Lok Sabha Question No. 3433 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-16
Subject: Tourist Spots in Koraput, Odisha
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Shri Balabhadra Majhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3433

## ANSWERED ON 16.12.2024

## TOURIST SPOTS IN KORAPUT, ODISHA

## 3433. SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  number  of  tourist  spots  identified  in  the  State  of Odisha for attracting international tourists; and
- (b) the  number  of  the  such  spots  that  are  in  undivided  Koraput  (Now Koraput, Rayagada, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur districts)?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM             (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

(a) to (b):   Development and promotion of various tourism destinations is primarily done by the concerned State Governments (SGs)/Union Territory Administrations (UTs). However, the Ministry of Tourism under its schemes of  Swadesh  Darshan  and  Pilgrimage  Rejuvenation  and  Spiritual  Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) provides financial assistance to SGs/UTs for  development  of  tourism  infrastructure  at  various  tourist  locations/ destinations. This financial assistance is provided on receipt of the project proposals, its synergy with the relevant scheme guidelines, availability of budget etc.

The Ministry of Tourism 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  shortlisted  'Koraput'  & 'Debrigarh  along  with  special  attraction  of  Khinda  village'  in  Odisha.  In addition, the Ministry has also identified 'Chausath Yogini Temple' (Balangir District) and 'Maa Kichakeswari Temple' (Mayurbhanj District) in Odisha under PRASHAD scheme.

On  receipt  of  the  project  proposals  from  the  State  Governments  under 'Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment 2024 -25 (SASCI) ' ,  Government  has  recently  sanctioned 40  projects  in  the  country including  2  projects  'Development  of  Hirakud'  for  Rs.99.90  Crore  and 'Development of Satkosia' for Rs.99.99 Crore in the state of Odisha.

Ministry of Tourism holistically promotes various tourist destinations and products on the country including Odisha in domestic as well as international  markets  through  various  mediums  such  as  website,  social media promotions, events etc.

## Details  of  the  projects  sanctioned  under  Swadesh  Darshan,  PRASHAD  & SASCI schemes in Odisha are annexed. ***********

ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.3433  ANSWERED  ON  16.12.2024  REGARDING  TOURIST SPOTS IN KORAPUT, ODISHA RAISE BY SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI

The details of the project sanctioned under Swadesh Darshan scheme in the State of Odisha is as under:

| Circuit / Sanction Year   | Name of the Project                                   |   Amount Sanctioned (₹ in Crore) |
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Coastal Circuit 2016-17   | Development of Gopalpur, Barkul, Satapada and Tampara |                            70.82 |

The details of the project sanctioned under PRASHAD scheme in the State of Odisha is as under:

| Sanction Year   | Project Name                       |   Approved Cost (₹ in Crore) |
|-----------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 2014-15         | Infrastructure Development at Puri |                           50 |

The details of the project sanctioned under SASCI scheme in the State of Odisha is as under:

|   S. No. | Project Name            |   Cost (in ₹ Crore) | Sanction Year   |
|----------|-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|        1 | Development of Hirakud  |               99.9  | 2024-25         |
|        2 | Development of Satkosia |               99.99 | 2024-25         |

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