Lok Sabha Question No. 1722 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-10
Subject: Development of Tourist Destinations in Manipur
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Dr. Angomcha Bimol Akoijam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1722 ANSWERED ON 10.03.2025

## DEVELOPMENT OF TOURIST DESTINATIONS IN MANIPUR

## 1722. DR. ANGOMCHA BIMOL AKOIJAM:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  for  the  development  of  a tourist  destination  in  Manipur,  out  of  the  50  such  destinations mentioned in the budget for this financial year;
- (b) the  details  of  tourist  projects  approved  and  sanctioned  by  the Government for the State during the last three years;
- (c) the  details  of  funds  released  and  the  progress  of  works  in  those projects;
- (d) whether  any  utilization certificates are pending  in any tourist projects in the State, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  details  of  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  boost  tourism infrastructure in the State of Manipur?

## ANSWER

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

(a): As  per  Budget  Announcement  2025-26,  top  50  tourist  destination sites in the country will be developed in partnership with states through a challenge  mode.  Land  for  building  key  infrastructure  will  have  to  be provided  by  states.  Hotels  in  those  destinations  will  be  included  in  the

Harmonized List of Infrastructure.

- (b) to (e): While development of tourism is undertaken by the concerned State Government/UT Administration, the Ministry of Tourism through its 'Swadesh  Darshan' scheme  complements  these  efforts  by providing financial assistance to the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations  for  undertaking  tourism  related  projects  in  order  to develop  tourism  amenities.  Such  financial  assistance  is  provided  on receipt of the project proposals from the concerned State Government/UT Administration and subject to its adherence to the scheme guidelines and instructions  issued  by  the  Government  from  time  to  time,  availability  of

budget,  inter-se  priority  etc.  The  details  of  projects  sanctioned  under 'Swadesh Darshan' scheme in  the  State  of  Manipur,  which are physically complete, are as under:

(Amount i n ₹Crore)

|   S. No. | Circuit/ Year of sanction   | Name of the project                                                                                                                       |   Sanctioned Amount |   Amount Released |   Amount Utilized (as per UC submitted by the State Government) |
|----------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | North- East Circuit 2015-16 | Development of Tourist Circuit in Manipur: Imphal- Khongjom                                                                               |               72.23 |             61.32 |                                                           61.25 |
|        2 | Spiritual Circuit 2016-17   | Development of Shri Govindajee Temple, Shri Bijoy Govindajee Temple - Shri Gopinath Temple - Shri Bungshibodon Temple - Shri Kaina Temple |               45.34 |             45.33 |                                                           43.04 |

Further,  Government  of  India  under  its  'Special  Assistance  to  States  for Capital  Investment  (SASCI) -Development  of  Iconic  Tourist  Centres  to Global  Sc ale'  sanctioned  40  projects  in  23  States  of  the  country  for ₹ 3295.76  Crore  including  one  project  in  the  State  of  Manipur  in  the Financial Year 2024-25, the details of which is as under:

(in ₹ Cr ore)

| Project Name                     |   Cost |   Fund released Department Expenditure | by of   | UC received from the State Government   |
|----------------------------------|--------|----------------------------------------|---------|-----------------------------------------|
| Loktak Lake Experience in Loktak |  89.48 |                                  59.05 |         | No UC received                          |

In the review meeting held on 11.02.2025, the State Government has been asked  to  expedite  commencement  of  work  in  respect  of  'Loktak  Lake Experience in Loktak' project.

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