Lok Sabha Question No. 1371 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: Schemes for Tourism Development
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: C.S. PUTTARAJU, P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER, KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL, NINONG ERING, BHAGWANTH KHUBA, RAM PRASAD SARMAH, POONAM  MAHAJAN, SULTAN  AHMED

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1371 ANSWERED ON 25.07.2016

## SCHEMES FOR TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

## 1371. SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU:

SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER:

SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

SHRI NINONG ERING:

SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:

SHRI RAM PRASAD SARMAH:

SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

SHRI SULTAN AHMED:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has formulated any plan/scheme for the  development  of  tourism  in various States  of  the country including in the North Eastern Region (NER);
- (b) if  so,  the details  of  the  said schemes  in  various States  along with the funds allocated and expenditure incurred during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  start  a  religious circuit for the NER and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has identified some new tourist spots in  the  NER  and  has  taken  steps  including  Public  Private Partnerships  for  the  development  of  these  spots  and  to promote  cultural  heritage  of  the  NER  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has formulated any specific plan for the infrastructure development to promote tourism industry in the North-Eastern region and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): Ministry of Tourism launched  two schemes pursuant to the  Budget  announcements  of  2014-15  for  the  development  and promotion  of  tourism  in  the  country,  including  the  North  Eastern Region (NER).

The  Swadesh  Darshan  Scheme  was  launched  for  Integrated Development  of  Tourist  Circuits  around  Specific  Themes.    The National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) was launched to beautify and improve  amenities  and  infrastructure  at  major  pilgrimage  sites  in the country.

Thirteen theme based circuits have been identified under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme 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,  13  pilgrimage  sites  have  been  identified,  which includes Kamakhya in North East. The  Guidelines  for  both  the  schemes  provide  for  suitable Public-  Private-Partnerships.  However,  no  project  proposal  has  so far been received under PPP. Details  of  projects  sanctioned  to  States/UTs,  including  the North  East  during  2014-15,  2015-16  and  2016-17  are  given  at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1371 ANSWERED ON 25.07.2016 REGARDING SCHEMES FOR TOURISM DEVELOPMENT.

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,                                      | 50.00               | 10.00             |

| Shree Jagannath Dham- Ramachandi- 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,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |               80.37 |             16.07 |

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|    |                           |                   | Adventure 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-                                                                                                                | 97.36 | 19.47 |

|    |                           |                | Wokha, 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                                                     | 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                                                                                     | 94.91 | 18.98 |

|     |                 |              | Serchhip and 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' Scheme                                                                                                            |   85.28 |  17.06 |
| 16. | Tribal Circuit  | Chhattisgarh | Development of Tribal Tourism Circuit Jashpur- Kunkuri- Mainpat- Ambikapur- Maheshpur- ratanpur- Kurdar- Sarodadadar- Gangrel- Kondagaon- Nathyanawagao n-Jagdalpur- Chitrakoot- Tirthgarh in Chattisgarh |   99.94 |  19.99 |
| 17. | Coastal Circuit | Maharashtra  | Development of 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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