Lok Sabha Question No. 112 (STARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: Tourism Projects
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV, RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.†*112 ANSWERED ON 25.07.2016

## TOURISM PROJECTS

## †*112. SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV: SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposals  from various State Governments for tourism projects during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon, projectwise, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Detailed  Project  Reports  of  the  said  project proposals have been prepared and the Government is considering to start such projects in those States;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and funds allocated by the Government in this regard, project-wise during the last three years; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  scrapped  certain  sanctioned projects or is considering to cancel some sanctioned projects and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to (e):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION NO.†*112 ANSWERED ON 25.07.2016 REGARDING TOURISM PROJECTS. (a) to (e): The Ministry of Tourism (MOT) has been providing Central Financial Assistance (CFA) for development of tourism infrastructure in States/UTs under various Plan Scheme subject  to receipt of suitable DPRs, availability of funds, liquidation of pending utilization certificates against the funds released earlier and adherence to the relevant scheme guidelines. The  State/UT-wise  number  of  projects  sanctioned,  amount utilised and status during 2013-14 & 2014-15 under the Product/Infrastructure  Development  for  Destinations  and  Circuits Scheme are given at Annexure-I. The details of projects sanctioned State-wise/UT-wise  under  the  new  scheme  Swadesh  Darshan  and PRASAD during 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 are given at Annexure-II. The Product/Infrastructure Development for Destinations and Circuits (PIDDC) Scheme has  been delinked from Union  Support  from  2015-16,  pursuant  to  acceptance  of  the  14 th Finance Commission's recommendation for higher devolution of 42% to States from Union taxes and duties. The Ministry of Tourism has advised  the  State  Governments  to  complete  the  ongoing  projects under PIDDC from their own resources.

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ANNEXURE-I

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.†*112 ANSWERED ON 25.07.2016 REGARDING TOURISM PROJECTS.

The  State/UT-wise  number  of  projects  sanctioned,  amount utilised and status during 2013-14 & 2014-15 under the Product/Infrastructure  Development  for  Destinations  and  Circuits Scheme

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-II

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.†*112 ANSWERED ON 25.07.2016 REGARDING TOURISM PROJECTS.

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-    | 50.00               | 10.00             |

| Prachi River front at Deuli under Mega Circuit   |       |       |
|--------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| Total                                            | 78.58 | 16.89 |

## 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 Sikkim |               98.05 |             19.61 |
|         3 | Eco Circuit               | Uttarakhand | Integrated Development of Eco-Tourism, Adventure                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |               80.37 |             16.07 |

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|    |                           |                   | Sports, Associated Tourism related Infrastructure for Development of Tehri Lake & Surroundings as New Destination- District Tehri, Uttarakhand.   |       |       |
|----|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
|  4 | Coastal Circuit           | Andhra Pradesh    | Development of Coastal Tourism Circuit in Sri Potti Sriramalu Nellore in Andhra Pradesh                                                           | 60.38 | 12.08 |
|  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,                                                                                               | 97.36 | 19.47 |

|    |                           |                | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                          |       |       |
|----|---------------------------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
|  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- NarikelKunja - Gandachara - Ambassa | 99.59 | 19.92 |
| 13 | Eco Circuit               | Mizoram        | Integrated Development of New Eco- Tourism at Thenzawl & South Zote, District Serchhip and                                                                        | 94.91 | 18.98 |

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|     |                 |              | Reike, Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |         |        |
|-----|-----------------|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|--------|
| 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'                                                                                                                                         |   85.28 |  17.06 |
| 16. | Tribal Circuit  | Chhattisgarh | Scheme Development of Tribal Tourism Circuit Jashpur- Kunkuri- Mainpat- Ambikapur- Maheshpur- ratanpur- Kurdar- Sarodadadar- Gangrel- Kondagaon- Nathyanawagao n-Jagdalpur- Chitrakoot- Tirthgarh in Chattisgarh Development of |   99.94 |  19.99 |
| 17. | Coastal Circuit | Maharashtra  | Sindhudurg Coastal Circuit in Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                       |   82.17 |  12.79 |
|     |                 |              | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 1512.93 | 298.93 |

## PRASAD Scheme

(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             |

## 2016-17

## Swadesh Darshan Scheme

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl. No. | Name of Theme   | State   | Name of Project                                                                                                                               |   Amount Sanctioned |   Amount Released |
|-----------|-----------------|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|         1 | Coastal Circuit | Goa     | Development of Coastal Circuit (Sinquerim0Bag a-Anjuna- Vagator-Morjim- Keri-Aguada Fort and Aguada Jail) in Goa under Swadesh Darshan Scheme |               99.99 |                20 |

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| 2.   | Himalayan Circuit         | Jammu & Kashmir   | Integrated Development of Tourism Infrastructure Projects in the State of Jammu and Kashmir under Himalayan Circuit of Swadesh Darshan Scheme         |   82.97 |   16.59 |
|------|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
| 3.   | Tribal Circuit            | Telangana         | Integrated Development of Mulugu- Laknavaram- Tadavi- Damaravi- Mallur-Bogatha waterfalls as Tribal Circuit in Telangana under Swadesh Darshan Scheme |   84.4  |   16.88 |
| 4.   | North- East India Circuit | Meghalaya         | Development of Umiam Lake- Ulum Sohpetbneng- Mawdiangdiang under North East Circuit of Swadesh Darshan Scheme Total                                   |   99.13 |   19.83 |
|      |                           |                   |                                                                                                                                                       |  366.49 |   73.3  |

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