Lok Sabha Question No. 124 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-11-30
Subject: Development of Tourist Infrastructure for Foreign Tourists
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE, SAKUNTALA LAGURI, KAMLA DEVI PATLE, RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†124 ANSWERED ON 30.11.2015

## DEVELOPMENT OF TOURIST INFRASTRUCTURE FOR FOREIGN TOURISTS

†124. SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE: SHRIMATI SAKUNTALA LAGURI: SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE: SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that in view of the lack of information and appropriate infrastructure along with the non-effective policies of the Government, foreign tourists are moving towards SouthEast Asian countries;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reaction  of  the  Government thereto;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  sanctioned  any  funds  for  the development of tourism infrastructure at tourist  spots  during the  last  three  years  to  attract  more  tourists  to  the  country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  and  (b):  The  Foreign  Tourist  Arrivals  to  India  has  steadily increased  during  the  last  5  years  from  2010  to  2014  as  detailed below:

| Parameter                 | 2010    | 2011   | 2012   | 2013   | 2014    |
|---------------------------|---------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
| Foreign Tourist Arrivals  | 5.78    | 6.31   | 6.58   | 6.97   | 7.68    |
| (FTAs) to India (million) | (11.8%) | (9.2%) | (4.3%) | (5.9%) | (10.2%) |

The growth rate of Foreign Tourist Arrivals worldwide in 2014 vis-a-vis  2013  was  4.23%  while  India  registered  a  growth  rate  of

10.2% during the same period. As  per  the  World  Economic  Forum  (Davos)  Report,  2015  on Travel  and  Tourism  Competitiveness  Index,  India  has  moved  13 positions ahead from 65 th  to 52 nd  rank. (c) and (d):  Yes, Madam. The list of number of projects and amount sanctioned under various schemes of the Ministry of Tourism during the last three years is given at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  AND  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†124 ANSWERED ON 30.11.2015 REGARDING  DEVELOPMENT  OF  TOURIST  INFRASTRUCTURE  FOR FOREIGN TOURISTS.

Projects relating to Product/Infrastructure Development for Destinations  and  Circuits  (PIDDC),  Human  Resource  Development (HRD), Fairs and Festivals & Rural Tourism.

2012-2013

(Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   |   No. of Projects |   Amt. Sanctioned |
|-----------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh      |                 4 |           6278.73 |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh   |                16 |           6612.5  |
| 3.        | Bihar               |                 1 |            500    |
| 4.        | Delhi               |                 2 |           2461.91 |
| 5.        | Goa                 |                 2 |             50    |
| 6.        | Gujarat             |                 1 |            486.75 |
| 7.        | Himachal Pradesh    |                11 |           3029.88 |
| 8.        | Jammu and Kashmir   |                25 |          11260    |
| 9.        | Jharkhand           |                 2 |           4885.71 |
| 10.       | Kerala              |                 6 |           7826.53 |
| 11.       | Maharashtra         |                 5 |           7914.79 |
| 12.       | Manipur             |                 7 |           3595.62 |
| 13.       | Meghalaya           |                 1 |             17.94 |
| 14.       | Mizoram             |                 3 |             49.15 |
| 15.       | Madhya Pradesh      |                20 |          20989.8  |
| 16.       | Nagaland            |                11 |           4556.66 |
| 17.       | Odisha              |                 2 |             61.3  |
| 18.       | Punjab              |                 2 |             50    |
| 19.       | Sikkim              |                13 |           7020.18 |
| 20.       | Tamil Nadu          |                 2 |           2041.97 |
| 21.       | Telangana           |                 5 |           4191.34 |
| 22.       | Uttar Pradesh       |                12 |           3486.15 |
| 23.       | Uttarakhand         |                 2 |           1297.47 |
| 24.       | West Bengal         |                 3 |           4694.46 |
|           | Total               |               158 |         103359    |

## 2013-2014

(Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State                     | Name of the State   |   No. of Projects |   Amt. Sanctioned |
|-----------|---------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh                        | Andhra Pradesh      |                14 |           4532.02 |
|           | Combined Projects Pradesh & Telangana | for                 |                 1 |           4588.8  |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh                     | Arunachal Pradesh   |                11 |           7473.64 |
| 3.        | Bihar                                 | Bihar               |                14 |          11109.9  |
| 4.        | Delhi                                 | Delhi               |                 2 |           5768.98 |
| 5.        | Haryana                               | Haryana             |                 8 |           1487.25 |
| 6.        | Himachal Pradesh                      | Himachal Pradesh    |                 1 |           3371.52 |
| 7.        | Jammu and Kashmir                     | Jammu and Kashmir   |                15 |           7618.54 |
| 8.        | Jharkhand                             | Jharkhand           |                 1 |            500    |
| 9.        | Kerala                                | Kerala              |                10 |           4065.63 |
| 10.       | Karnataka                             | Karnataka           |                 8 |           3228.71 |
| 11.       | Maharashtra                           | Maharashtra         |                 6 |           6795.18 |
| 12.       | Manipur                               | Manipur             |                 8 |           7234.84 |
| 13.       | Meghalaya                             | Meghalaya           |                 3 |             46.9  |
| 14.       | Mizoram                               | Mizoram             |                10 |           4711.16 |
| 15.       | Madhya Pradesh                        | Madhya Pradesh      |                 9 |          10021.3  |
| 16.       | Nagaland                              | Nagaland            |                11 |           5222.01 |
| 17.       | Odisha                                | Odisha              |                12 |           6543.08 |
| 18.       | Puducherry                            | Puducherry          |                 1 |           4848.16 |
| 19.       | Punjab                                | Punjab              |                 2 |           1038.86 |
| 20.       | Rajasthan                             | Rajasthan           |                10 |           5174.71 |
| 21.       | Sikkim                                | Sikkim              |                14 |          10485    |
| 22.       | Telangana                             | Telangana           |                 8 |           3370.07 |
| 23.       | Uttar Pradesh                         | Uttar Pradesh       |                26 |          13071.3  |
| 24.       | Uttarakhand                           | Uttarakhand         |                29 |          21772.7  |
|           | Total                                 | Total               |               234 |         154080    |

2014-15

(Rs. in lakh)

|   Sl. No. | Name of the State   |   No. of Projects |   Amount Sanctioned |
|-----------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh      |                11 |             9515.53 |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh   |                 8 |             8455.35 |
|         3 | Assam               |                 3 |             3568.11 |
|         4 | Bihar               |                 3 |             4220.47 |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh        |                 5 |              990.13 |
|         6 | Daman & Diu         |                 1 |              775.54 |

| 7.   | Goa               |   1 |   879.04 |
|------|-------------------|-----|----------|
| 8.   | Haryana           |   3 |   121.66 |
| 9.   | Jammu and Kashmir |   2 |   732.5  |
| 10.  | Karnataka         |   1 |  5000    |
| 11.  | Manipur           |   7 | 14752.5  |
| 12.  | Mizoram           |   3 |  4879.69 |
| 13.  | Madhya Pradesh    |   5 |  3690.54 |
| 14.  | Nagaland          |  10 |  5980.2  |
| 15.  | Odisha            |   3 |  6488.34 |
| 16.  | Punjab            |   3 |  4831.98 |
| 17.  | Rajasthan         |   2 |   149.93 |
| 18.  | Sikkim            |   8 |  5200    |
| 19.  | Telangana         |   4 |   504.36 |
| 20.  | Uttar Pradesh     |   4 |  3368.05 |
| 21.  | Uttarakhand       |   1 |   391.69 |
|      | GRAND TOTAL       |  88 | 84495.6  |

The list of projects sanctioned under Swadesh Darshan during 201415 and 2015-16 (till 24.11.2015)

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl. No | Name of the Circuit       | State             | Name of Project                                                                                      | Year     |   Amount Sanctioned |
|----------|---------------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|---------------------|
|        1 | Coastal Circuit           | Andhra Pradesh    | Development of Kakinada Hope Island Konaseema as World class coastal & Eco Tourism Circuit in Andhra | 2014- 15 |               69.83 |
|        2 | North- East India Circuit | Arunachal Pradesh | Bhalukpong- Bomdila-Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh                                                      | 2014- 15 |               50    |
|        3 | Buddhist Circuit          | Bihar             | Cultural Centre, Bodhgaya                                                                            | 2014- 15 |               33.17 |
|        4 | North- East               | Manipur           | Development of Tourist Circuit in                                                                    | 2015- 16 |               89.66 |

|    | India Circuit             |             | Manipur: Imphal- Moirang- Khongjom-Moreh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |          |       |
|----|---------------------------|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|-------|
|  5 | 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 | 2015- 16 | 98.05 |
|  6 | 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                                                                           | 2015- 16 | 80.37 |
|  7 | Desert Circuit            | Rajasthan   | Development of Sambhar Lake Town and Other                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 2015- 16 | 63.96 |

|    |                |          | Destinations under Desert Circuit in Swadesh Darshan Scheme   |          |        |
|----|----------------|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------|----------|--------|
| 8  | Tribal Circuit | Nagaland | Development of Tribal Circuit Peren -Kohima- Wokha, Nagaland  | 2015- 16 |  97.36 |
|    |                | Total    |                                                               |          | 582.4  |

The  State-wise  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned  under  PRASAD Scheme during the year 2014-15 and 2015-16 (till 24.11.2015).

## (Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State & project                                                                                         | Year    | Amount Sanctioned   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------------------|
|           | BIHAR                                                                                                               |         |                     |
| 1.        | Development of basic facilities at Vishnupad temple, Gaya, Bihar                                                    | 2014-15 | 4.29                |
|           | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                       |         |                     |
| 2.        | Development of Mathura-Vrindavan as Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph-II)                                                    | 2014-15 | 14.93               |
| 3.        | Construction of Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan, Distt. Mathura                                            | 2014-15 | 9.36                |
|           | ODISHA                                                                                                              |         |                     |
| 4.        | Infrastructure Development at Puri, Shree Jagannath Dham- Ramachandi-Prachi River front at Deuli under Mega Circuit | 2014-15 | 50.00               |
|           | PUNJAB                                                                                                              |         |                     |
| 5.        | Development of Karuna Sagar Valmiki Sthal at Amritsar                                                               | 2015-16 | 6.45                |
|           | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                           |         |                     |
| 6.        | Integrated Development of Pushkar/Ajmer                                                                             | 2015-16 | 40.44               |
| Grand     | Total                                                                                                               | Grand   | 125.47              |

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