Lok Sabha Question No. 155 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-04
Subject: Sanctioned Projects under SDS 2.0
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, P.P. Chaudhary, Pratap Chandra Sarangi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.155

## ANSWERED ON 04.12.2023

## SANCTIONED PROJECTS UNDER SDS 2.0

155.  SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  sanctioned  projects  along  with  the  funds allocated  under  the  Swadesh  Darshan  Scheme  (SDS)  2.O, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government is planning to sanction any project in the State of Uttar Pradesh under the said scheme;
- (c)
- if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  guidelines  and has adopted any procedure to be followed while selecting the
- (d) projects under the said scheme; and
- (e)
- if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (e): The Ministry of Tourism has revamped Swadesh Darshan scheme as Swadesh Darshan scheme 2.0 (SD2.0) with the objective to develop sustainable and responsible tourism destinations in the country and has issued the scheme guidelines.

As per the SD2.0 scheme guidelines, the State Governments/UT Administrations prepare a State Perspective Plan (SPP) analysing tourism potential of various destinations based on the features like major tourism attractions, offerings, connectivity, current  tourism  eco  system,  State  support  etc.  Accordingly,  the Ministry of  Tourism  in  consultation  with  the  respective  State Government/UT Administration selects destinations for development under  the  scheme.  The  procedures  adopted  as  per  the  scheme guidelines for developing projects include formulation of destination master plans based on benchmarking and detailed gap assessment, inclusion  of  hard  and  soft  interventions,  preparation  of  Detailed Project  Reports,  robust  institutional  framework  at  National,  State and Destination level etc.

The  State  wise  list  of  these  notified  destinations  including Uttar Pradesh is annexed.

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.155 ANSWERED ON 04.12.2023 REGARDING  SANCTIONED  PROJECTS  UNDER  SDS  2.0  BY    SHRI SANGAM LAL  GUPTA,  SHRI  P.P.  CHAUDHARY  AND  SHRI  PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI.

## LIST OF DESTINATIONS NOTIFIED UNDER SWADESH DARSHAN 2.0

|   Sn | 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                         |
|   16 | Manipur                  | Moirang (Bishnupur)                |
|   17 | Meghalaya                | Shillong, Sohra                    |
|   18 | Mizoram                  | Aizawl, Champhai                   |
|   19 | Nagaland                 | Niuland, Chumukedima               |
|   20 | Odisha                   | Koraput                            |
|   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, Kariakal     |
| 32   | Ladakh        | Leh, Kargil              |
|      | Total         | 55                       |

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