Lok Sabha Question No. 115 (STARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: Funds for Nashik Kumbh Mela, 2027
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Shri Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †*115

## ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025

## FUNDS FOR NASHIK KUMBH MELA, 2027

- †*115 . SHRI BHAUSAHEB RAJARAM WAKCHAURE:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  allocated  any  funds  for  providing basic amenities to the tourists visiting the Kumbh Mela to be held at Nashik, Maharashtra;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has also allocated any funds for providing potable water, rest rooms and other basic facilities to the pilgrim tourists likely to visit Shirdi, Kopargaon and Shani Shingnapur in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra after the Nashik Kumbh Mela;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM      (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) to (e):

A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION  NO. †*115 ANSWERED  ON  08.12.2025  REGARDING  FUNDS FOR  NASHIK  KUMBH  MELA,  2027  RAISED  BY  SHRI  BHAUSAHEB RAJARAM WAKCHAURE.

(a) to (e): Development of tourist destinations is primarily undertaken by the respective State Government/Union Territory (UT) Administration. The  Ministry  complements  the  efforts  of  States/UTs  by  developing tourism  infrastructure  through  its  ongoing  schemes  of  PRASHAD  and Swadesh Darshan Schemes. This is done in consultation with the State Governments/ UT Administrations.

The  Ministry  of  Tourism  has  not  sanctioned  any  infrastructure development project for the upcoming Kumbh  Mela at Nashik, Maharashtra  and  at  places  such  as  Shirdi,  Kopargaon  and  Shani Shingnapur in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra till date.

However,  receiving  proposals  from  the  State  Governments/UT Administrations  for  financial  assistance  for  tourism  projects  is  a continuous process. The proposals received are examined with reference  to  the  prescribed  guidelines  and  financial  assistance  is extended  for  such  projects  subject  to  fulfilment  of  the  stipulated conditions and availability of funds.

Further,  the  Ministry  of  Tourism  has  sanctioned  various  tourism infrastructure projects in Nashik and Ahmednagar districts of Maharashtra, the details of which is given below:

| Name of Scheme                                                     | Name of the project                    |   Sanctioned cost (Rs. in Crore) |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| PRASHAD                                                            | Development of Trimbakeshwar, Nashik   |                            45.41 |
| Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI Scheme) | Development of RAM- KAL PATH in Nashik |                            99.14 |
| CBDD, a sub-scheme of Swadesh Darshan Scheme                       | Development of Ahmednagar Fort         |                            25    |

As  per  the  information  received  from  the  State  Government  of Maharashtra,  the  tourism  department  under  the  Regional  Tourism Development Scheme has accorded administrative approval for tourism development works in Kopargaon and Shirdi at a total cost of Rs.26.27 Crore.

In  addition,  the  Nashik-Trimbakeshwar  Kumbh  Mela  Authority (NTKMA) has been established by the Government of Maharashtra to plan, coordinate, and oversee the preparations for the upcoming Kumbh Mela 2027 in Nashik. It functions as the nodal agency responsible for ensuring smooth organisation of the Kumbh Mela. *****