Lok Sabha Question No. 1093 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-02
Subject: Proposal for Projects under PRASAD
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Shri Devesh Chandra Thakur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †109 3

## ANSWERED ON 02.12.2024

## PROPOSAL FOR PROJECTS UNDER PRASAD

†1093. SHRI DEVESH CHANDRA THAKUR:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of projects under Tirthayatra Kayakalp and Adhyatmik Virasat  Samvardhan  Abhiyan  (PRASAD)  approved  in  the  country including Bihar State, State-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  approve  projects under the said scheme especially in Sitamadi District of Bihar and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  details  of  infrastructural  and  basic  facilities  developed  for tourists  under  the  said  scheme  in  the  country,  including  Bihar State, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF TOURISM         (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

(a) to (b): The  Ministry  of  Tourism  under  its  Pilgrimage  Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) Scheme aims to develop  infrastructure  at  pre-identified  religious  and  heritage  sites across the country.

A  total  of  46  projects  are  sanctioned  across  the  country  under PRASHAD  Scheme  including  2  projects  in  Bihar.  Two  sites  named ' Simariya Ghat, Begusarai District ' and ' Aami Mandir, Saran District ' are identified for development under PRASHAD Scheme.

(c): The details of the projects sanctioned under PRASHAD Scheme is annexed.

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †109 3 ANSWERED ON 02.12.2024 REGARDING PROPOSAL FOR  PROJECTS  UNDER  PRASAD  RAISED  BY  SHRI  DEVESH  CHANDRA THAKUR

List of projects sanctioned under PRASHAD Scheme

(Rs. In Crore)

| State/UT          |   S. No. | Project Name                                                                                             | Sanction Year   | Approved Cost   |
|-------------------|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |        1 | Development of Pilgrim Amenities at Amaravati                                                            | 2015-16         | 27.77           |
| Andhra Pradesh    |        2 | Development of Srisailam Temple                                                                          | 2017-18         | 43.08           |
| Andhra Pradesh    |        3 | Development of Pilgrimage Amenities at Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narsimha Swami Vari Devasthanam at Simhachalam | 2022-23         | 54.04           |
| Arunachal Pradesh |        4 | Development of Parshuram Kund                                                                            | 2020-21         | 37.88           |
| Assam             |        5 | Development of Pilgrimage amenities at Kamakhya Temple                                                   | 2015-16         | 29.80           |
| Bihar             |        6 | Development at Patna Sahib                                                                               | 2015-16         | 29.62           |
| Bihar             |        7 | Development of basic facilities at Vishnupad temple                                                      | 2014-15         | 3.63            |
| Chhattisgarh      |        8 | Development of Pilgrimage amenities at Maa Bamleshwari Devi Temple                                       | 2020-21         | 48 .44          |
| Gujarat           |        9 | Development of Dwarka                                                                                    | 2016-17         | 13.08           |
| Gujarat           |       10 | Development of Pilgrimage Amenities at Somnath                                                           | 2016-17         | 45.36           |
|                   |       11 | Development of Promenade at Somnath                                                                      | 2018-19         | 47.12           |
|                   |       12 | Development of Pilgrim Plaza with Queue management complex at Somnath Gujarat                            | 2021-22         | 49.97           |
|                   |       13 | Development of Pilgrimage Facilities at Ambaji Temple                                                    | 2022-23         | 50.00           |
| Haryana           |       14 | Development of Mata Mansa Devi Temple and Nada Saheb                                                     | 2019-20         | 48.53           |

|                   |    | Gurudwara                                                                                                                  |         |       |
|-------------------|----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|-------|
| Jammu and Kashmir | 15 | Development at Hazratbal Shrine                                                                                            | 2016-17 | 40.46 |
| Jharkhand         | 16 | Development of Baba Baidya Nath Dham                                                                                       | 2018-19 | 36.79 |
| Karnataka         | 17 | Development of Pilgrimage Amenities at Sri Chamundeshwari Devi Temple                                                      | 2023-24 | 45.71 |
| Kerala            | 18 | Development at Guruvayur Temple                                                                                            | 2016-17 | 45.19 |
| Madhya            | 19 | Development of Amarkantak                                                                                                  | 2020-21 | 49.99 |
| Pradesh           | 20 | Development of Omkareshwar                                                                                                 | 2017-18 | 43.93 |
| Maharashtra       | 21 | Development of Trimbakeshwar                                                                                               | 2017-18 | 42.18 |
| Meghalaya         | 22 | Development of Pilgrimage Facilitation at Nongswalia Church, Nartiang Shakti Peeth, Aitnar Pool and Charantala Kali Temple | 2020-21 | 29.29 |
| Mizoram           | 23 | Development of Infrastructure for Pilgrimage and Heritage Tourism at Chite Vang, Zuangtai, Reiek and Aizawl                | 2022-23 | 44.89 |
| Nagaland          | 24 | Development of Pilgrimage Infrastructure at Molungkimong, Noksen Church, Aizuto, Wokha and Kohima                          | 2018-19 | 25.2  |
|                   | 25 | Development of Pilgrimage Tourism Infrastructure at Zunheboto                                                              | 2022-23 | 18.18 |
| Odisha            | 26 | Infrastructure Development at Puri                                                                                         | 2014-15 | 50    |
| Punjab            | 27 | Development of Karuna Sagar Valmiki Sthal at Amritsar                                                                      | 2015-16 |  6.4  |
|                   | 28 | Development of Chamkaur Sahib                                                                                              | 2021-22 | 31.57 |
| Rajasthan         | 29 | Integrated Development of Pushkar/Ajmer                                                                                    | 2015-16 | 32.64 |
| Sikkim            | 30 | Development of Pilgrimage Facilitation at Four Patron Saints, Yuksom                                                       | 2020-21 | 33.32 |

| Tamil Nadu    | 31    | Development of Kanchipuram                                                                    | 2016-17         | 13.99      |
|---------------|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|------------|
|               | 32 33 | Development of Velankanni Development of Jogulamba                                            | 2016-17 2020-21 | 4.86 38.90 |
| Telangana     | 34    | Development of Pilgrimage and Heritage Tourism Infrastructure at Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple | 2022-23         | 62.00      |
|               | 35    | Development of Pilgrimage Infrastructure at Bhadrachalam                                      | 2022-23         | 41.38      |
| Tripura       | 36    | Development of Tripura Sundari Temple                                                         | 2020-21         | 34.43      |
| Uttar Pradesh | 37    | Development of Varanasi - Phase - I                                                           | 2015-16         | 18.73      |
| Uttar Pradesh | 38    | Development of Mathura- Vrindavan as Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph-II)                             | 2014-15         | 10.98      |
| Uttar Pradesh | 39    | Development of River Cruise Tourism at Varanasi                                               | 2017-18         | 9.02       |
| Uttar Pradesh | 40    | Construction of Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan                                      | 2014-15         | 9.36       |
| Uttar Pradesh | 41    | Development of Varanasi - Phase II                                                            | 2017-18         | 44.60      |
| Uttar Pradesh | 42    | Development of Infrastructure facilities at Govardhan                                         | 2018-19         | 37.59      |
|               | 43    | Integrated Development of Kedarnath                                                           | 2015-16         | 34.77      |
| Uttarakhand   | 44    | Development of Infrastructure for Pilgrimage Facilitation in Badrinath Ji Dham                | 2018-19         | 56.15      |
|               | 45    | Augmentation of Pilgrimage Infrastructure Facilities at Gangotri and Yamunotri Dham           | 2021-22         | 54.36      |
| West Bengal   | 46    | Development of Belur Math                                                                     | 2016-17         | 30.03      |
| Total         | Total | Total                                                                                         | Total           | 1605.20    |

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