Lok Sabha Question No. 3661 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-08
Subject: Identification of Places for Development of Tourism
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: RAHUL KASWAN, BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†3661

## LOK SABHA ANSWERED ON 08.08.2016

## IDENTIFICATION OF PLACES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM

- †3661. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  identified  certain  sites  in  the country for their development for promotion of tourism in such areas;
- (b) if so, the details of the places  identified,  State/UT-wise particularly district-wise details of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh along with the process/criteria adopted for selection of such places;
- (c) the other steps taken by the Government for the development of these places; and
- the  details  of  the  central  assistance  provided  in  this  regard,

## ANSWER

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

(a): For development of tourism infrastructure in the country, the Ministry of Tourism has launched two new schemes in 2014-15 i.e. Swadesh Darshan - Integrated Development of Theme-Based Tourist Circuits and PRASADPilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation  Drive. Under  Swadesh  Darshan  scheme  thirteen thematic  circuits  have  been  identified  for  development  namely; North-East India Circuit, Buddhist Circuit, Himalayan Circuit, Coastal  Circuit,  Krishna  Circuit,  Desert  Circuit,  Tribal  Circuit,  Eco Circuit,  Wildlife  Circuit,  Rural  Circuit,  Spiritual  Circuit,  Ramayana Circuit  and  Heritage  Circuit.  Under  PRASAD  scheme  also  thirteen cities/sites  have  been identified for development namely: Amritsar,

- (d) State/UT-wise?

Ajmer,  Kedarnath,  Dwaraka,  Mathura,  Varanasi,  Gaya,  Kamakhya,

Puri, Amaravati, Kanchipuram, Vellankanni and Patna. (b) and (c): The Ministry of Tourism identifies tourism circuits/sites for  infrastructural  development  in the  country  in consultation with the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations. The projects are sanctioned subject to availability of funds, liquidation of pending utilization certificates, submission of suitable  Detailed  Project  Reports  and  adherence  to  the  scheme guidelines. (d): The  details  of  projects  sanctioned  to  the  various  State Governments/Union  Territories  under  the  Swadesh  Darshan  and PRASAD schemes since its launch are annexed.

************

ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†3661 ANSWERED ON 08.08.2016 REGARDING IDENTIFICATION OF PLACES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM.

DETAILS  OF  PROJECTS SANCTIONED  UNDER  SWADESH  DARSHAN AND PRASAD SCHEMES FROM 2014-15 TILL DATE.

Swadesh Darshan scheme

(Rs. in crore)

| Sr. No       | Name of Theme            | State             | Name of Project                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Sanction Amount   |
|--------------|--------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| Year 2014-15 | Year 2014-15             | Year 2014-15      | Year 2014-15                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Year 2014-15      |
| 1            | Coastal Circuit          | Andhra Pradesh    | Development of Kakinada Hope Island Konaseema as World class coastal & Eco Tourism Circuit in Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                            | 69.83             |
| 2            | North East India Circuit | Arunachal Pradesh | Development of Bhalukpong-Bomdila- Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                          | 49.77             |
| 3            | Buddhist Circuit         | Bihar             | Construction of Cultural Centre adjacent to Maya Sarovar on the western side at Bodhgaya, Bihar.                                                                                                                                        | 33.17             |
| Year 2015-16 | Year 2015-16             | Year 2015-16      | Year 2015-16                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Year 2015-16      |
| 1            | North East India Circuit | Manipur           | Development of Tourist Circuit in Manipur: Imphal- Moirang-Khongjom-Moreh                                                                                                                                                               | 89.66             |
| 2            | North East India Circuit | Sikkim            | Development of Tourist Circuit linking - Rangpo (entry) - Rorathang - Aritar - Phadamchen - Nathang - Sherathang - Tsongmo - Gangtok - Phodong - Mangan - Lachung - Yumthang - Lachen - Thangu - Gurudongmer - Mangan - Gangtok - Tumin | 98.05             |

|    |                          |                   | Lingee - Singtam (exit) in Sikkim                                                                                                                                                  |       |
|----|--------------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
|  3 | 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, | 80.37 |
|  4 | Coastal Circuit          | Andhra Pradesh    | Development of Coastal Tourism Circuit in Sri Potti Sriramalu Nellore in Andhra Pradesh                                                                                            | 60.38 |
|  5 | North East India Circuit | Arunachal Pradesh | Integrated Development of New Adventure Tourism in Arunachal Pradesh under North East Circuit of Swadesh Darshan                                                                   | 97.14 |
|  6 | Eco Circuit              | Kerala            | Development of Pathanamthitta- Gavi- Vagamon-Thekkady as Eco Tourism Circuit in Idduki and Pahanamthitta Districts in Kerala under Swadesh Darshan scheme.                         | 99.22 |
|  7 | Desert Circuit           | Rajasthan         | Development of Sambhar Lake Town and Other Destinations in Jaipur District, Rajasthan under Desert Circuit in Swadesh Darshan scheme.                                              | 63.96 |
|  8 | Tribal Circuit           | Nagaland          | Development of Tribal Circuit Peren -Kohima- Wokha, Nagaland                                                                                                                       | 97.36 |
|  9 | Eco Circuit              | Telangana         | Integrated Development of Eco Tourism Circuit in Mahaboobnagar district, Telangana under Swadesh Darshan scheme.                                                                   | 91.62 |
| 10 | Wildlife Circuit         | Madhya Pradesh    | Development of Wildlife Circuit at Panna -                                                                                                                                         | 92.22 |

|    |                          |              | Mukundpur-Sanjay-Dubri- Bandhavgarh-Kanha-Mukki- Pench in Madhya Pradesh under Swadesh Darshan scheme.                                                                        |       |
|----|--------------------------|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
| 11 | Wildlife Circuit         | Assam        | Manas- Pobitora- Nameri- Kaziranga- Dibru Saikhowa as Wild Life Circuit in Assam.                                                                                             | 95.67 |
| 12 | North East India Circuit | Tripura      | Development of North East Circuit : Agartala - Sipahijala - Melaghar - Udaipur - Amarpur - Tirthamukh - Mandirghat - Dumboor- NarikelKunja - Gandachara - Ambassa in Tripura. | 99.59 |
| 13 | Eco Circuit              | Mizoram      | Integrated Development of New Eco-Tourism under Swadesh Darshan-North East Circuit at Thenzawl & South Zote, District Serchhip and Reiek, Mizoram.                            | 94.91 |
| 14 | Coastal Circuit          | West Bengal  | Development of Beach Circuit in West Bengal - Udaipur - Digha - Shankarpur - Tajpur - Mandarmani - Fraserganj - Bakkhlai -Henry Island.                                       | 85.39 |
| 15 | Coastal Circuit          | Puducherry   | Development of Union Territory of Puducherry as Tourist Circuit under 'Swadesh Darshan' Scheme                                                                                | 85.28 |
| 16 | Tribal Circuit           | Chhattisgarh | Development of Tribal Tourism Circuit in Jashpur- Kunkuri- Mainpat- Ambikapur-Maheshpur- Ratanpur-Kurdar- Sarodadadar-Gangrel - Kondagaon- Nathyanawagaon-                    | 99.94 |

|              |                          |                 | Jagdalpur- Chitrakoot- Tirthgarh in Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                       |              |
|--------------|--------------------------|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
| 17           | Coastal Circuit          | Maharashtra     | Development of Sindhudurg Coastal Circuit in Maharashtra under Swadesh Darshan scheme.                                                                                 | 82.17        |
| Year 2016-17 | Year 2016-17             | Year 2016-17    | Year 2016-17                                                                                                                                                           | Year 2016-17 |
| 1            | Coastal Circuit          | Goa             | Development of Coastal Circuit (Sinquerim-Baga, Anjuna-Vagator, Morjim- Keri, Aguada Fort and Aguada Jail) in Goa under Swadesh Darshan scheme.                        | 99.98        |
| 2            | Himalaya n Circuit       | Jammu & Kashmir | Integrated Development of Tourism Infrastructure Projects in the State of Jammu and Kashmir                                                                            | 82.97        |
| 3            | Tribal Circuit           | Telangana       | Integrated Development of Mulugu-Laknavaram- Medavaram-Tadvai- Damaravi-Mallur-Bogatha Waterfalls as Tribal Circuit in Telangana under                                 | 84.40        |
| 4            | North East India Circuit | Meghalaya       | Development of Umiam (Lake View) - U Lum Sohpetbneng - Mawdiangdiang -Orchid lake Resort, Meghalaya                                                                    | 99.13        |
| 5            | Buddhist Circuit         | Madhya Pradesh  | Development of Buddhist Circuit in Sanchi-Satna- Rewa-Mandsaur-Dhar in Madhya Pradesh.                                                                                 | 74.94        |
| 6.           | Spiritual Circuit        | Manipur         | Development of Spiritual Circuit in Manipur- Shri Govindajee temple - Shri Bijoy Govindajee Temple- Shri Gopinath Temple- Shri Bungshibodon Temple - Shri Kaina Temple | 53.80        |
| 7            | Spiritual Circuit        | Kerala          | Development of Sabrimala- Erumeli-Pampa-                                                                                                                               | 99.99        |

| Sannidhanam as a Spiritual   |
|------------------------------|

## PRASAD scheme

## (Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.        | State          | Name of the project                                                                                                 | Sanction Amount   |
|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| Year- 2014-15  | Year- 2014-15  | Year- 2014-15                                                                                                       | Year- 2014-15     |
| 1              | Bihar          | Development of basic facilities at Vishnupad temple, Gaya, Bihar                                                    | 4.29              |
| 2              | Uttar Pradesh  | Development of Mathura-Vrindavan as Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph-II)                                                    | 14.93             |
| 3              | Uttar Pradesh  | Construction of Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan, Distt. Mathura                                            | 9.35              |
| 4              | Odisha         | Infrastructure Development at Puri, Shree Jagannath Dham- Ramachandi-Prachi River front at Deuli under Mega Circuit | 50.00             |
| Year - 2015-16 | Year - 2015-16 | Year - 2015-16                                                                                                      | Year - 2015-16    |
| 1              | Punjab         | Development of Karuna Sagar Valmiki Sthal at Amritsar                                                               | 6.45              |
| 2              | Rajasthan      | Integrated Development of Pushkar/Ajmer                                                                             | 40.44             |
| 3              | Andhra Pradesh | Development of amaravati Town, Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh as Tourist Destination                             | 28.36             |
| 4              | Assam          | Development of Kamakhya Temple and Pilgrimage Destination in and around Guwahati.                                   | 33.98             |
| 5              | Bihar          | Development at Patna Saheb                                                                                          | 41.53             |
| 6              | Uttar Pradesh  | Development of Varanasi                                                                                             | 20.40             |
| 7              | Uttarakhand    | Development of Kedarnath                                                                                            | 34.78             |

**********