Lok Sabha Question No. 152 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-11-30
Subject: Beautification of Tourist Places
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: SANTOSH AHLAWAT, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.152 ANSWERED ON 30.11.2015

## BEAUTIFICATION OF TOURIST PLACES

152.  SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the Government  has  formulated  or proposed  to formulate any plans for beautification of tourist places including  historical  places  along  with  more  infrastructural facilities all over the country;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the list of tourist places identified for this purpose, State-wise specially in Rajasthan; and
- (d) the  steps  taken/being  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  in  this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) to (d): The Ministry of Tourism has launched following two new plan schemes pursuant to the Budget 2014-15 announcements:
- 1) Swadesh  Darshan for Integrated Development of Tourist Circuits around Specific Themes.

Twelve  theme  based  circuits  i.e.  North-East  India  Circuit, Buddhist Circuit, Himalayan Circuit, Coastal Circuit, Krishna Circuit, Desert  Circuit,  Tribal  Circuit,  Eco  Circuit,  Wildlife  Circuit,  Rural Circuit, Spiritual Circuit and Ramayana Circuit have been identified for development under 'Swadesh Darshan'.

2) National  Mission  on  Pilgrimage  Rejuvenation  and  Spiritual Augmentation  Drive  (PRASAD)  to  beautify  and  improve  the amenities and infrastructure at pilgrimage centres of all faiths. Under  PRASAD,  initially  thirteen  cities  have  been  identified namely  Ajmer,  Amritsar,  Amravati,  Dwarka,  Gaya,  Kamakhaya, and

Kanchipuram, Kedarnath, Mathura, Patna, Puri, Varanasi Velankanni.

The details of projects sanctioned under Swadesh Darshan and PRASAD schemes including for the State of Rajasthan during 201415 and 2015-16 are given in Annexure.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.152 ANSWERED ON 30.11.2015 REGARDING BEAUTIFICATION OF TOURIST PLACES.

The list of projects sanctioned under Swadesh Darshan during 201415 and 2015-16 (till 24.11.2015)

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Circuit       | State             | Name of Project                                                                                                              | Year     |   Amount Sanctioned |
|-----------|---------------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|---------------------|
|         1 | Coastal Circuit           | Andhra Pradesh    | Development of Kakinada Hope Island Konaseema as World class coastal & Eco Tourism Circuit in Andhra Pradesh                 | 2014- 15 |               69.83 |
|         2 | North- East India Circuit | Arunachal Pradesh | Bhalukpong- Bomdila-Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh                                                                              | 2014- 15 |               50    |
|         3 | Buddhist Circuit          | Bihar             | Cultural Centre, Bodhgaya                                                                                                    | 2014- 15 |               33.17 |
|         4 | North- East India Circuit | Manipur           | Development of Tourist Circuit in Manipur: Imphal- Moirang- Khongjom-Moreh                                                   | 2015- 16 |               89.66 |
|         5 | North- East India Circuit | Sikkim            | Development of Tourist Circuit linking - Rangpo (entry) - Rorathang - Aritar - Phadamchen - Nathang - Sherathang - Tsongmo - | 2015- 16 |               98.05 |

|    |                |             | Gangtok - Phodong - Mangan - Lachung - Yumthang - Lachen - Thangu - Gurudongmer - Mangan - Gangtok - Tumin Lingee - Singtam (exit) in Sikkim                                                    |          |        |
|----|----------------|-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|--------|
| 6  | Eco Circuit    | Uttarakhand | Integrated Development of Eco-Tourism, Adventure Sports, Associated Tourism related Infrastructure for Development of Tehri Lake & Surroundings as New Destination- District Tehri, Uttarakhand | 2015- 16 |  80.37 |
| 7  | Desert Circuit | Rajasthan   | Development of Sambhar Lake Town and Other Destinations under Desert Circuit in Swadesh Darshan Scheme                                                                                          | 2015- 16 |  63.96 |
| 8  | Tribal Circuit | Nagaland    | Development of Tribal Circuit Peren -Kohima- Wokha, Nagaland                                                                                                                                    | 2015- 16 |  97.36 |
|    |                | Total       |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |          | 582.4  |

The  State-wise  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned  under  PRASAD Scheme during the year 2014-15 and 2015-16 (till 24.11.2015).

(Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.     | Name of the State & project                                                                                          | Year        | Amount Sanctioned   |
|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------------|
|             | BIHAR                                                                                                                |             |                     |
| 1.          | Development of basic facilities at Vishnupad temple, Gaya, Bihar                                                     | 2014- 15    | 4.29                |
|             | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                        |             |                     |
| 2.          | Development of Mathura-Vrindavan as Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph-II)                                                     | 2014- 15    | 14.93               |
| 3.          | Construction of Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan, Distt. Mathura                                             | 2014- 15    | 9.36                |
|             | ODISHA                                                                                                               |             |                     |
| 4.          | Infrastructure Development at Puri, Shree Jagannath Dham- Ramachandi- Prachi River front at Deuli under Mega Circuit | 2014- 15    | 50.00               |
|             | PUNJAB                                                                                                               |             |                     |
| 5.          | Development of Karuna Sagar Valmiki Sthal at Amritsar                                                                | 2015- 16    | 6.45                |
|             | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                            |             |                     |
| 6.          | Integrated Development of Pushkar/Ajmer                                                                              | 2015- 16    | 40.44               |
| Grand Total | Grand Total                                                                                                          | Grand Total | 125.47              |

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