Lok Sabha Question No. 2216 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-09
Subject: Swadesh Darshan 2.0 Scheme
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Shri Shafi Parambil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2216 ANSWERED ON 09.12.2024

## SWADESH DARSHAN 2.0 SCHEME

## 2216. SHRI SHAFI PARAMBIL:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  tourism  development  projects  sanctioned  under  the Swadesh Darshan 2.0 scheme, State-wise;
- (b) the  criteria  for  selecting  tourism  development  projects  under  the Swadesh Darshan 2.0 scheme; and
- (c) the details of the tourism projects identified from the State of Kerala
- under the Swadesh Darshan 2.0 scheme?

## ANSWER

(SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

(a) to (c): Development and promotion of tourism destinations and products  is  primarily  undertaken  by  the  concerned  State  Government (SG)/Union  Territory  Administration  (UT).  The  Ministry  of  Tourism  through its  central  sector  scheme  of  'Swadesh  Darshan  (SD)'  complements  the efforts of tourism infrastructure development  by extending financial assistance to the SGs/UTs. The Ministry has now revamped the Swadesh Darshan  Scheme  as  Swadesh  Darshan  2.0  (SD2.0)  with  the  objective  to develop sustainable and responsible tourism destinations and has sanctioned 34 Projects in  the  country  including  1  Project  in  the  State  of Kerala for development, the details of which is annexed.

The  selection  of  tourism  development  projects  under  SD2.0  is  done  in synergy  with scheme  guidelines  and  in  close consultation with the concerned  State  Governments/Union  Territory  Administrations.  Further,  a holistic development approach is adopted in identification of destinations/ projects  under  SD2.0,  which  includes  understanding  existing  tourism ecosystems,  connectivity,  alignment  with  sustainable  and  responsible tourism, future tourism potential etc.

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.2216  ANSWERED  ON  09.12.2024  REGARDING  SWADESH DARSHAN 2.0 SCHEME RAISED BY SHRI SHAFI PARAMBIL

List of sanctioned projects under Swadesh Darshan 2.0 Scheme:-

|   S. No. | State/UT          | Destination       | Name of the Experience              |   Sanctioned Cost (₹ in Crore) | Year of Sanction   |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    | Araku- Lambasingi | Borra Cave Experience at Araku      |                          29.87 | 2023-24            |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh | Nacho             | Unlock Nacho Expedition             |                          14.02 | 2023-24            |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh | Mechuka           | Mechuka Cultural Haat               |                          18.48 | 2023-24            |
|        4 | Arunachal Pradesh | Mechuka           | Mechuka Adventure Park              |                          12.75 | 2023-24            |
|        5 | Assam             | Kokrajhar         | Kokrajhar Wetland Experience        |                          26.67 | 2023-24            |
|        6 | Assam             | Jorhat            | Reimagining Cinnamara Tea Estate    |                          23.91 | 2023-24            |
|        7 | Goa               | Porvorim          | Porvorim Creek Experience           |                          23.56 | 2024-25            |
|        8 | Goa               | Colva             | Colva Beach Experience              |                          15.65 | 2024-25            |
|        9 | Karnataka         | Hampi             | Setting up of 'Traveller nooks'     |                          26.3  | 2023-24            |
|       10 | Karnataka         | Mysuru            | Tonga ride Heritage experience zone |                           4.12 | 2023-24            |
|       11 | Karnataka         | Mysuru            | Ecological Experience Zone          |                          18.36 | 2023-24            |
|       12 | Kerala            | Kumarakom         | Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary Experience |                          13.92 | 2023-24            |
|       13 | Ladakh            | Leh               | Julley Leh Biodiversity Park        |                          24.89 | 2023-24            |
|       14 | Ladakh            | Kargil            | Exploring LOC and Hundarman         |                          12.01 | 2023-24            |

|    |                |              | village Experience                           |       |         |
|----|----------------|--------------|----------------------------------------------|-------|---------|
| 15 | Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior      | Phoolbagh Experience Zone                    | 16.73 | 2023-24 |
| 16 | Madhya Pradesh | Chitrakoot   | Spiritual experience at Chitrakoot           | 27.21 | 2023-24 |
| 17 | Maharashtra    | Pune         | Shivsrushti Historical Theme Park- Phase 3   | 76.22 | 2024-25 |
| 18 | Meghalaya      | Sohra        | Waterfall Trails Experience                  | 27.84 | 2023-24 |
| 19 | Meghalaya      | Sohra        | Meghalayan Age Cave Experience               | 32.45 | 2023-24 |
| 20 | Nagaland       | Chumoukedima | Eco-Tourism Exp at Chumoukedima viewpoint    |  7.87 | 2024-25 |
| 21 | Nagaland       | Chumoukedima | Tribal Cultural Experience at Midway Retreat | 21.56 | 2023-24 |
| 22 | Puducherry     | Karaikal     | Karaikal beach and waterfront experience     | 20.29 | 2023-24 |
| 23 | Punjab         | Kapurthala   | Eco Tourism experience at Kanjli wetland     | 20.06 | 2023-24 |
| 24 | Punjab         | Amritsar     | Border Tourism Experience at Attari          | 25.9  | 2024-25 |
| 25 | Rajasthan      | Bundi        | Spiritual Experience, Keshavraipatan         | 17.37 | 2023-24 |
| 26 | Sikkim         | Gyalshing    | Eco-Wellness Experience at Yuksom Cluster    | 15.4  | 2023-24 |
| 27 | Sikkim         | Gangtok      | Gangtok Cultural Village                     | 22.59 | 2023-24 |
| 28 | Tamil Nadu     | Mamallapuram | Immersive experience at Shore Temple         | 30.02 | 2023-24 |
| 29 | Telangana      | Bhongir      | Bhongir Fort Experiential Zone               | 56.81 | 2023-24 |
| 30 | Telangana      | Ananathagiri | Eco tourism zone at Ananathgiri              | 38    | 2023-24 |

|              |               |              | forest                                    |        |         |
|--------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------------------------------|--------|---------|
| 31           | Uttar Pradesh | Prayagraj    | Azad Park and Dekho Prayagraj Trail Exp   |  13.02 | 2023-24 |
| 32           | Uttar Pradesh | Naimisaranya | Vedic- wellness Experience                |  15.94 | 2023-24 |
| 33           | Uttarakhand   | Pithoragarh  | Rural Tourism Cluster Experience at Gunji |  32.2  | 2023-24 |
| 34           | Uttarakhand   | Champawat    | Tea Garden Experience                     |  11.21 | 2023-24 |
| TOTAL AMOUNT | TOTAL AMOUNT  | TOTAL AMOUNT | TOTAL AMOUNT                              | 793.2  |         |

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