Lok Sabha Question No. 3716 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-24
Subject: Status of 48 Projects under PRASAD Scheme
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Shri Mahesh Kashyap

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO . †3716

## ANSWERED ON 24 . 03 . 2025

## STATUS OF 48 PROJECTS UNDER PRASAD SCHEME

## †3716 . SHRI MAHESH KASHYAP:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state :

- ( a ) the  details  of  current  progress  of  48  projects  sanctioned  under PRASAD Scheme at a cost of Rs . 1,646 . 99 crore;
- (b) the  expected  economic  impacts  on  local  economies  and  employment  in view of development of said 48 projects;
- (c) the  details  of  some  of  the  successful  initiatives  under  the  Scheme that  had  the  greatest  impact  on  pilgrimage  tourism,  especially keeping  this  in  mind  that  23  out  of  the  48  projects  have  been completed; and
- (d) the  manner  in  which  Special  Assistance  to  States  for  Capital Investment Scheme ( SASCI ) is helpful in achieving the objectives of PRASAD Scheme to strengthen tourism infrastructure?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF TOURISM (

SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT )

- (a): The  Ministry  of  Tourism  under  the  'Pilgrimage  Rejuvenation  and Spiritual,  Heritage  Augmentation  Drive'  (PRASHAD)  provides  financial assistance to the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations for development of tourism infrastructure at identified pilgrimage destinations. Under the scheme, the Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned 48 projects in 27 States/UTs. The current status of these projects is given in the Annexure.
- (b): Under the PRASHAD Scheme, infrastructure development is undertaken  in  an  inclusive,  integrated,  and  sustainable  manner  that

focuses  on  livelihoods,  skills,  cleanliness,  security,  accessibility,  and service delivery. The scheme contributes to employment generation while also enhancing awareness and fostering skill and capacity development of the local communities. (c): The successful initiatives/interventions under the PRASHAD scheme that  have  made  a  significant  impact  on  pilgrimage  tourism  and  thereby enriched  the  pilgrim  experience  includes  the  development  of  tourist facilitation  centres,  sound  and  light  shows,  multi-storied  car  parking, dedicated parking areas, and the development of ghats, etc. Additionally, solid  waste  management  systems,  solar  panels,  and  CCTV  installations have been implemented to ensure sustainability, and safety. (d): The Government of India under the guidelines for Special  Assistance to States/Union    Territories for    Capital    Investment  (SASCI)    for Development  of  Iconic  Tourist  Centres  to  Global  Scale  has  approved  40 projects    across    23  States  for    an  amount  of  Rs.  3295.76  Crore.  The objective of the scheme is to develop iconic tourist centres in the country, branding, and marketing them at global scale. The scheme envisages the local  economy  growth  and  create  employment  opportunities  through sustainable tourism projects. Under  the  PRASHAD  Scheme,  the  Ministry  of  Tourism  provides  financial assistance to State Governments and Union Territory Administrations for the development of tourism infrastructure at identified pilgrimage destinations. Through both the schemes, the Ministry of Tourism aims to enhance the country's tourism landscape by adopting a holistic approach to infrastructure development.

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN REPLY TO PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3716 ANSWERED ON 24.03.2025 REGARDING STATUS OF 48  PROJECTS  UNDER  PRASAD  SCHEME  RAISED  BY  SHRI  MAHESH KASHYAP

List of projects sanctioned under PRASHAD Scheme (as on 10.03.2025)

(Rs. Crore)

| State/UT          |   S. No. | Project Name                                                                                             | Sanction Year   |   Approved Cost | Amount Released   | Physical Progress %   | Financial Progress %   |
|-------------------|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
| Pradesh           |        1 | Development of Pilgrim Amenities at Amaravati                                                            | 2015-16         |           27.77 | 27.77             | 100%                  | 100%                   |
|                   |        2 | Development of Srisailam Temple                                                                          | 2017-18         |           43.08 | 43.08             | 100%                  | 100%                   |
| Andhra            |        3 | Development of Pilgrimage Amenities at Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narsimha Swami Vari Devasthanam at Simhachalam | 2022-23         |           54.04 | 13.69             | 59%                   | 25%                    |
|                   |        4 | Development of Pilgrimage Tourism Infrastructure in Annavaram Temple Town                                | 2024-25         |           25.33 | -                 | 0%                    | 0%                     |
| Arunachal Pradesh |        5 | Development of Parshuram Kund                                                                            | 2020-21         |           37.88 | 31.02             | 92%                   | 82%                    |
| Assam             |        6 | Development of Pilgrimage amenities at                                                                   | 2015-16         |           29.8  | 29.80             | 100%                  | 100%                   |

| State/UT          | S. No.   | Project Name                                                       | Sanction Year   | Approved Cost   | Amount Released   | Physical Progress %   | Financial Progress %   |
|-------------------|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|                   |          | Kamakhya Temple                                                    |                 |                 |                   |                       |                        |
| Bihar             | 7.       | Development at Patna Sahib                                         | 2015-16         | 29.62           | 29.62             | 100%                  | 100%                   |
| Bihar             | 8.       | Development of basic facilities at Vishnupad                       | 2014-15         | 3.63            | 3.63              | 100%                  | 100%                   |
| Chhattisgarh9.    |          | Development of Pilgrimage amenities at Maa Bamleshwari Devi Temple | 2020-21         | 48.44           | 40.19             | 90%                   | 83%                    |
| Goa               | 10.      | Development of Bom Jesus Basilica                                  | 2024-25         | 16.46           | -                 | 0%                    | 0%                     |
| Gujarat           | 11.      | Development of Dwarka                                              | 2016-17         | 10.46           | 10.46             | 100%                  | 100%                   |
| Gujarat           | 12.      | Development of Pilgrimage Amenities at Somnath                     | 2016-17         | 45.36           | 45.36             | 100%                  | 100%                   |
| Gujarat           | 13.      | Development of Promenade at Somnath                                | 2018-19         | 47.12           | 47.12             | 100%                  | 100%                   |
| Gujarat           | 14.      | Development of Pilgrimage Facilities at Ambaji Temple              | 2022-23         | 50.00           | 10.54             | 35%                   | 21%                    |
| Haryana           | 15.      | Development of Mata Mansa Devi Temple and Nada Saheb Gurudwara     | 2019-20         | 48.53           | 34.68             | 74%                   | 71%                    |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 16.      | Development at Hazratbal Shrine                                    | 2016-17         | 40.46           | 34.30             | 100%                  | 85%                    |
| Jharkhand         | 17.      | Development of Baba Baidya                                         | 2018-19         | 36.79           | 34.95             | 100%                  | 89%                    |

| State/UT    | S. No. Project Name                                                                                                            | Sanction Year   |   Approved Cost |   Amount Released | Physical Progress %   | Financial Progress %   |
|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
| Karnataka   | 18. Development of Pilgrimage Amenities at Sri Chamundeshw ari Devi Temple                                                     | 2023-24         |           45.71 |              0    | 0%                    | 0%                     |
| Kerala      | 19. Development at Guruvayur Temple                                                                                            | 2016-17         |           45.19 |             45.19 | 100%                  | 100%                   |
| Madhya      | 20. Development of Amarkantak                                                                                                  | 2020-21         |           49.99 |             34.73 | 89%                   | 69%                    |
| Pradesh     | 21. Development of Omkareshwar                                                                                                 | 2017-18         |           43.93 |             43.93 | 100%                  | 100%                   |
| Maharashtra | 22. Development of Trimbakeshwar                                                                                               | 2017-18         |           45.41 |             29.93 | 93%                   | 66%                    |
| Meghalaya   | 23. Development of Pilgrimage Facilitation at Nongswalia Church, Nartiang Shakti Peeth, Aitnar Pool and Charantala Kali Temple | 2020-21         |           29.29 |             27.78 | 100%                  | 95%                    |
| Mizoram     | 24. Development of Infrastructure for Pilgrimage and Heritage Tourism at Chite Vang, Zuangtai, Reiek and Aizawl                | 2022-23         |           44.89 |             13.18 | 29%                   | 29%                    |
| Nagaland    | 25. Development of Pilgrimage Infrastructure at                                                                                | 2018-19         |           25.2  |             23.56 | 100%                  | 93%                    |

| State/UT   | S. No.                                                                           | Project Name                           | Sanction Year   |   Approved Cost | Amount Released   | Physical Progress %   | Financial Progress %   |
|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|            | Molungkimong, Noksen Church, Aizuto, Wokha and Kohima 26. Development of Tourism | Pilgrimage 2022-23                     | 18.18           |           15.45 |                   | 72%                   | 85%                    |
| Odisha     | 27. Development at Puri                                                          | Infrastructure                         | 2014-15         |           50    | 10.00             | -                     | 20%                    |
| Punjab     | 28. of Sagar Sthal                                                               | Development Karuna Valmiki at Amritsar | 2015-16         |            6.4  | 6.40              | 100%                  | 100%                   |
| Rajasthan  | 29. Development of Chamkaur Sahib Development                                    |                                        | 2021-22         |           31.57 | 17.49             | 79%                   | 55%                    |
|            | 30. Integrated Development of Pushkar/Ajmer                                      |                                        | 2015-16         |           32.64 | 26.11             | 100%                  | 80%                    |
| Sikkim     | 31. at Bikaner 32. Development of Pilgrimage Facilitation at Four Patron         | Shri Karni Mata Temple, 2024-25        | 2020-21         |           22.58 | -                 | 0%                    | 0% 85%                 |
| Tamil Nadu | Saints, Yuksom Development                                                       |                                        |                 |           33.32 | 28.31             | 87%                   |                        |
|            | 33. of                                                                           | Kanchipuram                            | 2016-17         |           13.99 | 13.99             | 100%                  | 100%                   |
|            | 34. Development of Velankanni                                                    |                                        | 2016-17         |            4.86 | 4.86              | 100%                  | 100%                   |
| Telangana  | 35. Development of Jogulamba                                                     |                                        | 2020-21         |           38.9  | 33.07             | 72%                   | 85%                    |

| State/UT   | S. No. Project Name                                                                               | Sanction Year   |   Approved Cost |   Amount Released | Physical Progress %   | Financial Progress %   |
|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|            | 36. Development of Pilgrimage and Heritage Tourism Infrastructure at Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple | 2022-23         |           62    |             32.73 | 37%                   | 53%                    |
|            | 37. Development of Pilgrimage Infrastructure at Bhadrachalam                                      | 2022-23         |           41.38 |              8.43 | 29%                   | 20%                    |
| Tripura    | 38. Development of Tripura Sundari Temple                                                         | 2020-21         |           34.43 |             28.01 | 79%                   | 81%                    |
|            | 39. Development of Varanasi - Phase - I                                                           | 2015-16         |           18.73 |             18.73 | 100%                  | 100%                   |
|            | 40. Development of Mathura- Vrindavan as Mega Tourist                                             | 2014-15         |           10.98 |             10.98 | 100%                  | 100%                   |
| Uttar      | 41. Development of River Cruise Tourism at Varanasi                                               | 2017-18         |            9.02 |              9.02 | 100%                  | 100%                   |
| Pradesh    | 42. Construction of Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan                                      | 2014-15         |            9.36 |              9.36 | 100%                  | 100%                   |
|            | 43. Development of Varanasi - Phase II                                                            | 2017-18         |           44.6  |             31.77 | 100%                  | 71%                    |
|            | 44. Development of Infrastructure                                                                 | 2018-19         |           37.59 |             30.97 | 100%                  | 78%                    |

| State/UT    | S. No.                                                                                  | Project Name                                                                            | Sanction Year   | Approved Cost   | Amount Released   | Physical Progress %   | Financial Progress %   |
|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|             | facilities Govardhan                                                                    | facilities Govardhan                                                                    |                 |                 |                   |                       |                        |
|             | 45. Integrated Development of Kedarnath                                                 | 45. Integrated Development of Kedarnath                                                 | 2015-16         | 34.77           | 34.77             | 100%                  | 100%                   |
| Uttarakhand | 46. Development of Infrastructure for Pilgrimage Facilitation in Badrinath Ji Dham      | 46. Development of Infrastructure for Pilgrimage Facilitation in Badrinath Ji Dham      | 2018-19         | 56.15           | 38.38             | 85%                   | 68%                    |
|             | 47. Augmentation of Pilgrimage Infrastructure Facilities at Gangotri and Yamunotri Dham | 47. Augmentation of Pilgrimage Infrastructure Facilities at Gangotri and Yamunotri Dham | 2021-22         | 54.36           | 10.22             | 100%                  | 18%                    |
| West Bengal | 48.                                                                                     | Development of Belur Math                                                               | 2016-17         | 30.03           | 23.39             | 100%                  | 78%                    |

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