Lok Sabha Question No. 676 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Proposals received for Development of Tourism in Unexplored Areas
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Ganesan Selvam, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Dhanush M Kumar, DNV Senthilkumar. S., C.N. Annadurai, Manjulata Mandal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.676

## ANSWERED ON 24.07.2023

## PROPOSALS RECEIVED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM IN UNEXPLORED AREAS

## 676.  SHRI SELVAM G.:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S.:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the challenges faced by the Government while boosting inflow of foreign tourists in the country during the last three years;
- (b) whether  Government  has  identified  the  potential  of  unexplored tourist  places  and  if  so,  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to develop such unexplored tourist places;
- (c) the  details  of  the  ongoing  schemes  for  the  development  and promotion of under developed tourist places particularly in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Odisha, Andaman and Nicobar Islands;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  received  proposals  from  various States/UTs  for  the  development  and  promotion  of  tourism  in unexplored areas and if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto;
- (e) the  reasons  for  not  being  able  to  develop  tourism  in  the  country though having lot of potential; and
- (f) whether the Government proposes to increase allocation of funds for tourism infrastructure, promotion, publicity of tourist destinations and products in the domestic  and international markets and if so, the details thereof?

## THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (f): Tourism sector was adversely affected by Covid 19 pandemic which caused an unprecedented disruption to tourism promotion with a massive fall of international demand due to widespread lockdowns and travel  restrictions  put  in  place  by  countries  in  order  to  contain  the spread of the virus. The international travel dropped by 74.9% in 2020, the  worst  year  on  record  for  tourism.  The  tourism  sector  is  gradually recovering  but  the  recovery  measures  face  challenges  for  boosting inflow of foreign tourists partly due to global economic slowdown. This has impacted the demand for tourism services. The  identification,  development  and  promotion  of  tourism  is  primarily the  responsibility  of  the  concerned  State  Governments/Union  Territory Administrations  for  tapping  the  potential  of  the  tourism  destinations within  their  States/UTs.  However,  the  Ministry  of  Tourism  provides financial assistance to State Governments/Union Territory Administrations  under  the  Swadesh  Darshan,  Pilgrimage  Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) and Assistance to Central  Agencies  Schemes  for  the  development  of  tourism  related infrastructure  in  the  country  as  well  as  for  organizing  fairs/festivals  & tourism related events under Domestic Promotion & Publicity including Hospitality (DPPH) Scheme for the development & promotion of tourism in the country. Details of projects sanctioned under the Swadesh Darshan and PRASHAD  Schemes  to  different States/UTs including Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra,  Odisha  and  Andaman  and  Nicobar  Islands  is  given  at Annexure-I. Receiving  proposals  from  the  State  Governments/UT  Administrations/ Central  Agencies  for  financial  assistance  for  tourism  projects  is  a continuous process. The proposals received are examined with reference  to  the  prescribed  guidelines  and  financial  assistance  is extended  for  such  projects  subject  to  fulfilment  of  the  stipulated conditions, operational viability and availability of funds. For the Financial Year 2023-24 an allocation of Rs.2400 crores has been given to the Ministry of Tourism. Out of this an amount Rs.1,939.22  crore  is  allocated  for  infrastructure  development  and  an amount  of  Rs.242.00  crore  is  for  promotion  and  publicity,  Rs.  105.00 crore  for  training  and  Rs.5.27  crore  for  Safe  Tourist  Destination  for Women has been allocated.

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## ANNEXURE I

## STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.676 ANSWERED ON 24.07.2023 REGARDING PROPOSALS RECEIVED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM IN UNEXPLORED AREAS

State wise list of projects sanctioned under Swadesh Darshan and PRASHAD Scheme.

(Rs. in crore)

| S.   | State/UTs         | SWADESH DARSHAN   | SWADESH DARSHAN   | SWADESH DARSHAN   | PRASHAD         | PRASHAD         | PRASHAD         | TOTAL           | TOTAL           |
|------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| No   | State/UTs         | No. of Projects   | Amt. Sanctioned   | Amount released   | No. of Projects | Amt. Sanctioned | Amount released | Amt. Sanctioned | Amount released |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | 3                 | 141.53            | 141.53            | 3               | 124.89          | 70.85           | 266.42          | 212.38          |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 2                 | 146.49            | 139.16            | 1               | 37.88           | 7.34            | 184.37          | 146.5           |
| 3    | Assam             | 2                 | 185.66            | 176.36            | 1               | 29.8            | 29.8            | 215.46          | 206.16          |
| 4    | Bihar             | 5                 | 262.73            | 248.06            | 2               | 45.81           | 36.14           | 308.54          | 284.2           |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | 1                 | 96.10             | 94.23             | 1               | 43.33           | 24.33           | 139.43          | 118.56          |
| 6    | Goa               | 2                 | 197.00            | 192.11            | 0               | 0               | 0               | 197             | 192.11          |
| 7    | Gujarat           | 3                 | 176.22            | 165.74            | 5               | 205.53          | 113.48          | 381.75          | 279.22          |
| 8    | Haryana           | 1                 | 70.91             | 77.88             | 1               | 49.52           | 28.77           | 120.43          | 106.65          |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  | 1                 | 68.34             | 64.55             | 0               | 0               | 0               | 68.34           | 64.55           |
| 10   | Jammu & Kashmir   | 6                 | 519.59            | 440.01            | 1               | 40.46           | 34.3            | 560.05          | 474.31          |
| 11   | Jharkhand         | 1                 | 30.11             | 26.37             | 1               | 39.13           | 31.23           | 69.24           | 57.6            |
| 12   | Karnataka         | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 | 1               | 45.71           | 0               | 45.71           | 0               |
| 13   | Kerala            | 5                 | 320.82            | 211.84            | 1               | 45.19           | 45.19           | 366.01          | 257.03          |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    | 4                 | 349.70            | 337.63            | 2               | 93.92           | 48.79           | 443.62          | 386.42          |
| 15   | Maharashtra       | 2                 | 73.02             | 50.15             | 1               | 52.92           | 27.67           | 125.94          | 77.82           |
| 16   | Manipur           | 2                 | 117.57            | 104.36            | 0               | 0               | 0               | 117.57          | 104.36          |
| 17   | Meghalaya         | 2                 | 184.10            | 171.33            | 1               | 29.32           | 24.92           | 213.42          | 196.25          |

| 18 Mizoram                   | 18 Mizoram                   |   2 |   158.63 |   141.79 | 1   | 44.88   | 0      |   203.51 |   141.79 |
|------------------------------|------------------------------|-----|----------|----------|-----|---------|--------|----------|----------|
| 19 Nagaland                  | 19 Nagaland                  |   2 |   195.5  |   190.63 | 2   | 43.44   | 26.78  |   238.94 |   217.41 |
| 20 Odisha                    | 20 Odisha                    |   1 |    70.82 |    67.28 | 1   | 50      | 10     |   120.82 |    77.28 |
| 21 Punjab                    | 21 Punjab                    |   1 |    94.51 |    67.14 | 2   | 37.97   | 13.66  |   132.48 |    80.8  |
| 22 Rajasthan                 | 22 Rajasthan                 |   4 |   283.47 |   255.16 | 1   | 32.64   | 26.11  |   316.11 |   281.27 |
| 23 Sikkim                    | 23 Sikkim                    |   2 |   193.37 |   187.96 | 1   | 33.32   | 28.3   |   226.69 |   216.26 |
| 24 Tamil Nadu                | 24 Tamil Nadu                |   1 |    73.13 |    69.48 | 2   | 18.85   | 18.85  |    91.98 |    88.33 |
| 25 Telangana                 | 25 Telangana                 |   3 |   268.39 |   241.73 | 3   | 140.11  | 13.76  |   408.5  |   255.49 |
| 26 Tripura                   | 26 Tripura                   |   2 |   127.68 |    91.67 | 1   | 37.8    | 21.18  |   165.48 |   112.85 |
| 27 Uttar Pradesh             | 27 Uttar Pradesh             |   8 |   488.22 |   445.08 | 6   | 132.42  | 110.82 |   620.64 |   555.9  |
| 28 Uttarakhand               | 28 Uttarakhand               |   2 |   145.49 |   136.79 | 3   | 145.28  | 69.62  |   290.77 |   206.41 |
| 29 West Bengal               | 29 West Bengal               |   1 |    67.99 |    65.07 | 1   | 30.03   | 23.39  |    98.02 |    88.46 |
| 30 Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 30 Andaman & Nicobar Islands |   1 |    27.57 |    20.89 | 0   | 0       | 0      |    27.57 |    20.89 |
| 31 Chandigarh                | 31 Chandigarh                |   0 |     0    |     0    | 0   | 0       | 0      |     0    |     0    |
| 32 Dadar & Nagar Haveli      | 32 Dadar & Nagar Haveli      |   0 |     0    |     0    | 0   | 0       | 0      |     0    |     0    |
| 33 Daman & Diu               | 33 Daman & Diu               |   0 |     0    |     0    | 0   | 0       | 0      |     0    |     0    |
| 34 Delhi                     | 34 Delhi                     |   0 |     0    |     0    | 0   | 0       | 0      |     0    |     0    |
| 35 Lakshadweep               | 35 Lakshadweep               |   0 |     0    |     0    | 0   | 0       | 0      |     0    |     0    |
| 36                           | Puducherry                   |   3 |   142.84 |   135.08 | 0   | 0       | 0      |   142.84 |   135.08 |
| Wayside Amenities            | Wayside Amenities            |   1 |    15.07 |    14.32 | -   | -       | -      |    15.07 |    14.32 |
|                              | Total                        |  76 |  5292.57 |  4771.38 | 46  | 1630.15 | 885.28 |  6922.72 |  5656.66 |

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