Lok Sabha Question No. 1752 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: Promotion of Tribal Tourism
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Sanjay Seth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1752

## ANSWERED ON 31.07.2023

## PROMOTION OF TRIBAL TOURISM

## †1752.SHRI SANJAY SETH:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- whether any plan is being run by the Government to promote
- (a) tribal tourism in the country;
- (b)
- if so, the number of States connected therewith in the country;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any steps to promote tribal tourism in Jharkhand; and
- (d)

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) and (b): Ministry of Tourism promotes various tourist destinations and products of the country holistically, including tribal tourism products. Development and promotion of tourism is primarily the responsibility of the respective State Governments/Union  Territory  (UT)  Administrations.  However,  the Ministry  of  Tourism,  under  its  Schemes  of  Swadesh  Darshan  and Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) provides financial assistance to the State Governments/UTs in consultation with them subject to adherence to Scheme  guidelines,  availability  of  funds  etc.    The  Ministry  has sanctioned  4  projects  in  the  country  under  Swadesh  Darshan Scheme  in  Tribal  Circuit  theme,  the  details  of  which  is  given  at

Annexure-I.

- (c) and (d): Ministry has sanctioned one project for the development of Eco Tourism circuit -Dalma -Betla National Park -Mirchaiya -Netarhat for an amount of Rs.30.11 crore in 2018-19, in

the  state  of  Jharkhand  under  Swadesh  Darshan  Scheme.  Further, Ministry of Tourism also provides financial assistance to States/UTs for organizing fairs & festivals and tourism related events such as seminars, conclaves, conventions etc. for the promotion of tourism including religious festivals in tribal dominated areas. State wise list of fairs and festivals under Domestic Promotion and Publicity Including Hospitality (DPPH) Scheme, including Jharkhand,  to  have  received  financial  assistance  from  Ministry  of Tourism, during last three years and current year is at Annexure-II. In addition, the Swadesh Darshan Scheme has been revamped as  Swadesh  Darshan  2.0  (SD  2.0)  for  development  of  sustainable and responsible tourism destination and has identified 'Chandil' as a destination for development in Jharkhand under SD 2.0

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ANNEXURE -I

STATEMENT  IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 1752 ANSWERED ON 31.07.2023 REGARDING PROMOTION OF TRIBAL TOURISM

DETAILS OF THE PROJECTS SANCTIONED UNDER THE TRIBAL CIRCUIT THEME OF SWADESH DARSHAN SCHEME IS AS BELOW:

(Amount in crore)

|   Sl. No. | State/UT     | Year       | Name of the Project/ Year of Sanction                                                                                                                                 |   Amount Sanctioned |   Amount released |
|-----------|--------------|------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|         1 | Nagaland     | (2015- 16) | Development of Circuit at Peren- Kohima- Wokha                                                                                                                        |               97.36 |             92.49 |
|         2 | Chhattisgarh | (2015- 16) | Development of Jashpur- Kunkuri- Mainpat- Ambikapur- Maheshpur -Ratanpur- Kurdar-Sarodadadar- Gangrel- Kondagaon - NathiyaNawagaon- Jagdalpur- Chitrakoot- Tirthgarh. |               96.1  |             94.23 |
|         3 | Telangana    | (2016- 17) | Development of Mulugu-Laknavaram- Medavaram- Tadvai- Damaravi- Mallur- Bogatha Waterfalls.                                                                            |               79.87 |             79.87 |
|         4 | Nagaland     | (2016- 17) | Development of Mokokchung - Tuensang-Mon                                                                                                                              |               98.14 |             93.24 |

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ANNEXURE-II

STATEMENT  IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) AND (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1752 ANSWERED ON 31.07.2023 REGARDING PROMOTION OF TRIBAL TOURISM

STATE WISE LIST OF FAIRS AND FESTIVALS UNDER DOMESTIC PROMOTION AND PUBLICITY INCLUDING HOSPITALITY (DPPH) SCHEME DURING LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR

(Rs. in Lakh)

| Name of state   | Year    | Name of Fairs & Festivals              |   Amount sanctioned |   Amount released |
|-----------------|---------|----------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
| Assam           | 2021-22 | Bhogali Festival                       |                  25 |                25 |
|                 |         | Rongoli festivals                      |                  25 |                25 |
| Arunachal       | 2019-20 | River Tribe's Angling Festival         |                  25 |                25 |
| Pradesh         |         | Butterfly Meet at MIAO                 |                  25 |                25 |
|                 | 2020-21 | Pedal to Pakke                         |                  25 |                25 |
|                 | 2021-22 | Easterly Essence Ledum Festival        |                  25 |                25 |
|                 |         | Orange Festival of Music and Adventure |                  25 |                25 |
|                 | 2022-23 | Si Donyi Festival                      |                  25 |                25 |
|                 |         | Orange Festival                        |                  25 |                25 |
| Bihar           | 2019-20 | Sonepur Fair                           |                  25 |                25 |
|                 |         | Rajgir Mahotsav                        |                  25 |                25 |
| Chandigarh      | 2019-20 | World Tourism Day                      |                  10 |                10 |
|                 |         | Chandigarh Carnival                    |                  10 |                10 |
|                 |         | Rose Festival                          |                  10 |                10 |
|                 | 2021-22 | Chandigarh Carnival Festival           |                  10 |                10 |
|                 |         | New Year Extravaganza                  |                  10 |                10 |
|                 |         | 50 th Chandigarh Rose Festival         |                  10 |                10 |
| Chhattisgarh    | 2019-20 | National Tribal Festival               |                  20 |                20 |
| Goa             | 2020-21 | Carnival Festival                      |                  25 |                25 |
|                 |         | Shigmo Festival                        |                  25 |                25 |
|                 | 2021-22 | Carnival Festival                      |                  25 |                25 |
|                 |         | Shigmo Festival                        |                  25 |                25 |
| Haryana         | 2019-20 | Mango Mela                             |                  25 |                25 |
|                 |         | Heritage festival                      |                  25 |                25 |
|                 |         | Surajkund International                |                  30 |                15 |

|                  |         | Crafts Mela                                                                     |    |    |
|------------------|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----|----|
|                  | 2021-22 | Surajkund International Crafts Mela                                             | 30 | 15 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 2019-20 | International Kullu Dussehra Festival                                           | 25 | 25 |
|                  |         | Shivratri Festival                                                              | 25 | 25 |
|                  | 2021-22 | International Shivratri festival                                                | 25 | 25 |
|                  | 2022-23 | International Shivratri festival                                                | 25 | 25 |
|                  |         | International Kullu Dussehra Festival                                           | 25 | 25 |
| Jharkhand        | 2019-20 | Bhairavnath Mahotsav                                                            | 25 | 25 |
|                  |         | Sharad Mahotsav, Nehtrahat                                                      | 25 | 25 |
| Karnataka        | 2019-20 | Hampi Utsav                                                                     | 25 | 25 |
| Kerala           | 2019-20 | Home Stay and Rural Tourism Travel Meet by Kerala Home Stay and Tourism Society | 10 | 10 |
|                  |         | 67 th Nehru Trophy Boat Race                                                    | 25 | 25 |
|                  |         | 9 th Sargalaya International Arts and Crafts Festival                           | 15 | 15 |
| Leh & Ladakh     | 2019-20 | Losar festival                                                                  | 15 | 15 |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 2019-20 | PachmarhiUtsav, Pachmarhi                                                       | 10 | 10 |
|                  |         | Jal Mahotsav, Hanuwantia                                                        | 15 | 15 |
|                  |         | Khajuraho Dance Festival                                                        | 25 | 25 |
|                  | 2020-21 | Baiga Olympics                                                                  | 20 | 20 |
|                  | 2021-22 | PachmarhiUtsav, Pachmarhi                                                       | 10 | 10 |
|                  |         | Jal Mahotsav, Hanuwantia                                                        | 25 | 25 |
|                  |         | Khajuraho Dance Festival                                                        | 15 | 15 |
|                  | 2022-23 | Jal Mahotsav, Hanuwantia                                                        | 25 | 25 |
|                  |         | Khajuraho Dance Festival                                                        | 15 | 15 |
| Manipur          | 2019-20 | Sangai Festival                                                                 | 25 | 25 |
|                  |         | Youth Adventure & Water Sports festival                                         | 25 | 25 |
| Meghalaya        | 2019-20 | Wangala Dance                                                                   | 25 | 25 |
|                  |         | Nongkrem Dance Festival                                                         | 25 | 25 |
|                  | 2021-22 | Wangala Dance                                                                   | 25 | 25 |
|                  |         | Nongkrem Dance Festival                                                         | 25 | 25 |
| Mizoram          | 2019-20 | Anthurium Festival                                                              | 25 | 25 |
|                  |         | Winter Festival                                                                 | 25 | 25 |

|            | 2020-21   | Anthurium Festival                                               |   25.00 |   25.00 |
|------------|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
|            |           | Winter Festival                                                  |    25   |    25   |
|            | 2021-22   | Anthurium Festival &                                             |    25   |    25   |
|            |           | Winter Festival                                                  |    25   |    25   |
| Nagaland   | 2019-20   | Hornbill Festival                                                |    25   |    25   |
|            |           | Thuwu-Ni Festival                                                |    10   |    10   |
|            |           | Sukhrunye Festival                                               |    15   |    15   |
|            | 2021-22   | Hornbill Festival                                                |    20   |    20   |
|            |           | The Angami'sSekrenyi Festival                                    |    10   |    10   |
| Puducherry | 2021-22   | 27th Yoga Festival at Puducherry                                 |    15   |    15   |
|            |           | Yanam People's Festival                                          |     7   |     7   |
|            |           | Carnival Festival at Karaikal                                    |     8   |     8   |
| Punjab     | 2019-20   | Sufi festival                                                    |    25   |    25   |
|            |           | HolaMohalla Festival                                             |    25   |    25   |
|            | 2021-22   | HarivallabhSangeetSamemel an, Jalandhar                          |    25   |    25   |
|            |           | HolaMohalla at Shri Anandpur Sahib                               |    25   |    25   |
| Sikkim     | 2019-20   | World Tourism Day, Gangtok                                       |    25   |    25   |
|            |           | Red Panda Winter Festival                                        |    25   |    25   |
|            | 2020-21   | Red Panda Winter Carnival                                        |    25   |    25   |
|            |           | JorethangMagheyMela                                              |    12.5 |    12.5 |
|            |           | Pelling Winter Tourism Festival                                  |    12.5 |    12.5 |
|            | 2021-22   | Cherry Temi Tea & Tourism Festival Temi Tea Gardens South Sikkim |    12.5 |    12.5 |
|            |           | Khangchendzonga Winter Carnival Festival                         |    12.5 |    12.5 |
|            |           | JorethangMagheyMela                                              |    25   |    25   |
| Tripura    | 2019-20   | (i) Kharchi Mela Neermahal (ii) Diwali Mela                      |    42   |    42   |
|            | 2020-21   | Bharat Bangla Festival                                           |    25   |    25   |
| Tamil Nadu | 2019-20   | Indian Dance Festival                                            |    25   |    25   |
|            |           | Kumari Festival                                                  |    10   |    10   |
|            |           | Tourism Cultural Festival                                        |    15   |    15   |
|            | 2021-22   | India Dance Festival at Mamallapuram                             |    25   |    25   |
|            | 2022-23   | India Dance Festival at                                          |    25   |    25   |

|             |         | Mamallapuram                |       |       |
|-------------|---------|-----------------------------|-------|-------|
| Telangana   | 2019-20 | Bathukamma Festival         | 25.00 | 25.00 |
|             |         | Kite Festival               | 25.00 | 25.00 |
|             | 2021-22 | Bathukamma Festival         | 25.00 | 25.00 |
|             |         | MedaramJatara at Munugu     | 25.00 | 25.00 |
| Uttarakhand | 2019-20 | International Yoga Festival | 50.00 | 50.00 |
|             |         | &Tehri Festival             |       |       |
| Uttar       | 2019-20 | Ganga Mahotsav-Varanasi     | 15.00 | 15.00 |
| Pradesh     |         | Deepotsav, Ayodhya          | 25.00 | 25.00 |
|             |         | Taj Mahotsav, Agra          | 10.00 | 10.00 |

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