Lok Sabha Question No. 189 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-22
Subject: New Tourism Circuits in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.189 ANSWERED ON 22.07.2024

## NEW TOURISM CIRCUITS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## 189 SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a)   the  number  of  domestic  and  foreign  tourists  that  have  visited the State of Andhra Pradesh during the last five years;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof, district-wise;
- (c)   whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  of  developing  new tourism circuit in the said State;
- (d) if so, the details of such circuits along with the timeline fixed in this regard; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): District wise number of domestic and foreign tourist visits in  Andhra  Pradesh  during  the  last  five  years  is  given  in  the Annexure-I.

(c)  to  (e):  The  Ministry  of  Tourism  launched  its  Swadesh  Darshan scheme  in  the  year  2014-15  under  which  financial  assistance  is provided  to  the  State/UT  Administrations/Central  Agencies  etc.  for development  of  Tourism  Infrastructure  in  the  country  including Andhra Pradesh. The financial assistance is provided in consultation with States/UT Administrations etc. Since its inception in  2014-15  till  2018-19,  a  total  number  of  76  projects  under  14 thematic circuits including 3 projects in Andhra Pradesh, have been sanctioned  in  the  country.  The  details  of  the  projects  in  Andhra Pradesh under the said scheme is given in the Annexure-II

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## ANNEXURE - I

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.189  ANSWERED  ON 22.07.2024 REGARDING NEW TOURISM CIRCUITS IN ANDHRA PRADESH BY SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO.

Details of Domestic Tourist Visits (DTVs) and Foreign Tourist Visits (FTVs) in Andhra Pradesh during 2019-2023 is given below:

| S. No        | District               | DTV 19         | FTV 19   | DTV 20   | FTV 20   | DTV 21   | FTV 21   | DTV 22   | FTV 22   | DTV 23   |   FTV 23 |
|--------------|------------------------|----------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| 1            | Alluri Seetarama Raju  | * *            | *        | *        | *        | *        | 5957394  | 10177    | 18738724 |          |      368 |
| 2            | Anakapalli *           | *              | *        | *        | *        | *        | 4363003  | 0        |          | 3247571  |        0 |
| 3            | Anantapur 5525107      | 99972          | 1720619  | 26570    | 2585556  | 8389     | 6063079  |          | 25577    | 5426754  |     9954 |
| 4            | Annamayya              | * *            | *        | *        | *        | *        | 1111408  |          | 0        | 1583266  |        0 |
| 5            | Bapatla                | * *            | *        | *        | *        | *        | 789035   |          | 0        | 1416957  |        0 |
| 6            | Chittoor               | 45979530 20947 | 15299868 | 6396     | 20043743 | 143      | 11725502 |          | 1656     | 5359561  |        0 |
| 7            | East Godavari 26315112 | 4994           | 6910620  | 828      | 14768422 | 16       | 12152939 |          | 69       | 9320401  |        0 |
| 8            | Eluru                  | * *            | *        | *        | *        | *        | 2381198  |          | 44       | 3991286  |        2 |
| 9            | Guntur                 | 20016768 2514  | 4224087  | 410      | 4422342  | 0        | 10630123 |          | 552      | 14123237 |      355 |
| 10 Kakinada  | 10 Kakinada            | *              | *        | * *      |          | *        | *        | 6780478  | 0        | 13370707 |        0 |
| 11 Konaseema | 11 Konaseema           | *              | *        | * *      |          | *        | *        | 6884445  | 0        | 11746393 |        0 |
| 12 Krishna   | 12 Krishna             | 23429608       | 13478    | 4172929  | 1787     | 6029263  | 13       | 5662849  | 2328     | 6069960  |      852 |
| 13 Kurnool   | 13 Kurnool             | 6801992        | 596      | 1957240  | 145      | 3070485  | 108      | 2741990  | 174      | 7608237  |       20 |
| 14 Manyam    | 14 Manyam              | *              | *        | *        | *        | *        | *        | 2300143  | 0        | 4804978  |        0 |
| 15 Nandyal   | 15 Nandyal             | *              | *        | *        | *        | *        | *        | 4479281  | 0        | 13429000 |       46 |

| 16 Nellore       | 9886241   | 3267   | 3682194   | 296   | 3138180   | 0     |         8009265 | 483   |   6220240 |     0 |
|------------------|-----------|--------|-----------|-------|-----------|-------|-----------------|-------|-----------|-------|
| 17 NTR           | *         | *      | *         | *     | *         | *     |         5011276 | 393   |  29655254 |    25 |
| 18 Palnadu       | *         | *      | *         | *     | *         | *     |         3171622 | 0     |   2183431 |   667 |
| 19 Prakasam      | 4093078   | 3040   | 1070823   | 0     | 2207058   | 0     |         2776293 | 477   |   2500585 |     0 |
| 20 Sri Satyasai  | *         | *      | *         | *     | *         | *     |         5094290 | 73205 |   5398612 | 45164 |
| 21 Srikakulam    | 23305608  | 2992   | 9556976   | 797   | 11200951  | 235   |        16911730 | 392   |  15910795 |   118 |
| 22 Tirupati      | *         | *      | *         | *     | *         | *     |        34933095 | 3446  |  42002161 |  1704 |
| 23 Visakhapatnam | 27311988  | 109226 | 10157402  | 30101 | 14919741  | 18617 |        16250612 | 45637 |  17069592 |     0 |
| 24 Vizianagaram  | 5878204   | 1598   | 3134395   | 207   | 4251840   | 24    |         5570934 | 1087  |   6149736 |   929 |
| 25 West Godavari | 18305808  | 17732  | 4575251   | 54    | 5328693   | 6     |         6973015 | 148   |   4796640 |     2 |
| 26 YSR Kadapa    | 20202464  | 0      | 4366186   | 0     | 1311295   | 0     |         3991722 | 0     |   2582250 |   220 |
| Total            | 237051508 | 280356 | 70828590  | 67591 | 93277569  | 27551 | 192716721165845 |       | 254706328 | 60426 |

Source: State tourism Department

* Data is not available as the districts were formed in 2022 *********

ANNEXURE - II

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.189  ANSWERED  ON  22.07.2024  REGARDING  NEW  TOURISM CIRCUITS IN ANDHRA PRADESH BY SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO.

List  of  Projects  under  Swadesh  Darshan  Scheme  in  Andhra  Pradesh  is  as under:

(Amount Rs. in crore)

|   S. No. | State/ UT      | Circuit / Sanction Year   | Name of the Project                                                                                                         |   Amount Sanctioned |   Amount Released | Physical Status (%)   |
|----------|----------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh | Coastal Circuit 2014-15   | Development of Kakinada - Hope Island - Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary - Passarlapudi - Aduru - S Yanam - Kotipally             |               67.83 |             67.83 | Completed             |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh | Coastal Circuit 2015-16   | Development of Nellore - Pulikat Lake - Ubblamadugu Water Falls - Nelapattu- Kothakoduru- Mypadu - Ramateertham - Iskapalli |               49.55 |             49.55 | Completed             |
|        3 | Andhra Pradesh | Buddhist Circuit 2017-18  | Development of Buddhist Circuit: Shalihundam- Bavikonda- Bojjanakonda - Amravati- Anupu                                     |               35.24 |             30.03 | 80%                   |

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