Lok Sabha Question No. 2490 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-14
Subject: Tourism Projects
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKAR, MANOJ RAJORIA, GEETHA KOTHAPALLI, VIJAY KUMAR S.R.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2490 ANSWERED ON 14.12.2015

## TOURISM PROJECTS

2490. SHRI RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKER: DR. MANOJ RAJORIA: SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA: SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received any proposals from various State Governments for tourism projects to bring important tourist places  on  the  world  tourist  map  to  boost  tourism  in  respective States and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise along with the status of such proposals;
- (b) whether the Government has assisted tourism projects in the new capital  of  Andhra  Pradesh-Amravati  including  construction  of Brindavanam near Nagarjuna Sagar Irrigation Project on the lines of Brindavanam in Mysore;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the funds sanctioned/spent for each tourism project in Amravati;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  sanctioned  any  special  grant  for festivals as a part of tourism development in various States and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  take  students  of  various schools/colleges to various tourist places of the world to create a huge business in the tourism sector and if so, the details thereof?

## 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. 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. List of projects sanctioned under Swadesh Darshan and PRASAD in 2014-15 and 2015-16 (till 02.12.2015) is given in the Annexure-I. (b) and (c): Amaravati is one of the identified destinations for development under PRASAD Scheme. A project namely 'Development of Amaravati Town, Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh as Tourist Destination'  has  been  sanctioned  for  an  amount  of  Rs.28.36  crore  in 2015-16. List  of  projects  sanctioned  to  the  State  Government  of  Andhra Pradesh  under  other  schemes  during  the  last  3  years  is  given  at Annexure-II. (d): The  State-wise  details  of  CFA  sanctioned  for  fairs  &  festivals during the last three years are given at Annexure-III. (e): Presently the Ministry of Tourism does not have any such proposal.

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ANNEXURE-I

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.2490  ANSWERED  ON  14.12.2015  REGARDING  TOURISM PROJECTS.

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 - 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 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 | Grand Total                                                                             |         | 187.81 |

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2012-13

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | List of Projects                                                                            |   Sanctioned Amount |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
| 1.        | Development of East Godavari Tourism Circuit in Andhra Pradesh                              |              755.13 |
| 2.        | Development of Heritage Tourism Circuit in Anantapur District in Andhra Pradesh             |              484.01 |
| 3.        | Development of Beach Park at Kakinada, East Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh             |              450.74 |
| 4.        | Development Of Visakhapatnam - Bheemunipatnam Beach Corridor Mega Circuit In Andhra Pradesh |             4588.85 |
|           | Total                                                                                       |             6278.73 |

2013-14

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | List of Projects                                                                                                           | Sanctioned Amount   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
| 1.        | Development of Eco-Park at Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh                                                                        | 437.00              |
| 2.        | Development of Gandhi Hill at Vijayawada, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh                                                 | 301.57              |
| 3.        | Development of Tourist Circuit in Pileru Constituency of Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh                                 | 642.81              |
| 5.        | Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh Development of Wayside Amenities at Nagari in                                            | 161.78              |
|           | Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh                                                                                          |                     |
| 6.        | Development of Eco-Tourism Facilities at Coringa, East Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh                                 | 474.42              |
| 7.        | Development of Srikakulam Mini Tourism Circuit, Andhra Pradesh                                                             | 457.51              |
| 8.        | Development & beautification of Vijayavanam, Konda Reddy Buruju, Golgumbaz& Sri RupalaSangameswaraJaganathaGattu Temple in | 438.56              |

## ANNEXURE-II

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (b)  AND  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2490 ANSWERED ON 14.12.2015 REGARDING TOURISM PROJECTS.

## ANDHRA PRADESH

|                                                    | Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh.                                                                                  |                                                    |
|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 9.                                                 | Development of Eco-Park at Kadiyam, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh.                                        | 295.56                                             |
| 10.                                                | Development Ameen Peer Dargah Area in YSR Kadapa District as a Major Tourist Destination in Andhra Pradesh.        | 480.15                                             |
| 11.                                                | Development of Tourist Circuit in West and East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh                                  | 615.83                                             |
| 12.                                                | CFA for organizing National Youth Athletic Championship at B.R. Stadium, Guntur in Andhra Pradesh                  | 2.50                                               |
| 13.                                                | Organizing Suryalanka Beach Festival at Suryalanka in Guntur District in Andhra Pradesh.                           | 12.00                                              |
| 14.                                                | Organizing of Lepakshi Festival at Ananthapur District to be held from 7th to 9th January, 2014 in Andhra Pradesh. | 10.00                                              |
|                                                    | Total                                                                                                              | 4532.02                                            |
| COMBINED PROJECTS FOR ANDHRA PRADESH AND TELANGANA | COMBINED PROJECTS FOR ANDHRA PRADESH AND TELANGANA                                                                 | COMBINED PROJECTS FOR ANDHRA PRADESH AND TELANGANA |
| 1.                                                 | Development of Bhadrachalam - Papikondalu- Konaseema Mega Tourism Circuit in Andhra Pradesh                        | 4588.80                                            |
|                                                    | Total                                                                                                              | 4588.80                                            |
|                                                    | Grand Total                                                                                                        | 9120.82                                            |

## 2014-15

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | List of Projects                                                                                                                                     |   Sanctioned Amount |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
| 1.        | Grant of Central Financial Assistance for Organizing Flamingo Festival at Nellore district From 8th to 10th January, 2015 Andhra Pradesh             |                  10 |
| 2.        | Grant of Central Financial Assistance for Organizing Lepakshi Festival at Ananthapur district From 28th to 30th September, 2014 Andhra Pradesh       |                  10 |
| 3.        | Grant of Central Financial Assistance for Organizing Kakinada Beach Festival at East Godavari district From 8th to 10th January, 2015 Andhra Pradesh |                  10 |
|           | Total                                                                                                                                                |                  30 |

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ANNEXURE-III

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.2490  ANSWERED  ON  14.12.2015  REGARDING  TOURISM PROJECTS.

The State-wise details of CFA sanctioned for fairs & festivals during the last three years.

2012-2013 (Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   |   No. of Projects |   Amt. Sanctioned |
|-----------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh      |                 1 |             25    |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh   |                 1 |             25    |
| 3.        | Delhi               |                 1 |             25    |
| 4.        | Goa                 |                 2 |             50    |
| 5.        | Himachal Pradesh    |                 6 |             50    |
| 6.        | Jammu and Kashmir   |                 1 |             25    |
| 7.        | Kerala              |                 1 |             24    |
| 8.        | Maharashtra         |                 1 |             25    |
| 9.        | Manipur             |                 1 |             50    |
| 10.       | Meghalaya           |                 1 |             17.94 |
| 11.       | Mizoram             |                 2 |             49.15 |
| 12.       | Madhya Pradesh      |                 4 |             34    |
| 13.       | Nagaland            |                 3 |             40    |
| 14.       | Odisha              |                 2 |             61.3  |
| 15.       | Punjab              |                 2 |             50    |
| 16.       | Sikkim              |                 1 |             40    |
| 17.       | Uttar Pradesh       |                 2 |             50    |
| 18.       | West Bengal         |                 1 |             26    |
|           | Total               |                33 |            667.39 |

2013-2014 (Rs. in lakh)

|   Sl. No. | Name of the State   |   No. of Projects |   Amt. Sanctioned |
|-----------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh      |                 3 |              24.5 |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh   |                 2 |              50   |
|         3 | Bihar               |                 3 |              37.5 |
|         4 | Haryana             |                 4 |              75   |
|         5 | Jammu and Kashmir   |                 2 |             125   |
|         6 | Karnataka           |                 1 |              25   |
|         7 | Maharashtra         |                 1 |              25   |
|         8 | Manipur             |                 1 |              50   |

| 9.   | Meghalaya        | 1   |   46.90 |
|------|------------------|-----|---------|
| 10.  | Mizoram 1        |     |    40   |
| 11.  | Madhya Pradesh 2 |     |    58   |
| 12.  | Nagaland 1       |     |    35   |
| 13.  | Odisha           | 3   |    50   |
| 14.  | Sikkim           | 1   |    35   |
| 15.  | Uttar Pradesh    | 2   |    58   |
|      | Total            | 28  |   734.9 |

2014-2015 (Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   |   No. of Projects |   Amt. Sanctioned |
|-----------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh      |                 3 |             30    |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh   |                 2 |             55.35 |
| 3.        | Chhattisgarh        |                 1 |             50    |
| 4.        | Haryana             |                 2 |             60    |
| 5.        | Manipur             |                 1 |             50    |
| 6.        | Mizoram             |                 2 |             50    |
| 7.        | Madhya Pradesh      |                 1 |             33    |
| 8.        | Nagaland            |                 1 |             25    |
| 9.        | Punjab              |                 2 |             50    |
| 10.       | Rajasthan           |                 1 |             40    |
| 11.       | Telangana           |                 2 |             50    |
|           | Total               |                18 |            493.35 |

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