Lok Sabha Question No. 2425 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-04
Subject: Inclusion of Gola Gokarnath and Frog Temple in SDS
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Shri Utkarsh Verma Madhur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †

## 2425 ANSWERED ON 04.08.2025

## INCLUSION OF GOLA GOKARNATH AND FROG TEMPLE IN SDS

† 2425. SHRI UTKARSH VERMA MADHUR:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  include  Gola  Gokarnath  and Frog Temple in the Swadesh Darshan Scheme ( SDS ) ;
- (b)
- if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the  details  of  the  places  selected  under  the  said  scheme  in  Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

(SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

(a) to (c): Development and promotion of tourist destinations and tourism products  is  primarily  undertaken  by  the  respective  State  Government / Union  Territory ( UT ) Administration . However,  the  Ministry  of  Tourism through its  central  sector  schemes  of ' Swadesh Darshan ( SD )' , ' Swadesh Darshan  2 . 0 ( SD2 . 0 )' and ' Challenge  Based  Destination  Development ( CBDD )'  -a sub -scheme of Swadesh Darshan; schemes complements the efforts  of  tourism  infrastructure  development  and  amenities  at  tourism destinations across the country by extending financial assistance to the State Governments / UT Administrations . This financial assistance is extended, subject to receipt of project proposals in line with the scheme guidelines  and  other  instructions  issued  in  this  regard,  availability  of funds, inter -se priority etc .

Presently, no proposal is under the consideration in the Ministry of Tourism to develop Gola Gokarnath and Frog Temple under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme .

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The details of the projects sanctioned under Swadesh Darshan, SD2 . and CBDD scheme in the state of Uttar Pradesh are Annexed.

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS ( a ) TO ( c ) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 2425 ANSWERED ON 04 . 08 . 2025 REGARDING INCLUSION OF  GOLA  GOKARNATH  AND  FROG  TEMPLE  IN  SDS  RAISED  BY  SHRI UTKARSH VERMA MADHUR

The  list  of  the  projects  sanctioned  in  the  state  of  Uttar  Pradesh  under Swadesh Darshan scheme :

( Amount in ₹ Crore )

|   S . No . | Circuit / Sanction Year     | Name of the Project                                                                                                                                                                                       | Amount Sanctioned   |
|------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|          1 | Buddhist Circuit 2016 - 17  | Development of Srawasti, Kushinagar, &Kapilwastu                                                                                                                                                          | 87 . 89             |
|          2 | Ramayana Circuit 2016 - 17  | Development of Chitrakoot and Shringverpur                                                                                                                                                                | 69 . 45             |
|          3 | Spiritual Circuit 2016 - 17 | Development of Ahar - Aligarh - Kasganj - Sarosi ( Unnao ) - Pratapgarh - Kausambi - Mirzapur - Gorakhpur - Domariyaganj - Basti - Barabanki - Azamgarh - Kairana - Baghpat - Shahjahanpur                | 71 . 91             |
|          4 | 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             |
|          5 | Heritage Circuit 2016 - 17  | Development of Kalinjar Fort ( Banda ) - MagharDham ( SantKabir Nagar ) - ChauriChaura, Shaheed Sthal ( Fatehpur ) - MahuarshaheedSthal ( Ghosi ) - Shaheed Smarak ( Meerut )                             | 36 . 65             |
|          6 | Ramayana Circuit 2017 - 18  | Development of Ayodhya                                                                                                                                                                                    | 127 . 21            |

|   7 | Spiritual Circuit 2018 - 19   | Development of Jewar - Dadri - Sikandrabad - Noida - Khurja - Banda                                                                   | 12 . 03   |
|-----|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
|   8 | Spiritual Circuit 2018 - 19   | Development of Gorakhnath Temple ( Gorakhpur ) , Devipattan Temple ( Balrampur ) and Vatvashni Temple ( Domariyagunj )                | 18 . 30   |
|   9 | Wayside Amenities 2018-19     | Development of Wayside Amenities in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar at Varanasi-Gaya; Kushinagar-Gaya- Kushinagar in collaboration with MoRTH | 17.50     |

List  of  sanctioned  projects in  the  state  of  Uttar  Pradesh  under  Swadesh Darshan 2 . 0:

( Amount in ₹ Crore )

|   S No . | Year of Sanction   | Destination   | Name of the Experience                  | Sanctioned Cost   |
|----------|--------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | 2023 - 24          | Prayagraj     | Azad Park and Dekho Prayagraj Trail Exp | 14 . 52           |
|        2 | 2023 - 24          | Naimisaranya  | Vedic - wellness Experience             | 17 . 80           |

List of sanctioned projects under Challenge Based Destination Development (CBDD), a sub -scheme of Swadesh Darshan scheme in the state of Uttar Pradesh

( Amount in ₹ Crore )

| S    | Year of   | Name of the Project                         | Sanctioned Cost   |
|------|-----------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| No . | Sanction  |                                             |                   |
| 1    | 2024 - 25 | Development of Cultural Landscape at Mahoba | 24 . 98           |

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