Lok Sabha Question No. 1279 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-07
Subject: Proposals for Development of Tourism
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: JYOTI DHURVE, ARJUNLAL MEENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1279 ANSWERED ON 07.12.2015

## PROPOSALS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM

## †1279. SHRIMATI JYOTI DHURVE: SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received proposals from various State Governments  for  development  of  tourism to boost tourism in their respective States;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the status of the proposals, Statewise;
- (c) the  funds  allocated  by  the  Government  in  this  regard  during the last three years, project-wise and State-wise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  developed  any  mechanism  to ensure  proper  and  timely  utilization  of  funds  by  the  State Governments and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether  Public-Private-Participation  model  has  been  adopted for the development of tourism and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The Ministry of Tourism (MOT)  provides Central Financial Assistance  (CFA)  to  various  State  Governments/Union  Territory Administrations  for  various  tourism  projects  in  consultation  with them subject to availability of funds, inter-se priority, liquidation of pending  utilization  certificates  against  the  funds  released  earlier and adherence to the scheme guidelines.

The Ministry of Tourism monitors the physical progress of the projects through field inspections by the officers of the Ministry, and periodical review meetings with the State Government/Union Territory Administration officers. The  State/UT-wise  details/status  of  the  projects  sanctioned during the last three years is given at Annexure. (e): The Ministry of Tourism has a scheme of Assistance for Large Revenue  Generating  (LRG)  Projects  which  provides  for Public Private Participation for development of tourism infrastructure. The new  schemes  launched  by  MOT  in  2014-15  namely  Swadesh Darshan  and  PRASAD  also  provide  for  suitable  public private partnership.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1279 ANSWERED ON 07.12.2015 REGARDING PROPOSALS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM.

## 2012-2013 (Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | No. of Projects   | Amt. Sanctioned   | Amt. Utilised   | Status   | Status    |
|-----------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------|-----------|
|           |                     |                   |                   |                 | Ongoing  | Completed |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh      | 4                 | 6278.73           | 2269.68         | 4        | 0         |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh   | 16                | 6612.50           | 2277.71         | 9        | 7         |
| 3.        | Bihar               | 1                 | 500.00            | 100.00          | Dropped  | Dropped   |
| 4.        | Delhi               | 2                 | 2461.91           | 935.98          | 1        | 1         |
| 5.        | Goa                 | 2                 | 50.00             | 50.00           | 0        | 2         |
| 6.        | Gujarat             | 1                 | 486.75            | 0.00            | 1        | 0         |
| 7.        | Himachal Pradesh    | 11                | 3029.88           | 2433.81         | 5        | 6         |
| 8.        | Jammu & Kashmir     | 25                | 11260.00          | 2846.40         | 23       | 2         |
| 9.        | Jharkhand           | 2                 | 4885.71           | 555.70          | 2        | 0         |
| 10.       | Kerala              | 6                 | 7826.53           | 2243.96         | 5        | 1         |
| 11.       | Maharashtra         | 5                 | 7914.79           | 1129.23         | 4        | 1         |
| 12.       | Manipur             | 7                 | 3595.62           | 360.86          | 6        | 1         |
| 13.       | Meghalaya           | 1                 | 17.94             | 17.94           | 0        | 1         |
| 14.       | Mizoram             | 3                 | 49.15             | 49.15           | 0        | 3         |
| 15.       | Madhya Pradesh      | 20                | 20989.75          | 10579.90        | 17       | 3         |
| 16.       | Nagaland            | 11                | 4556.66           | 1544.33         | 8        | 3         |
| 17.       | Odisha              | 2                 | 61.30             | 61.30           | 0        | 2         |
| 18.       | Punjab              | 2                 | 50.00             | 50.00           | 0        | 2         |
| 19.       | Sikkim              | 13                | 7020.18           | 1856.85         | 13       | 0         |
| 20.       | Tamil Nadu          | 2                 | 2041.97           | 243.84          | 2        | 0         |
| 21.       | Telangana           | 5                 | 4191.34           | 2690.41         | 4        | 1         |
| 22.       | Uttar Pradesh       | 12                | 3486.15           | 1768.78         | 11       | 1         |
| 23.       | Uttarakhand         | 2                 | 1297.47           | 1057.97         | 1        | 1         |
| 24.       | West Bengal         | 3                 | 4694.46           | 0.00            | 3        | 0         |
|           | Total               | 158               | 103358.79         | 35123.80        | 119      | 38        |

2013-2014 (Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State                                | No. of Projects   | Amt. Sanctioned   | Amt. Utilised   | Status   | Status    |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------|-----------|
|           |                                                  |                   |                   |                 | Ongoing  | Completed |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh                                   | 14                | 4532.02           | 0.00            | 14       | 0         |
|           | Combined Projects for Andhra Pradesh & Telangana | 1                 | 4588.80           | 0.00            | 1        | 0         |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh                                | 11                | 7473.64           | 0.00            | 9        | 2         |
| 3.        | Bihar                                            | 14                | 11109.85          | 1585.83         | 11       | 3         |
| 4.        | Delhi                                            | 2                 | 5768.98           | 0.00            | 2        | 0         |
| 5.        | Haryana                                          | 8                 | 1487.25           | 75.00           | 5        | 3         |
| 6.        | Himachal Pradesh                                 | 1                 | 3371.52           | 0.00            | 1        | 0         |
| 7.        | Jammu & Kashmir                                  | 15                | 7618.54           | 263.65          | 13       | 2         |

| 8.   | Jharkhand      |   1 |    500.00 |    0.00 |   1 |   0 |
|------|----------------|-----|-----------|---------|-----|-----|
| 9.   | Kerala         |  10 |   4065.63 |    0    |  10 |   0 |
| 10.  | Karnataka      |   8 |   3228.71 |    0    |   8 |   0 |
| 11.  | Maharashtra    |   6 |   6795.18 |  372.5  |   6 |   0 |
| 12.  | Manipur        |   8 |   7234.84 |  436.71 |   6 |   2 |
| 13.  | Meghalaya      |   3 |     46.9  |    0    |   3 |   0 |
| 14.  | Mizoram        |  10 |   4711.16 |   40    |   8 |   2 |
| 15.  | Madhya Pradesh |   9 |  10021.3  | 2629.17 |   7 |   2 |
| 16.  | Nagaland       |  11 |   5222.01 |  667.83 |   8 |   3 |
| 17.  | Odisha         |  12 |   6543.08 |    0    |   9 |   3 |
| 18.  | Puducherry     |   1 |   4848.16 |    0    |   1 |   0 |
| 19.  | Punjab         |   2 |   1038.86 |    0    |   2 |   0 |
| 20.  | Rajasthan      |  10 |   5174.71 |   90.63 |  10 |   0 |
| 21.  | Sikkim         |  14 |  10485    |   35    |  14 |   0 |
| 22.  | Telangana      |   8 |   3370.07 |    0    |   8 |   0 |
| 23.  | Uttar Pradesh  |  26 |  13071.3  | 1038.55 |  24 |   2 |
| 24.  | Uttarakhand    |  29 |  21772.7  | 1275.24 |  29 |   0 |
|      | Total          | 234 | 154080    | 8510.11 | 210 |  24 |

2014-15 (Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | No. of Projects   | Amount Sanctioned   | Amt. Utilised   | Status   | Status                                                                                                       |
|-----------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|           |                     |                   |                     |                 | Ongoing  | Remarks                                                                                                      |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh      | 11                | 9515.53             | 0.00            | 11       | Out of 88 projects, 3 projects of Fairs and Festivals one each of Mizoram, Chhattisgarh and Punjab have been |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh   | 8                 | 8455.35             | 0.00            | 8        | Out of 88 projects, 3 projects of Fairs and Festivals one each of Mizoram, Chhattisgarh and Punjab have been |
| 3.        | Assam               | 3                 | 3568.11             | 0.00            | 3        | Out of 88 projects, 3 projects of Fairs and Festivals one each of Mizoram, Chhattisgarh and Punjab have been |
| 4.        | Bihar               | 3                 | 4220.47             | 0.00            | 3        | Out of 88 projects, 3 projects of Fairs and Festivals one each of Mizoram, Chhattisgarh and Punjab have been |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh        | 5                 | 990.13              | 50.00           | 5        | Out of 88 projects, 3 projects of Fairs and Festivals one each of Mizoram, Chhattisgarh and Punjab have been |
| 6.        | Daman & Diu         | 1                 | 775.54              | 0.00            | 1        | Out of 88 projects, 3 projects of Fairs and Festivals one each of Mizoram, Chhattisgarh and Punjab have been |
| 7.        | Goa                 | 1                 | 879.04              | 0.00            | 1        |                                                                                                              |
| 8.        | Haryana             | 3                 | 121.66              | 0.00            | 3        |                                                                                                              |
| 9.        | Jammu & Kashmir     | 2                 | 732.50              | 0.00            | 2        |                                                                                                              |
| 10.       | Karnataka           | 1                 | 5000.00             | 0.00            | 1        |                                                                                                              |
| 11.       | Manipur             | 7                 | 14752.51            | 0.00            | 7        |                                                                                                              |
| 12.       | Mizoram             | 3                 | 4879.69             | 25.00           | 3        |                                                                                                              |
| 13.       | Madhya Pradesh      | 5                 | 3690.54             | 0.00            | 5        |                                                                                                              |
| 14.       | Nagaland            | 10                | 5980.20             | 0.00            | 10       | completed.                                                                                                   |
| 15.       | Odisha              | 3                 | 6488.34             | 0.00            | 3        |                                                                                                              |
| 16.       | Punjab              | 3                 | 4831.98             | 30.00           | 3        |                                                                                                              |
| 17.       | Rajasthan           | 2                 | 149.93              | 0.00            | 2        |                                                                                                              |
| 18.       | Sikkim              | 8                 | 5200.00             | 0.00            | 8        |                                                                                                              |
| 19.       | Telangana           | 4                 | 504.36              | 0.00            | 4        |                                                                                                              |
| 20.       | Uttar Pradesh       | 4                 | 3368.05             | 0.00            | 4        |                                                                                                              |
| 21.       | Uttarakhand         | 1                 | 391.69              | 0.00            | 1        |                                                                                                              |
|           | GRAND TOTAL         | 88                | 84495.62            | 105.00          | 88       |                                                                                                              |

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 201415

(Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Circuit       | State             | Name of Project                                                                                              | Year     |   Amount Sanctioned | Status   |
|-----------|---------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|---------------------|----------|
| 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 | Ongoing  |
| 2.        | North- East India Circuit | Arunachal Pradesh | Bhalukpong- Bomdila-Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh                                                              | 2014- 15 |               50    | Ongoing  |
| 3.        | Buddhist Circuit          | Bihar             | Cultural Centre, Bodhgaya                                                                                    | 2014- 15 |               33.17 | Ongoing  |
|           | Total                     |                   |                                                                                                              |          |              153    |          |

The  State-wise  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned  under  PRASAD Scheme during the year 2014-15.

(Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State & project                                                                                         | Year    | Amount Sanctioned   | Status   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------------------|----------|
|           | BIHAR                                                                                                               |         |                     |          |
| 1.        | Development of basic facilities at Vishnupad temple, Gaya, Bihar                                                    | 2014-15 | 4.29                | Ongoing  |
|           | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                       |         |                     |          |
| 2.        | Development of Mathura-Vrindavan as Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph-II)                                                    | 2014-15 | 14.93               | Ongoing  |
| 3.        | Construction of Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan, Distt. Mathura                                            | 2014-15 | 9.36                | Ongoing  |
|           | ODISHA                                                                                                              |         |                     |          |
| 4.        | Infrastructure Development at Puri, Shree Jagannath Dham- Ramachandi-Prachi River front at Deuli under Mega Circuit | 2014-15 | 50.00               | Ongoing  |
|           | Grand Total                                                                                                         |         | 78.58               |          |

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