Lok Sabha Question No. 316 (STARRED), answered on 2016-08-08
Subject: Setting up of Tourism Hubs
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: KALYAN BANERJEE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*316 ANSWERED ON 08.08.2016

SETTING UP OF TOURISM HUBS

*316. SHRI KALYAN BANERJEE:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up tourism hubs in various States of the country; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether  the  Government  has  received  proposals  from  the State Governments on the incredible sites of the States in this regard; and the
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the status  of proposals?

## ANSWER

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

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

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STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION NO.*316  ANSWERED  ON  08.08.2016  REGARDING  SETTING  UP  OF TOURISM HUBS. (a) to (d): 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 ThemeBased  Tourist  Circuits  and  PRASAD-  Pilgrimage  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  thirteen  cities/sites  have  been identified  for  development  namely:  Amritsar,  Ajmer,  Kedarnath, Dwarka, Mathura, Varanasi, Gaya, Kamakhya,  Puri, Amaravati, Kanchipuram, Vellankanni and Patna. 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. State Governments/Union  Territories  under  the  Swadesh  Darshan  and

The  details of  projects  sanctioned to the various PRASAD schemes since its launch are annexed.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*316 ANSWERED ON 08.08.2016 REGARDING SETTING UP OF TOURISM HUBS.

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 - TuminLingee - | 98.05             |

|    |                          |                   | 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, Uttarakhand | 80.37 |
|  4 | Coastal Circuit          | Andhra Pradesh    | Development of Coastal Tourism Circuit in Sri PottiSriramalu 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-                                                                                                                             | 92.22 |

|    |                          |              | Bandhavgarh-Kanha-Mukki- Pench in Madhya Pradesh under Swadesh Darshan scheme.                                                                                                                                |       |
|----|--------------------------|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
| 11 | Wildlife Circuit         | Assam        | Manas- Pobitora- Nameri- Kaziranga- DibruSaikhowa 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-Jagdalpur- Chitrakoot- Tirthgarh in Chhattisgarh | 99.94 |
| 17 | Coastal Circuit          | Maharashtra  | Development of Sindhudurg Coastal Circuit in                                                                                                                                                                  | 82.17 |

|              |                          |                 | Maharashtra under Swadesh Darshan scheme.                                                                                                                             |              |
|--------------|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
| 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 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 Swadesh Darshan Scheme.        | 84.40        |
| 4            | North East India Circuit | Meghalaya       | Development of Umiam (Lake View) - U LumSohpetbneng - 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 BijoyGovindajee Temple- Shri Gopinath Temple- Shri Bungshibodon Temple - Shri Kaina Temple | 53.80        |
| 7            | Spiritual Circuit        | Kerala          | Development of Sabrimala- Erumeli-Pampa-Sannidhanam as a Spiritual Circuit in District Pathanamthitta, Kerala.                                                        | 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 JagannathDham- 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 KarunaSagar 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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