Lok Sabha Question No. 36 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-18
Subject: Projects Prioritised for Development of Tourism
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.36 ANSWERED ON 18.07.2016

## PROJECTS PRIORITISED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM

36. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  projects  prioritised  for  the  development  of tourism in the country during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the  details  of  funds  allocated  and  utilised  under  the  projects prioritised  for  development  of  tourism  during  each  of  the  last three years along with the status thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  provides  any  special  package  to  the States/UTs for the development of tourism and if so, the details thereof indicating the package provided during the said period, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the  monitoring  mechanism  put  in  place  by  the  Government  to review the progress of such projects; and
- (e) the further measures being taken by the Government to promote tourism in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The State/UT-wise number of projects prioritised under Product/Infrastructure Development  for Destinations and Circuits (PIDDC) Scheme during 2013-14 and 2014-15 are given at Annexure-I.
- (b): The  State/UT-wise number of projects sanctioned, amount utilised and status during 2013-14 & 2014-15 are given at Annexure-II. The PIDDC Scheme has been delinked from Union Support from 201516 for States. The details of projects sanctioned State-wise/UT-wise under the new scheme Swadesh Darshan and PRASAD during 2014-15 and 2015-16 are given at Annexure-III.

(c): The  Ministry  of  Tourism  provides  Central  Financial  Assistance for  tourism  projects  including  those  which  are  part  of  the  special package/plan  announced  by  the  Government  for  States  like  Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir under the Plan schemes implemented by it. (d): The MOT monitors the physical progress of the projects through field inspections by the officers of the Ministry, and periodical review meetings  with  the  State  Government/Union  Territory  Administration officers. (e): MOT  also  promotes  India as a holistic destination in the domestic  and  international  markets,  including  the  various  tourism destinations  and  products  of  every  State/Union  Territory  of  the country. As part of the promotional activities, MOT releases campaigns in the international and domestic markets as well as produces publicity material  under  the  Incredible  India  brand-line  to  promote  various tourism products and destinations of India.

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ANNEXURE-I STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.36 ANSWERED ON 18.07.2016 REGARDING PROJECTS PRIORITISED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM. The State/UT-wise number of projects prioritised under Product/Infrastructure  Development  for  Destinations  and  Circuits (PIDDC) Scheme during 2013-14 and 2014-15

| Sl. No.   | State/UT             |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |
|-----------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh       |        18 |         6 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh    |        11 |        15 |
| 3         | Andaman & Nicobar    |         2 |         3 |
| 4         | Assam                |         0 |        21 |
| 5         | Bihar                |        12 |        17 |
| 6         | Chandigarh           |         8 |         7 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh         |        13 |        17 |
| 8         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |         4 |         3 |
| 9         | Daman & Diu          |         6 |         3 |
| 10        | Delhi                |         4 |         6 |
| 11        | Goa                  |         7 |         7 |
| 12        | Gujarat              |        10 |         7 |
| 13        | Haryana              |        11 |         8 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh     |        10 |        11 |
| 15        | Jammu and Kashmir    |        18 |        23 |
| 16        | Jharkhand            |        13 |        12 |
| 17        | Kerala               |        10 |        10 |
| 18        | Karnataka            |        11 |        12 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep          |         5 |         6 |
| 20        | Maharashtra          |         7 |        14 |
| 21        | Manipur              |         9 |        17 |
| 22        | Meghalaya            |         3 |        11 |
| 23        | Mizoram              |        10 |        12 |
| 24        | Madhya Pradesh       |        18 |        16 |
| 25        | Nagaland             |        11 |        18 |
| 26        | Odisha               |        12 |        13 |
| 27        | Puducherry           |        10 |        11 |
| 28        | Punjab               |        14 |        15 |
| 29        | Rajasthan            |        14 |        10 |
| 30        | Sikkim               |        12 |        18 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu           |         7 |        10 |
| 32        | Telangana            |         0 |         7 |
| 33        | Tripura              |         0 |         7 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh        |        23 |        24 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand          |        19 |        15 |
| 36        | West Bengal          |         0 |         7 |
|           | GRAND TOTAL          |       342 |       419 |

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## ANNEXURE-II

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.36 ANSWERED ON 18.07.2016 REGARDING PROJECTS PRIORITISED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM.

The State/UT-wise number of projects sanctioned, amount utilised and status during 2013-14 & 2014-15 2013-14 (Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | No. of Project   | Amt. Sanctioned   | Amt. Utilized   | Status   | Status    |
|-----------|---------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------|-----------|
|           |                     |                  |                   |                 | Ongoing  | Completed |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      | 13               | 4510.02           | 1042.65         | 13       | 0         |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 9                | 7,423.640         | 1,484.720       | 9        | 0         |
| 3         | Bihar               | 10               | 10,554.350        | 3,250.650       | 9        | 1         |
| 4         | Haryana             | 4                | 1,412.250         | 251.314         | 4        | 0         |
| 5         | Himachal Pradesh    | 1                | 3,371.520         | 5.000           | 1        | 0         |
| 6         | Jammu & Kashmir     | 13               | 7,493.540         | 713.440         | 13       | 0         |
| 7         | Jharkhand           | 1                | 500.000           | 285.262         | 1        | 0         |
| 8         | Karnataka           | 7                | 3,203.710         | 78.120          | 7        | 0         |
| 9         | Kerala              | 9                | 3,467.630         | 297.990         | 9        | 0         |
| 10        | Maharashtra         | 5                | 6,770.180         | 472.500         | 5        | 0         |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh      | 7                | 9,963.290         | 3,005.860       | 7        | 0         |
| 12        | Manipur             | 7                | 12,047.380        | 1,816.950       | 7        | 0         |
| 13        | Mizoram             | 8                | 4,670.910         | 934.172         | 8        | 0         |
| 14        | Nagaland            | 8                | 5,187.010         | 2,747.576       | 8        | 0         |
| 15        | Odisha              | 9                | 6,493.080         | 1,253.245       | 9        | 0         |
| 16        | Punjab              | 1                | 453.860           | 1.000           | 1        | 0         |
| 17        | Puducherry          | 1                | 4,848.160         | 970.000         | 1        | 0         |
| 18        | Rajashthan          | 10               | 5,174.710         | 886.618         | 10       | 0         |
| 19        | Sikkim              | 10               | 10,400.000        | 2,082.150       | 10       | 0         |
| 20        | Telangana           | 8                | 3370.07           | 698.97          | 8        | 0         |
| 21        | Uttar Pradesh       | 21               | 11,421.910        | 1,258.630       | 21       | 0         |
| 22        | Uttarakhand         | 29               | 21,772.670        | 4,531.150       | 29       | 0         |
|           | Total               | 191              | 144509.9          | 28067.97        | 190      | 1         |

2014-15

(Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | No. of Project   | Amt. Sanctioned   | Amt. Utilized   | Status   | Status    |
|-----------|---------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------|-----------|
|           |                     |                  |                   |                 | Ongoing  | Completed |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      | 6                | 1,862.680         | 0               | 6        | 0         |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 5                | 3,631.080         | 0               | 5        | 0         |
| 3         | Assam               | 3                | 3,588.450         | 0               | 3        | 0         |
| 4         | Bihar               | 2                | 637.060           | 0               | 2        | 0         |
| 5         | Chhattishgarh       | 2                | 940.130           | 0               | 2        | 0         |
| 6         | Haryana             | 0                | 61.660            | 0               | 0        | 0         |
| 7         | Jammu & Kashmir     | 1                | 732.500           | 0               | 1        | 0         |
| 8         | Karnataka           | 1                | 5,124.790         | 0               | 1        | 0         |
| 9         | Madhya Pradesh      | 3                | 3,657.540         | 60.000          | 3        | 0         |
| 10        | Manipur             | 5                | 14,877.210        | 0               | 5        | 0         |
| 11        | Mizoram             | 1                | 4,829.690         | 241.485         | 1        | 0         |
| 12        | Nagaland            | 9                | 6,074.300         | 1,460.520       | 9        | 0         |
| 13        | Odisha              | 2                | 1,488.340         | 0               | 2        | 0         |
| 14        | Punjab              | 1                | 4,796.980         | 0               | 1        | 0         |
| 15        | Puducherry          | 0                | 97.380            | 0               | 0        | 0         |
| 16        | Rajashthan          | 0                | 109.930           | 0               | 0        | 0         |
| 17        | Sikkim              | 8                | 5,337.550         | 1,177.550       | 8        | 0         |
| 18        | Telangana           | 1                | 544.600           | 0               | 1        | 0         |
|           | Total               | 50               | 58,391.87         | 2939.555        | 50       | 0         |

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ANNEXURE-III

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.36 ANSWERED ON 18.07.2016 REGARDING PROJECTS PRIORITISED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM.

## 2014-15

## Swadesh Darshan Scheme

(Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Circuit       | State             | Name of Project                                                                                              |   Amount Sanctioned |   Amount Released |
|-----------|---------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
| 1.        | Coastal Circuit           | Andhra Pradesh    | Development of Kakinada Hope Island Konaseema as World class coastal & Eco Tourism Circuit in Andhra Pradesh |               69.83 |             13.96 |
| 2.        | North- East India Circuit | Arunachal Pradesh | Bhalukpong- Bomdila-Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh                                                              |               49.77 |             10    |
| 3.        | Buddhist Circuit          | Bihar             | Cultural Centre, Bodhgaya                                                                                    |               33.17 |              6.63 |
|           |                           |                   | Total                                                                                                        |              152.77 |             30.59 |

PRASAD Scheme

(Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State & project                                                                                          | Amount Sanctioned   | Amount Released   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|           | BIHAR                                                                                                                |                     |                   |
| 1.        | Development of basic facilities at Vishnupad temple, Gaya, Bihar                                                     | 4.29                | 2.14              |
|           | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                        |                     |                   |
| 2.        | Development of Mathura-Vrindavan as Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph-II)                                                     | 14.93               | 2.99              |
| 3.        | Construction of Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan, Distt. Mathura                                             | 9.36                | 1.76              |
|           | ODISHA                                                                                                               |                     |                   |
| 4.        | Infrastructure Development at Puri, Shree Jagannath Dham- Ramachandi- Prachi River front at Deuli under Mega Circuit | 50.00               | 10.00             |
|           | Total                                                                                                                |                     | 16.89             |
|           |                                                                                                                      | 78.58               |                   |

2015-16 Swadesh Darshan Scheme

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl. No. | Name of Theme             | State          | Name of Project                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   Amount Sanctioned |   Amount Released |
|-----------|---------------------------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|         1 | North- East India Circuit | Manipur        | Development of Tourist Circuit in Manipur: Imphal- Moirang-Khongjom- Moreh                                                                                                                                                                                         |               89.66 |             17.93 |
|         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 Lingee - Singtam (exit) in |               98.05 |             19.61 |
|         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, Uttarakhand.                                                                   |               80.37 |             16.07 |
|         4 | Coastal Circuit           | Andhra Pradesh | Development of Coastal Tourism Circuit in Sri Potti                                                                                                                                                                                                                |               60.38 |             12.08 |

|    |                           |                   | Sriramalu Nellore in Andhra Pradesh                                                                                           |       |       |
|----|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
|  5 | North- East India Circuit | Arunachal Pradesh | Integrated Development of Adventure Tourism in Arunachal Pradesh                                                              | 97.14 | 19.43 |
|  6 | Eco Circuit               | Kerala            | Gavi-Patha- Namthitta- Vagamon-Thekkady                                                                                       | 99.22 | 19.84 |
|  7 | Desert Circuit            | Rajasthan         | Development of Sambhar Lake Town and Other Destinations under Desert Circuit in Swadesh Darshan Scheme                        | 63.96 | 12.79 |
|  8 | Tribal Circuit            | Nagaland          | Development of Tribal Circuit Peren -Kohima-Wokha, Nagaland                                                                   | 97.36 | 19.47 |
|  9 | Eco Circuit               | Telangana         | Integrated Development of Eco Tourism Circuit in Mahaboobnagar district, Telangana.                                           | 91.62 | 18.32 |
| 10 | Wildlife Circuit          | Madhya Pradesh    | Development of Wildlife Circuit at Panna - Mukundpur- Sanjay-Dubri- Bandhavgarh- Kanha-Mukki-Pench in Madhya Pradesh          | 92.22 | 18.44 |
| 11 | Wildlife Circuit          | Assam             | Wildlife Circuit of Assam                                                                                                     | 95.67 | 19.13 |
| 12 | North- East India Circuit | Tripura           | Development of North East Circuit : Agartala - Sipahijala - Melaghar - Udaipur - Amarpur - Tirthamukh - Mandirghat - Dumboor- | 99.59 | 19.92 |

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|     |                 |              | NarikelKunja - Gandachara - Ambassa                                                                                                                                                                     |         |        |
|-----|-----------------|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|--------|
| 13. | Eco Circuit     | Mizoram      | Integrated Development of New Eco-Tourism at Thenzawl & South Zote, District Serchhip and Reike, Mizoram                                                                                                |   94.91 |  18.98 |
| 14. | Coastal Circuit | West Bengal  | Development of Beach Circuit - Udaipur - Digha - Shankarpur - Tajpur - Mandarmani - Fraserganj - Bakkhlai -Henry Island                                                                                 |   85.39 |  17.08 |
| 15. | Coastal Circuit | Puducherry   | Development of Union Territory of Puducherry as Tourist Circuit under 'Swadesh Darshan' Scheme                                                                                                          |   85.28 |  17.06 |
| 16. | Tribal Circuit  | Chhattisgarh | Development of Tribal Tourism Circuit Jashpur- Kunkuri-Mainpat- Ambikapur- Maheshpur- ratanpur-Kurdar- Sarodadadar- Gangrel- Kondagaon- Nathyanawagaon- Jagdalpur- Chitrakoot- Tirthgarh in Chattisgarh |   99.94 |  19.99 |
| 17. | Coastal Circuit | Maharashtra  | Development of Sindhudurg Coastal Circuit in Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                |   82.17 |  12.79 |
|     |                 |              | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1512.93 | 298.93 |

| PRASAD Scheme   | PRASAD Scheme                                                                           | (Rs. in Crore)    | (Rs. in Crore)   |
|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|------------------|
| Sl. No.         | Name of the State & project                                                             | Amount Sanctioned | Amount Released  |
|                 | PUNJAB                                                                                  |                   |                  |
| 1.              | Development of Karuna Sagar Valmiki Sthal at Amritsar                                   | 6.45              | 1.29             |
|                 | RAJASTHAN                                                                               |                   |                  |
| 2.              | Integrated Development of Pushkar/Ajmer                                                 | 40.44             | 8.09             |
|                 | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                          |                   |                  |
| 3.              | Development of Amaravati Town, Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh as Tourist Destination | 28.36             | 5.67             |
|                 | ASSAM                                                                                   |                   |                  |
| 4.              | Development of Kamakhya Temple and Pilgrimage Destination in and around Guwahati.       | 33.98             | 6.80             |
|                 | BIHAR                                                                                   |                   |                  |
| 5.              | Development of Patna Sahib                                                              | 41.54             | 8.31             |
|                 | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                           |                   |                  |
| 6.              | Development of Varanasi                                                                 | 20.40             | 4.08             |
|                 | UTTARAKHAND                                                                             |                   |                  |
| 7.              | Developmemt of Kedarnath                                                                | 34.78             | 4.47             |
|                 | Total                                                                                   | 205.95            | 38.71            |

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