Lok Sabha Question No. 610 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Projects Sanctioned under PRASHAD Scheme
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.610

## ANSWERED ON 24.07.2023

## PROJECTS SANCTIONED UNDER PRASHAD SCHEME

## 610.  SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  projects  sanctioned  under  the  Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD)  Scheme  till  31st  May  2023,  State-wise  including Maharashtra;
- (b) whether the Government has any other proposal to implement under the said  Scheme in Maharashtra  and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  details  of  funds  sanctioned  under  PRASHAD  scheme  till 31st May 2023, State-wise including Maharashtra State;
- (d) whether the proposals submitted by the Government  of Maharashtra are still pending; and
- (e)

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

- if so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (e): Development of tourism is primarily the responsibility of the concerned State Government (SG)/Union Territory Administration  (UTA),  however,  the  Ministry  of  Tourism  provides Financial Assistance to State Governments/Union Territory Administrations  for  development  of  tourism  infrastructure  in  the country  under  its  ongoing  Pilgrimage  Rejuvenation  and  Spiritual Heritage  Augmentation  Drive  (PRASHAD)  Scheme.  Submission  of proposals  and  sanctioning  of  projects  under  the  scheme  is  a continuous process which is done in consultation with the respective  State  Government/UTA  and  is  subject  to  availability  of funds,  receipt  of  suitable  detailed  project  reports,  adherence  to scheme guidelines, performance of ongoing projects and utilization of funds released earlier etc.

Based  on  the  proposal  received  from  Tourism  Department, Government of Maharashtra, a project on 'Development of Trimbake shwar, Nashik' at an estimated cost o f Rs.52.92 Crore has been  approved  under  PRASHAD  Scheme  of  Ministry  of  Tourism  in the year 2017-18, which is under execution. The State-wise details of  projects  sanctioned  across  the  country  as  on  31st  May  2023 under this Scheme including funds sanctioned is annexed.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.610 ANSWERED ON 24.07.2023 REGARDING PROJECTS SANCTIONED UNDER PRASHAD SCHEME.

The  State-wise  details  of  projects  sanctioned  under  Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) Scheme of  Ministry  of  Tourism  including  funds  sanctioned  for  the projects as on 31st May 2023 is as given below:

| State/UT          |   S. No. | Project Name                                                                               | Sanction Year   |   Approved Cost (Rs. In Crore) |
|-------------------|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |        1 | Development of Amaravati Town, Guntur District as a Tourist Destination                    | 2015-16         |                          27.77 |
| Andhra Pradesh    |        2 | Development of Srisailam Temple                                                            | 2017-18         |                          43.08 |
| Andhra Pradesh    |        3 | Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narsimha Swami Vari Devasthanam at Simhachalam in Vishakhapatnam Temple | 2022-23         |                          54.04 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |        4 | Development of Parshuram Kund, Lohit Distt.                                                | 2020-21         |                          37.88 |
| Assam             |        5 | Development of Kamakhya Temple and Pilgrimage Destination in and around Guwahati.          | 2015-16         |                          29.8  |
|                   |        6 | Development at Patna Sahib                                                                 | 2015-16         |                          41.54 |
| Bihar             |        7 | Development of basic facilities at Vishnupad temple, Gaya, Bihar                           | 2014-15         |                           4.27 |
| Chhattisgarh      |        8 | Development of Maa Bamleshwari Devi Temple, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon District, Chhattisgarh | 2020-21         |                          43.33 |
|                   |        9 | Development of Dwarka                                                                      | 2016-17         |                          13.08 |
| Gujarat           |       10 | Development of Pilgrimage Amenities at Somnath                                             | 2016-17         |                          45.36 |

|                   |   11 | Development of Promenade at Somnath                                                                                      | 2018-19   |   47.12 |
|-------------------|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|---------|
|                   |   12 | Development of Pilgrim Plaza with Queue management complex at Somnath Gujarat                                            | 2021-22   |   49.97 |
|                   |   13 | Development of Pilgrimage Facilities at Ambaji Temple, Banaskantha, Gujarat                                              | 2022-23   |   50    |
| Haryana           |   14 | Development of Mata Mansa and Nada Saheb Gurudwara Devi Temple in Panchkula District                                     | 2019-20   |   49.52 |
| Jammu and Kashmir |   15 | Development at Hazratbal Shrine, Srinagar                                                                                | 2016-17   |   40.46 |
| Jharkhand         |   16 | Development of Baba Baidyanath Dham, Deoghar                                                                             | 2018-19   |   39.13 |
| Kerala            |   17 | Development at Guruvayur Temple                                                                                          | 2016-17   |   45.19 |
| Madhya            |   18 | Development of Amarkantak                                                                                                | 2020-21   |   49.99 |
| Pradesh           |   19 | Development of Omkareshwar                                                                                               | 2017-18   |   43.93 |
| Maharashtra       |   20 | Development of Trimbakeshwar, Nashik                                                                                     | 2017-18   |   52.92 |
| Meghalaya         |   21 | Development of Pilgrimage Facilitation in Meghalaya                                                                      | 2020-21   |   29.32 |
| Mizoram           |   22 | Development of Infrastructure for Pilgrimage and Heritage Tourism in the State of Mizoram                                | 2022-23   |   44.89 |
| Nagaland          |   23 | Development of Pilgrimage Infrastructure in Nagaland                                                                     | 2018-19   |   25.26 |
| Nagaland          |   24 | Development of Pilgrimage Tourism Infrastructure at Zunheboto                                                            | 2022-23   |   18.18 |
| Odisha            |   25 | Infrastructure Development at Puri, Shree Jagannath Dham - Ramachandi - Prachi River front at Deuli under Mega Circuit # | 2014-15   |   50    |

| Punjab     |   26 | Development of Karuna Sagar Valmiki Sthal at Amritsar                                                 | 2015-16   |   6.40 |
|------------|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|--------|
| Punjab     |   27 | Development of Chamkaur Sahib at Ropar, Punjab                                                        | 2021-22   |  31.57 |
| Rajasthan  |   28 | Integrated Development of Pushkar/Ajmer                                                               | 2015-16   |  32.64 |
| Sikkim     |   29 | Development of Pilgrimage Facilitation at Four Patron Saints, Yuksom                                  | 2020-21   |  33.32 |
| Tamil Nadu |   30 | Development of Kanchipuram                                                                            | 2016-17   |  13.99 |
|            |   31 | Development of Velankanni                                                                             | 2016-17   |   4.86 |
| Telangana  |   32 | Development of Jogulamba Devi Temple, Alampur                                                         | 2020-21   |  36.73 |
|            |   33 | Development of Pilgrimage and Heritage Tourism Infrastructure at Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Mulugu | 2022-23   |  62    |
|            |   34 | Development of Pilgrimage Infrastructure at Bhadrachalam, Bhadradri Kothagudem District               | 2022-23   |  41.38 |
| Tripura    |   35 | Development of Tripura Sundari Temple, Udaipur                                                        | 2020-21   |  37.8  |
|            |   36 | Development of Varanasi - Phase - I                                                                   | 2015-16   |  18.72 |
|            |   37 | Development of Mathura- Vrindavan as Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph-II)                                     | 2014-15   |  10.98 |
| Uttar      |   38 | River Cruise Tourism in Ganga, Varanasi                                                               | 2017-18   |   9.02 |
| Pradesh    |   39 | Construction of Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan                                              | 2014-15   |   9.36 |
| Uttar      |   40 | Development of Varanasi - Phase II                                                                    | 2017-18   |  44.6  |
| Uttar      |   41 | Development of Infrastructure facilities at                                                           | 2018-19   |  39.74 |

|             |    | Govardhan                                                                            |         |       |
|-------------|----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|-------|
| Uttarakhand | 42 | Integrated Development of Kedarnath                                                  | 2015-16 | 34.77 |
| Uttarakhand | 43 | Development of Infrastructure for Pilgrimage Facilitation in Badrinath Ji Dham       | 2018-19 | 56.15 |
| Uttarakhand | 44 | Augmentation of Pilgrimage Infrastructure Facilities and Gangotri and Yamunotri Dham | 2021-22 | 54.36 |
| West Bengal | 45 | Development of Belur Math                                                            | 2016-17 | 30.03 |

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