Lok Sabha Question No. 2432 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-18
Subject: Financial Assistance to States for Development of Tourism
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Jugal Kishore Sharma, Sunil Kumar Pintu, Locket Chatterjee, Navneet Ravi Rana, Khan Saumitra, Ajay Kumar Mandal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†2432 ANSWERED ON 18.12.2023

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM

## †2432. SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU:

MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE:

SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA:

SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN:

SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- whether the Government has implemented the schemes/programmes to provide assistance to the State Governments for the development
- (a) of tourism in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  amount  of  funds  allocated  to  the  State  Governments  of J&K,  Bihar,  West  Bengal,  Maharashtra  and  Haryana  to  promote tourism during the last five years;
- (c) the details of the projects approved along with framework drafted for the development of tourism in Bihar, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Haryana  particularly  in  Sonipat  Lok  Sabha  Constituency  and  the district-wise and scheme-wise  details of the amount  of funds allocated and utilized during the last five years;
- (d) the  district-wise  details  of  lakes  selected  by  the  Government  in Maharashtra  under  the  National  Lake  Conservation  Project  (NLCP); and
- (e) the  year-wise  and  district-wise  details  of  the  amount  of  funds released  and  amount  spent  in  Maharashtra  under  the  NLCP  project including the progress report thereof?

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

(a) to (c): The  Ministry  of  Tourism  under  the  schemes  of  'Swadesh Darshan',  'National  Mission  on  Pilgrimage  Rejuvenation  and  Spiritual Heritage  Augmentation  Drive  (PRASHAD)'  and  'Assistance  to  Central Agencies for Tourism Infrastructure Development' provides financial assistance  to  State  Governments/Union  Territory  Administrations/Central

Agencies  for  the  development  of  tourism-related  infrastructure  in  the country.

The  Ministry  of  Tourism  has  now  revamped  its  Swadesh  Darshan Scheme  as  Swadesh  Darshan  2.0  (SD2.0)  with  the  objective  to  develop sustainable and responsible destinations following a tourist & destination centric approach. In consultation with the State Governments/UT Administrations, the following destinations in the States of Bihar, Haryana, Maharashtra and UT of J&K have been identified for development under Swadesh Darshan 2.0 Scheme:

|   Sl. No. | States/Union Territory   | Destinations Selected/Identified   |
|-----------|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
|         1 | Bihar                    | Gaya, Nalanda                      |
|         2 | Haryana                  | Panchkula (Morni)                  |
|         3 | Jammu & Kashmir          | Basholi                            |
|         4 | Maharashtra              | Sindhudurg                         |

Financial assistance has also been provided to the State Governments/UT  Administrations  for  organizing  fairs/festivals  &  tourism related events under Domestic Promotion & Publicity including Hospitality (DPPH) Scheme.

The details of projects sanctioned under the Swadesh Darshan 1.0, PRASHAD  and  Assistance  to  Central  Agencies  Schemes  as  well  as financial  assistance  provided  for  organizing  fairs/festivals  and  tourism related  events  under  DPPH  Scheme  to  the  States  of  J&K,  Bihar,  West Bengal, Maharashtra and Haryana are given at Annexure.

(d) & (e): The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change conveyed  the  details  of  funds  released  and  spent  for  the  lakes  in Maharashtra under NLCP, which are as follows:

| Project                                                                      | Amount released (Rs. in crores)      | Expenditure incurred as per the UCs (Rs. in crores)   | Status   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------|
| Conservation of Koradi Lake in Nagpur, Maharashtra                           | 22.00 (central share during 2018-20) | 8.74 (till 02.03.2020)                                | Ongoing  |
| Revival and Conservation of Dharamveer Sambhaji Lake in Solapur, Maharashtra | 11.06 (during 2018-2021)             | 8.62 (till 31.03.2023)                                | Ongoing  |

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†2432 ANSWERED ON 18.12.2023 REGARDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE  TO  STATES  FOR  DEVELOPMENT  OF  TOURISM  BY  SHRI RAMESH  CHANDER  KAUSHIK,  SHRI  JUGAL  KISHORE  SHARMA,  SHRI SUNIL  KUMAR  PINTU,  MS.  LOCKET  CHATTERJEE,  SHRIMATI  NAVNEET RAVI RANA, SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN AND SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL.

Swadesh Darshan Scheme (Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl. No. | State/ UT   | Circuit / Sanction Year    | Name of the Project                                                                    |   Amount Sanctioned |   Amount Released |
|-----------|-------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|         1 | Bihar       | Tirthankar Circuit 2016-17 | Development of Vaishali- Arrah- Masad- Patna- Rajgir- Pawapuri- Champapuri             |               33.96 |             30.04 |
|         2 | Bihar       | Spiritual Circuit 2016-17  | Development of Kanwaria Route: Sultanganj - Dharmshala- Deoghar                        |               44.76 |             42.52 |
|         3 | Bihar       | Buddhist Circuit 2016-17   | Development of Buddhist circuit- Construction of Convention Centre at Bodhgaya         |               95.18 |             93.22 |
|         4 | Bihar       | Rural Circuit 2017-18      | Development of Bhitiharwa- Chandrahia- Turkaulia                                       |               44.27 |             39.96 |
|         5 | Bihar       | Spiritual Circuit 2017-18  | Development of Mandar Hill & Ang Pradesh                                               |               44.55 |             42.32 |
|         6 | Haryana     | Krishna Circuit 2016-17    | Development of Tourism Infrastructures at places related to Mahabharata in Kurukshetra |               77.39 |             77.88 |

|   7. | Jammu & Kashmir   | Himalayan Circuit 2016-17   | Development of Jammu-Srinagar- Pahalgam-Bhagwati Nagar-Anantnag- Salamabad Uri- Kargil-Leh                                           |   77.33 |   67.37 |
|------|-------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
|    8 | Jammu & Kashmir   | Himalayan Circuit 2016-17   | Development of Tourist Facilities at Jammu-Rajouri- Shopian-Pulwama                                                                  |   81.6  |   67.35 |
|    9 | Jammu & Kashmir   | Himalayan Circuit 2016-17   | Development of Tourist Facilities - Construction of Assets in lieu of those Destroyed in Floods in 2014 under PM Development Package |   90.43 |   74.7  |
|   10 | Jammu & Kashmir   | Himalayan Circuit 2016-17   | Development of Tourist facilities at Mantalai and Sudhmahadev                                                                        |   91.99 |   87.19 |
|   11 | Jammu & Kashmir   | Himalayan Circuit 2016-17   | Development of Tourist facilities at Anantnag-Pulwama- Kishtwar-Pahalgam- Zanskar Padum - Daksum - Ranjit Sagar Dam                  |   86.39 |   69.95 |
|   12 | Jammu & Kashmir   | Himalayan Circuit 2016-17   | Development of Tourist Facilities at Gulmarg-Baramulla- Kupwara- Kargil - Leh                                                        |   91.84 |   73.45 |
|   13 | Maharashtra       | Coastal Circuit 2015-16     | Development of Sindhudurg Coastal Circuit - Sagareshwar, Tarkarli, Vijaydurg (Beach & Creek), Mitbhav                                |   19.06 |   18.11 |

|   14. | Maharashtra   | Spiritual Circuit 2018-19   | Development of Waki- Adasa- Dhapewada- Paradsingha- Telankhandi- Girad                                          |   53.96 |   32.04 |
|-------|---------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
|    15 | West Bengal   | Coastal Circuit 2015-16     | Development of Beach Circuit: Udaipur- Digha- Shankarpur- Tajpur- Mandarmani- Fraserganj-Bakkhlai- Henry Island |   67.99 |   65.07 |

## PRASHAD Scheme

(Rs. in Crore)

| State/UT          |   Sl. No. | Project Name                                                                         | Sanction Year   |   Approved Cost |   Amount Released |
|-------------------|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
| Bihar             |         1 | Development at Patna Sahib                                                           | 2015-16         |           41.54 |             33.23 |
|                   |         2 | Development of basic facilities at Vishnupad temple, Gaya, Bihar                     | 2014-15         |            4.27 |              2.91 |
| Haryana           |         3 | Development of Mata Mansa and Nada Saheb Gurudwara Devi Temple in Panchkula District | 2019-20         |           48.53 |             34.68 |
| Jammu and Kashmir |         4 | Development at Hazratbal Shrine, Srinagar                                            | 2016-17         |           40.46 |             34.3  |
| Maharashtra       |         5 | Development of Trimbakeshwar, Nashik                                                 | 2017-18         |           52.92 |             29.85 |
| West Bengal       |         6 | Development of Belur Math                                                            | 2016-17         |           30.03 |             23.39 |

## Assistance to Central Agencies for Tourism Infrastructure Development Scheme

(Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.      | State/UT        | Name of Projects                                                                                                                                                        | Central Agency    | Amount Sanctioned   | Amount Released   |
|--------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
| Year 2012-13 | Year 2012-13    | Year 2012-13                                                                                                                                                            | Year 2012-13      | Year 2012-13        | Year 2012-13      |
| 1.           | Jammu & Kashmir | Sound and Light Show at Dal Lake (Nigeen Lake)                                                                                                                          | ITDC              | 5.00                | 4.00              |
| 2.           | Haryana         | Implementation of Multimedia /Laser show at Tilyar Lake                                                                                                                 | ITDC              | 5.00                | 2.24              |
| Year 2013-14 | Year 2013-14    | Year 2013-14                                                                                                                                                            | Year 2013-14      | Year 2013-14        | Year 2013-14      |
| 3.           | Bihar           | Joint Development of tourist Amenities at Gaya Railway Station in Association with Ministry of Railways                                                                 | M/o Railways      | 5.18                | 4.14              |
| Year 2014-15 | Year 2014-15    | Year 2014-15                                                                                                                                                            | Year 2014-15      | Year 2014-15        | Year 2014-15      |
| 4.           | Multiple States | Manufacture of Glass Top Coaches:  Qazigund and Baramullah, Jammu & Kashmir  Vizag-Arakku Valley Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh  Dadar-Madgaon Route (Mumbai to Goa) | M/o Railways      | 12.00               | 12.00             |
| Year 2016-17 | Year 2016-17    | Year 2016-17                                                                                                                                                            | Year 2016-17      | Year 2016-17        | Year 2016-17      |
| 5.           | Maharashtra     | Central Financial Assistance to Mumbai Port Trust for Development of KanojiAngre Lighthouse as a                                                                        | Mumbai Port Trust | 15.00               | 15.00             |

|              |              | tourist Destination                                                                           |                   |              |              |
|--------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
| 6.           | Maharashtra  | Joint Development of Nanded Railway Station                                                   | M/o Railways      | 5.18         | 2.59         |
| Year 2017-18 | Year 2017-18 | Year 2017-18                                                                                  | Year 2017-18      | Year 2017-18 | Year 2017-18 |
| 7.           | Haryana      | Sound and Light Show at Yadavindra Gardens, Pinjore, Haryana.                                 | ITDC              | 6.00         | 3.00         |
| 8.           | Maharashtra  | Up-gradation/ modernization to International Cruise terminal at Indira Dock, Mumbai.          | Mumbai Port Trust | 12.50        | 12.50        |
| 9.           | Maharashtra  | Joint Development of Aurangabad Railway Station                                               | M/o Railways      | 5.71         | 2.85         |
| 10.          | West Bengal  | Joint Development of Rampurhat Railway Station                                                | M/o Railways      | 3.48         | 1.74         |
| 11.          | West Bengal  | Joint Development of Tarakeshwar Railway Station                                              | M/o Railways      | 3.87         | 1.93         |
| Year 2019-20 | Year 2019-20 | Year 2019-20                                                                                  | Year 2019-20      | Year 2019-20 | Year 2019-20 |
| 12.          | West Bengal  | Joint Development of New Jalpaiguri Railway Station                                           | M/o Railways      | 4.55         | 2.27         |
| Year 2020-21 | Year 2020-21 | Year 2020-21                                                                                  | Year 2020-21      | Year 2020-21 | Year 2020-21 |
| 13.          | Haryana      | Joint Development of Kurukshetra Railway Station                                              | M/o Railways      | 3.02         | 1.51         |
| Year 2021-22 | Year 2021-22 | Year 2021-22                                                                                  | Year 2021-22      | Year 2021-22 | Year 2021-22 |
| 14.          | Maharashtra  | Upgradation/ Modernisation to International Cruise Terminal at Indira Dock, Mumbai Port Trust | Mumbai Port Trust | 37.50        | 30.00        |

Financial  assistance  provided  for  organizing  fairs/festivals  &  tourism related events under Domestic Promotion & Publicity including Hospitality (DPPH) Scheme

## (Rs. in Lakh)

| Name of State   | Year    | Name of Fairs & Festivals                                                  |   Amount Sanctioned |   Amount Released |
|-----------------|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
| Bihar           | 2019-20 | Sonepur Fair                                                               |                25   |              25   |
|                 |         | Rajgir Mahotsav                                                            |                25   |              25   |
| Haryana         | 2014-15 | 29 th Surajkund Craft Mela                                                 |                30   |              30   |
|                 | 2015-16 | 30 th Surajkund Crafts Mela                                                |                30   |              30   |
|                 |         | Annual Kapal Mochan Fair, Gita Jayanti Utsav and Pinjore Heritage Festival |                34.5 |              34.5 |
|                 | 2016-17 | 31 st edition of Surajkund International Craft Mela in Faridabad, Haryana  |                30   |              30   |
|                 | 2017-18 | 32 nd Surajkund International Crafts Mela                                  |                30   |              30   |
|                 |         | Pinjore Festival                                                           |                25   |              25   |
|                 | 2018-19 | Surajkund International Crafts Mela                                        |                30   |              30   |
|                 | 2019-20 | Mango Mela                                                                 |                25   |              25   |
|                 |         | Heritage festival                                                          |                25   |              25   |
|                 |         | Surajkund International Crafts Mela                                        |                30   |              30   |
|                 | 2021-22 | Surajkund International Crafts Mela                                        |                30   |              30   |

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