Lok Sabha Question No. 3675 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-08
Subject: World Class Facilities to Tourists
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, OM PRAKASH YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3675 ANSWERED ON 08.08.2016

## WORLD CLASS FACILITIES TO TOURISTS

## 3675. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

## SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to renovate tourist areas and equip them with latest State-of-the-art facilities and also  with  user  friendly  public  conveniences  to  make  them accessible to more domestic and foreign tourists;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  measures  taken  by  the Government  in  this  regard  along  with  the  sites  identified  in various States/UTs of the country, State-wise including Rajasthan, Bihar and Jharkhand; and
- (c) the time by which the said facilities are likely to be provided at tourist  sites  along  with  the  funds  allocated  in  this  regard during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to (c):  For  development of  tourism  infrastructure  and  facilities 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,  integrated  development  of  theme based  circuits has been taken up for holistic and inclusive development  which  can  provide  engaging  and  complete  tourism experience  to  both  domestic  and  foreign  tourists.  The  Scheme envisages  enhancement  of  tourist  attractiveness  in  a  sustainable manner  by  developing  world  class  infrastructure  in  the  circuit destination.

Thirteen  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,  Ramayana  Circuit  and  Heritage  Circuit have been identified for development under 'Swadesh Darshan'.

The  PRASAD  Scheme  guidelines  envisage  the integrated development of pilgrimage destinations in a planned, prioritized and sustainable manner to provide complete religious tourism experience to both domestic and foreign tourists. Under  PRASAD,  thirteen cities/sites have been identified namely Ajmer, Amritsar, Amravati, Dwarka, Gaya, Kedarnath, Kamakhya, Kanchipuram, Mathura, Puri, Varanasi, Vellankanni and Patna. The  details  of  projects  sanctioned  to  various  States/Union Territory Administrations under both the schemes are annexed. The completion time of projects sanctioned under the above scheme varies from 18 to 36 months.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3675 ANSWERED ON 08.08.2016 REGARDING WORLD CLASS FACILITIES TO TOURISTS.

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 Lingee - Singtam (exit) in Sikkim | 98.05             |

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|   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 |
|-----|--------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
|   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 - Mukundpur-Sanjay-Dubri- Bandhavgarh-Kanha- Mukki-Pench in Madhya Pradesh under Swadesh Darshan scheme.                             |   92.22 |
|------|--------------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
|   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-                                  |   99.94 |

|              |                          |                 | Nathyanawagaon- 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            | Himalayan Circuit        | Jammu & Kashmir | Integrated Development of Tourism Infrastructure Projects in the State of                                                                                                        | 82.97        |
| 3            | Tribal Circuit           | Telangana       | Jammu and Kashmir Integrated Development of Mulugu-Laknavaram- Medavaram-Tadvai- Damaravi-Mallur-Bogatha Waterfalls as Tribal Circuit in Telangana under Swadesh Darshan Scheme. | 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                                      | 53.80        |

|    |                   |        | Temple - Shri Kaina Temple              |
|----|-------------------|--------|-----------------------------------------|
|  7 | Spiritual Circuit | Kerala | Development of Sabrimala-Erumeli- 99.99 |

## 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             |

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