17          | Development of Tourist Facilities at Jammu- Rajouri-Shopian- Pulwama                                                                                 | 81.60             | 67.35             |
| 3.                | Jammu & Kashmir   | 2016- 17          | Development of Tourist Facilities under the Construction of Assets in lieu of those Destroyed in Floods in 2014 under PM Development Package for J&K | 90.43             | 74.70             |
| 4.                | Jammu & Kashmir   | 2016- 17          | Development of Tourist facilities at Mantalai & Sudhmahadev                                                                                          | 91.99             | 87.19             |
| 5.                | Jammu & Kashmir   | 2016- 17          | Development of Tourist Facilities at Anantnag- Kishtwar- Pahalgam - Daksum - RanjitSagar Dam.                                                        | 86.39             | 69.95             |
| 6.                | Jammu & Kashmir   | 2016- 17          | Development of Tourist Facilities at Gulmarg- Baramulla-Kupwara-Leh                                                                                  | 91.84             | 82.16             |
| 7.                | Himachal Pradesh  | 2016- 17          | Development of Himalayan Circuit in Kiarighat, Shimla, Hatkoti, Manali, Kangra, Dharamshala, Bir, Palampur, Chamba                                   | 68.34             | 64.54             |
| Total             | Total             | Total             | Total                                                                                                                                                | 587.92            | 513.26            |

| KRISHNA CIRCUIT   | KRISHNA CIRCUIT   | KRISHNA CIRCUIT        | KRISHNA CIRCUIT                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   KRISHNA CIRCUIT |   KRISHNA CIRCUIT |
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 1.                | Haryana           | 2016- 17               | Development of Tourism Infrastructures at Brahmsarovar, SanhitSarovar, Narkatari, Jyotisar in Kurukshetra.                                                                                                                         |             77.39 |             77.88 |
| 2.                | Rajasthan         | 2016- 17               | Development of Govind Dev ji temple (Jaipur), Khatu Shyam Ji (Sikar) and Nathdwara (Rajsamand).                                                                                                                                    |             75.8  |             72.01 |
| Total             | Total             | Total                  | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |            153.19 |            149.89 |
| NORTH-EAST 1.     | Arunachal Pradesh | INDIA CIRCUIT 2014- 15 | Development of Circuit at Bhalukpong- Bomdila and Tawang.                                                                                                                                                                          |             49.77 |             47.28 |
| 2.                | Manipur           | 2015- 16               | Development of Circuit at Imphal- Khongjom                                                                                                                                                                                         |             72.23 |             61.32 |
| 3.                | Sikkim            | 2015- 16               | Development of 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 |
| 4.                | Mizoram           | 2015- 16               | Development of Thenzawl & South Zote, Districts Serchhip and Reiek                                                                                                                                                                 |             92.26 |             92.26 |
| 5.                | Arunachal Pradesh | 2015- 16               | Development of Jirigaon, Nafra, Seppa, Pappu, Pasa, Pakke Valleys, Lumdung, LafangSohung Lake, Taro Yar, New Sagalee,                                                                                                              |             96.72 |             91.88 |

|                        |                        |                        | Ziro, Yomcha                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |        |        |
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|
| 6.                     | Tripura                | 2015- 16               | Development of North East Circuit: Agartala - Sipahijala - Melaghar - Udaipur - Amarpur- Tirthamukh- Mandirghat- Dumboor- NarikelKunja- Gandachara- Ambassa                                                                  |  82.85 |  73.29 |
| 7.                     | Meghalaya              | 2016- 17               | Development of Umium (Lake View), U Lum Sohpetbneng- Mawdiangdiang - Orchid Lake Resort.                                                                                                                                     |  99.13 |  99.11 |
| 8.                     | Sikkim                 | 2016- 17               | Development of Tourist Circuit Linking Lingmoo-Lingee- Maka- Temi-BermoikNamchi- Okharey- Sombaria-                                                                                                                          |  95.32 |  90.55 |
| 9.                     | Tripura                | 2018- 19               | Development of Surma Cherra- Unakoti- Jampui Hills- Gunabati- Bhunaneshwari- Matabari- Neermahal- Boxanagar- Chottakhola- Pilak- Avangchaarra                                                                                |  44.83 |  35.25 |
| 10.                    | Meghalaya              | 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 (Nokrek Reserve, KattaBeel, Siju Caves) |  84.97 |  76.97 |
| Total RAMAYANA CIRCUIT | Total RAMAYANA CIRCUIT | Total RAMAYANA CIRCUIT | Total RAMAYANA CIRCUIT                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 816.13 | 765.32 |

| 1.                | Uttar Pradesh     | 2016- 17          | Development of Chitrakoot and Shringverpur                                                                                                 | 69.45             | 64.09             |
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 2.                | Uttar Pradesh     | 2017- 18          | Development of Ayodhya                                                                                                                     | 127.21            | 115.46            |
| Total             | Total             | Total             | Total                                                                                                                                      | 196.66            | 179.55            |
| 1.                | Bihar             | 2017- 18          | Development of Gandhi Circuit: Bhitiharwa- Chandrahia- Turkaulia                                                                           | 44.27             | 39.96             |
| 2.                | Kerala            | 2018- 19          | Development of Malanad Malabar Cruise Tourism Project                                                                                      | 57.35             | 30.98             |
| Total             | Total             | Total             | Total                                                                                                                                      | 101.62            | 70.94             |
| SPIRITUAL CIRCUIT | SPIRITUAL CIRCUIT | SPIRITUAL CIRCUIT | SPIRITUAL CIRCUIT                                                                                                                          | SPIRITUAL CIRCUIT | SPIRITUAL CIRCUIT |
| 1.                | Kerala            | 2016 -17          | Development of Sabarimala - Erumeli- Pampa-Sannidhanam as a Spiritual Circuit in District Pathanamthitta, Kerala.                          | 47.74             | 27.44             |
| 2.                | Manipur           | 2016- 17          | Development of Shri Govindajee Temple, Shri Bijoy Govindajee Temple - Shri Gopinath Temple - Shri Bungshibodon Temple - Shri Kaina Temple. | 45.34             | 43.04             |
| 3.                | Kerala            | 2016- 17          | Development of Sree Padmanabha Temple, Aranmula- Sabrimala                                                                                 | 78.08             | 73.77             |
| 4.                | Bihar             | 2016- 17          | Development of Kanwaria Route: Sultanganj - Dharmshala- Deoghar                                                                            | 44.76             | 42.52             |
| 5.                | Uttar Pradesh     | 2016- 17          | Development of Spiritual Circuit- I(Shahjahanpur- Allahabad-Basti- Ahar- Aligharh-Kasgunj- Sarosi-Pratapgarh-                              | 71.91             | 68.32             |

|    |               |          | Unnao-Kaushambi- Mirzapur-Gorakpur- Kairana- Doamriyagunj- Bagpat-Barabanki- Azamgarh)                                                                                                                                                                                           |       |       |
|----|---------------|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
|  6 | Uttar Pradesh | 2016- 17 | Development of Bijnor- Meerut- Kanpur- Kanpur Dehat- Banda- Ghazipur- Salempur- Ghosi- Balia- Ambedkar Nagar- Aligarh- Fatehpur- Deoria- Mahoba- Sonbhadra- Chandauli-                                                                                                           | 67.51 | 64.14 |
|  7 | Rajasthan     | 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 |
|  8 | Puducherry    | 2017- 18 | Development of Karaikal, Yanam and Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 34.96 | 30.94 |
|  9 | Bihar         | 2017- 18 | Development of Mandar Hill & Ang Pradesh.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 44.55 | 42.32 |
| 10 | Maharashtra   | 2018- 19 | Development of Waki- Adasa- Dhapewada- Paradsingha- Chota Taj Bagh- Telankhandi- Girad                                                                                                                                                                                           | 53.96 | 32.04 |
| 11 | Uttar Pradesh | 2018- 19 | Development of Jewar- Dadri-Sikandrabad-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 12.03 | 11.43 |

|                    |                    |                    | Noida-Khurja-Banda                                                                                                                                                   |        |        |
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|
| 12.                | Uttar Pradesh      | 2018- 19           | Development of Gorakhnath Temple(Gorakhpur), Devipattan Temple (Balrampur) and Vatvashni Temple(Domariyaganj)                                                        | 18.30  | 16.81  |
| 13.                | Kerala             | 2018- 19           | Development Sivagiri Sree Narayana Guru Ashram- Arruvipuram- KunnumparaSreeSubrah mania- ChembazhanthiSree Narayana Gurukulam                                        | 66.42  | 42.01  |
| Total              | Total              | Total              | Total                                                                                                                                                                | 672.61 | 567.01 |
| TRIBAL CIRCUIT     | TRIBAL CIRCUIT     | TRIBAL CIRCUIT     | TRIBAL CIRCUIT                                                                                                                                                       |        |        |
| 1.                 | Nagaland           | 2015- 16           | Development of Circuit at Peren- Kohima- Wokha                                                                                                                       | 97.36  | 92.49  |
| 2.                 | Chhattisgarh       | 2015- 16           | Development of Jashpur- Kunkuri- Mainpat- Ambikapur- Maheshpur -Ratanpur- Kurdar-Sarodadadar- Gangrel- Kondagaon- NathiyaNawagaon- Jagdalpur- Chitrakoot- Tirthgarh. | 96.10  | 94.23  |
| 3.                 | Telangana          | 2016- 17           | Development of Mulugu- Laknavaram- Medavaram- Tadvai- Damaravi- Mallur- Bogatha Waterfalls.                                                                          | 79.87  | 79.87  |
| 4.                 | Nagaland           | 2016- 17           | Development of Mokokchung- Tuensang-Mon                                                                                                                              | 98.14  | 98.14  |
| Total              | Total              | Total              | Total                                                                                                                                                                | 371.47 | 364.73 |
| TIRTHANKAR CIRCUIT | TIRTHANKAR CIRCUIT | TIRTHANKAR CIRCUIT | TIRTHANKAR CIRCUIT                                                                                                                                                   |        |        |
| 1.                 | Bihar              | 2016-              | Development of                                                                                                                                                       | 33.96  | 30.04  |

|                            |                            | 17                         | Vaishali- Arrah- Masad- Patna- Rajgir- Pawapuri- Champapuri.                                                                                                                          |        |        |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|
| Total                      | Total                      | Total                      | Total                                                                                                                                                                                 | 33.96  | 30.04  |
| WILDLIFE CIRCUIT           | WILDLIFE CIRCUIT           | WILDLIFE CIRCUIT           | WILDLIFE CIRCUIT                                                                                                                                                                      |        |        |
| 1.                         | Madhya Pradesh             | 2015- 16                   | Development of Circuit at Panna- Mukundpur- Sanjay- Dubri- Bandhavgarh- Kanha- Mukki- Pench.                                                                                          | 92.10  | 86.31  |
| 2.                         | Assam                      | 2015- 16                   | Development of Manas- Pobitora- Nameri- Kaziranga- Dibru- Saikhowa.                                                                                                                   | 94.68  | 89.94  |
| Total                      | Total                      | Total                      | Total                                                                                                                                                                                 | 186.78 | 176.25 |
| WAYSIDE SUB SCHEME CIRCUIT | WAYSIDE SUB SCHEME CIRCUIT | WAYSIDE SUB SCHEME CIRCUIT | WAYSIDE SUB SCHEME CIRCUIT                                                                                                                                                            |        |        |
| 1                          | Wayside                    | 2018- 19                   | Development of Wayside Amenities in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar at Varanasi-Gaya; Lucknow-Ayodhya- Lucknow; Gorakhpur- Kushinagar; Kushinagar-Gaya- Kushinaga in collaboration with MoRTH | 15.07  | 14.32  |
| Total                      | Total                      | Total                      | Total                                                                                                                                                                                 | 15.07  | 14.32  |

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## ANNEXURE-II

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.425  ANSWERED  ON  05.02.2024  REGARDING  SWADESH DARSHAN SCHEME TO BOOST LOCAL ECONOMIES BY SHRI VINOD L. CHAVDA

## Destinations notified for development under Swadesh Darshan Scheme 2.0

|   S.N. | States/Union Territory   | Destinations Selected/Identified                                     |
|--------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Andhra Pradesh           | Gandikota, Arakku-Lambassingi                                        |
|      2 | Arunachal Pradesh        | Nacho, Mechuka                                                       |
|      3 | Assam                    | Jorhat, Kokrajhar                                                    |
|      4 | Bihar                    | Gaya, Nalanda                                                        |
|      5 | Chhattisgarh             | Bilaspur, Jagdalpur                                                  |
|      6 | Goa                      | Porvorim, Colva                                                      |
|      7 | Gujarat                  | Dholavira, Dwarka                                                    |
|      8 | Haryana                  | Panchkula (Morni)                                                    |
|      9 | Himachal Pradesh         | Pong Dam                                                             |
|     10 | Jammu & Kashmir          | Basholi                                                              |
|     11 | Jharkhand                | Chandil                                                              |
|     12 | Karnataka                | Hampi, Mysuru                                                        |
|     13 | Kerala                   | Kumarakom, Kozhikode (Beypore)                                       |
|     14 | Madhya Pradesh           | Gwalior, Chitrakoot                                                  |
|     15 | Maharashtra              | Sindhudurg, Ajanta-Ellora                                            |
|     16 | Manipur                  | Moirang (Bishnupur)                                                  |
|     17 | Meghalaya                | Shillong, Sohra                                                      |
|     18 | Mizoram                  | Aizawl, Champhai                                                     |
|     19 | Nagaland                 | Niuland, Chumukedima                                                 |
|     20 | Odisha                   | Koraput, Debrigarh along with special attraction of 'Khinda Village' |
|     21 | Punjab                   | Amritsar, Kapurthala                                                 |
|     22 | Rajasthan                | Bundi (Keshoraipatan), Jodhpur                                       |
|     23 | Sikkim                   | Gangtok, Gyalshing                                                   |
|     24 | Tamil Nadu               | Mamallapuram, The Nilgiris                                           |
|     25 | Telangana                | Bhongir, Ananthagiri                                                 |
|     26 | Tripura                  | Agartala, Unakoti                                                    |

| 27   | Uttar Pradesh   | Prayagraj, Naimisharanya   |
|------|-----------------|----------------------------|
| 28   | Uttarakhand     | Pittoragarh, Champavat     |
| 29   | Chandigarh      | Chandigarh                 |
| 30   | Lakshadweep     | Lakshadweep                |
| 31   | Puducherry      | Puducherry, Karaikal       |
| 32   | Ladakh          | Leh, Kargil                |
|      | Total           | 57                         |

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