Lok Sabha Question No. 2456 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-14
Subject: Promotion of Tourism in Delhi
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: RAMESH BIDHURI, SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†2456

## LOK SABHA ANSWERED ON 14.12.2015

## PROMOTION OF TOURISM IN DELHI

## †2456. SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:

SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plan to promote tourism to the next  level  and  make  the  country  one  of  the  most  attractive destinations for the domestic as well as international tourists and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has taken any measures to promote State specific tourism on an international platform; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government to promote tourism in various States of the country including Delhi, Rajasthan, Karnataka and Kerala along with the funds allocated in this regard during the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):   The Ministry of Tourism (MOT) has launched the following two new schemes in 2014-15:
- 1) Swadesh  Darshan  for  Integrated  Development  of  Tourist  Circuits around Specific Themes.

Twelve 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  and  Ramayana  Circuit  have  been  identified  for  development under 'Swadesh Darshan'.

2) National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) to beautify and improve the amenities and infrastructure at pilgrimage centres of all faiths. Under PRASAD, initially thirteen cities have been identified namely Ajmer,  Amritsar,  Amaravati,  Dwarka,  Gaya,  Kamakhaya,  Kanchipuram, Kedarnath, Mathura, Patna, Puri, Varanasi and Velankanni. The  mission  objectives  of  the  schemes  includes  among  other things enhancing the tourist attractiveness of the identified destinations/circuits in a sustainable manner by developing world-class infrastructure. (b)  and  (c):  The  Ministry  of  Tourism  promotes  India  as  a  holistic destination  in  the  domestic  and  international  markets,  including  the various tourism destinations and products of every State/Union Territory of  the  country.  Ministry  of  Tourism  has  undertaken  TV  Campaigns  to promote tourism to the North East Region and to the State of Jammu & Kashmir on Doordarshan and in private television channels across the country. The Ministry of Tourism (MOT) provides Central Financial Assistance (CFA) to State Governments/Union Territory Administrations including the State of Delhi, Rajasthan, Karnataka and Kerala for various tourism projects  subject to availability  of  funds,  liquidation  of  pending utilization certificates against the funds released earlier and adherence to the relevant scheme guidelines. The list  of  number  of  projects  and  amount  sanctioned  to  various States/UTs during the last three years and the current year is given at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (b) AND  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†2456 ANSWERED ON 14.12.2015 REGARDING PROMOTION OF TOURISM IN DELHI.

(Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State                                | 2012-13   | 2012-13         | 2013-14   | 2013-14         | 2014-15   | 2014-15         |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|
|           |                                                  | No.       | Amt. Sanctioned | No.       | Amt. Sanctioned | No.       | Amt. Sanctioned |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh                                   | 4         | 6278.73         | 14        | 4532.02         | 11        | 9515.53         |
|           | Combined Projects for Andhra Pradesh & Telangana | 0         | 0.00            | 1         | 4588.80         | 0         | 0.00            |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh                                | 16        | 6612.50         | 11        | 7473.64         | 8         | 8455.35         |
| 3.        | Andaman & Nicobar                                | 0         | 0.00            | 0         | 0.00            | 0         | 0.00            |
| 4.        | Assam                                            | 0         | 0.00            | 0         | 0.00            | 3         | 3568.11         |
| 5.        | Bihar                                            | 1         | 500.00          | 14        | 11109.85        | 3         | 4220.47         |
| 6.        | Chandigarh                                       | 0         | 0.00            | 0         | 0.00            | 0         | 0.00            |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh                                     | 0         | 0.00            | 0         | 0.00            | 5         | 990.13          |
| 8.        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                             | 0         | 0.00            | 0         | 0.00            | 0         | 0.00            |
| 9.        | Daman & Diu                                      | 0         | 0.00            | 0         | 0.00            | 1         | 775.54          |
| 10.       | Delhi                                            | 2         | 2461.91         | 2         | 5768.98         | 0         | 0.00            |
| 11.       | Goa                                              | 2         | 50.00           | 0         | 0.00            | 1         | 879.04          |
| 12.       | Gujarat                                          | 1         | 486.75          | 0         | 0.00            | 0         | 0.00            |
| 13.       | Haryana                                          | 0         | 0.00            | 8         | 1487.25         | 3         | 121.66          |
| 14.       | Himachal Pradesh                                 | 11        | 3029.88         | 1         | 3371.52         | 0         | 0.00            |
| 15.       | Jammu and Kashmir                                | 25        | 11260.00        | 15        | 7618.54         | 2         | 732.50          |
| 16.       | Jharkhand                                        | 2         | 4885.71         | 1         | 500.00          | 0         | 0.00            |
| 17.       | Kerala                                           | 6         | 7826.53         | 10        | 4065.63         | 0         | 0.00            |
| 18.       | Karnataka                                        | 0         | 0.00            | 8         | 3228.71         | 1         | 5000.00         |
| 19.       | Lakshadweep                                      | 0         | 0.00            | 0         | 0.00            | 0         | 0.00            |
| 20.       | Maharashtra                                      | 5         | 7914.79         | 6         | 6795.18         | 0         | 0.00            |
| 21.       | Manipur                                          | 7         | 3595.62         | 8         | 7234.84         | 7         | 14752.51        |
| 22.       | Meghalaya                                        | 1         | 17.94           | 3         | 46.90           | 0         | 0.00            |
| 23.       | Mizoram                                          | 3         | 49.15           | 10        | 4711.16         | 3         | 4879.69         |
| 24.       | Madhya Pradesh                                   | 20        | 20989.75        | 9         | 10021.29        | 5         | 3690.54         |

| 25.   | Nagaland      |   11 |   4556.66 |   11 |   5222.01 |   10 |   5980.20 |
|-------|---------------|------|-----------|------|-----------|------|-----------|
| 26.   | Odisha        |    2 |     61.3  |   12 |   6543.08 |    3 |   6488.34 |
| 27.   | Puducherry    |    0 |      0    |    1 |   4848.16 |    0 |      0    |
| 28.   | Punjab        |    2 |     50    |    2 |   1038.86 |    3 |   4831.98 |
| 29.   | Rajasthan     |    0 |      0    |   10 |   5174.71 |    2 |    149.93 |
| 30.   | Sikkim        |   13 |   7020.18 |   14 |  10485    |    8 |   5200    |
| 31.   | Tamil Nadu    |    2 |   2041.97 |    0 |      0    |    0 |      0    |
| 32.   | Telangana     |    5 |   4191.34 |    8 |   3370.07 |    4 |    504.36 |
| 33.   | Tripura       |    0 |      0    |    0 |      0    |    0 |      0    |
| 34.   | Uttar Pradesh |   12 |   3486.15 |   26 |  13071.3  |    4 |   3368.05 |
| 35.   | Uttarakhand   |    2 |   1297.47 |   29 |  21772.7  |    1 |    391.69 |
| 36.   | West Bengal   |    3 |   4694.46 |    0 |      0    |    0 |      0    |
|       | Total         |  158 | 103359    |  234 | 154080    |   88 |  84495.6  |

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

The list of projects sanctioned under Swadesh Darshan during 2014-15 and 2015-16 (till 02.12.2015)

(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 Pradesh | 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 India Circuit | Manipur           | Development of Tourist Circuit in Manipur: Imphal-Moirang- Khongjom-Moreh                                    | 2015- 16 |               89.66 |
|         5 | North- East India Circuit | Sikkim            | Development of Tourist Circuit linking - Rangpo (entry) - Rorathang - Aritar -                               | 2015- 16 |               98.05 |

|    |                |             | Phadamchen - Nathang - Sherathang - Tsongmo - Gangtok - Phodong - Mangan - Lachung - Yumthang - Lachen - Thangu - Gurudongmer - Mangan - Gangtok - Tumin Lingee - Singtam (exit) in Sikkim     |          |        |
|----|----------------|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|--------|
| 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 Destinations under Desert Circuit in Swadesh Darshan Scheme                                                                                         | 2015 -16 |  63.96 |
| 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 02.12.2015).

## (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  |
|    | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                      |         |        |
| 7. | Development of Amaravati Town, Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh as Tourist Destination                             | 2015-16 | 28.36  |
|    | Assam                                                                                                               |         |        |
| 8. | Development of Kamakhya Temple and Pilgrimage Destination in and around Guwahati.                                   | 2015-16 | 33.98  |
|    | Grand Total                                                                                                         |         | 187.81 |

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