Lok Sabha Question No. 1282 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: Funds for Tourism Projects
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: T.G. VENKATESH BABU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1282 ANSWERED ON 02.05.2016

## FUNDS FOR TOURISM PROJECTS

## 1282. SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has sanctioned funds for tourism projects to develop tourist places associated with eco, rural and religious, medical and monsoon tourism in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  project-wise  and  State-wise  including Tamil Nadu;
- (c) the  funds  allocated  so  far  in  this  regard  the  present  status  of tourism projects, State/project-wise; and
- (d) the  time  by  which  all  pending  tourism  projects  are  likely  to  be completed and pending fund allocations released, State-wise and project-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): For  development  of  tourism  infrastructure  in  the  country,  the Ministry  of  Tourism  has  introduced  two  new  schemes  in  2014-15  i.e. Swadesh  Darshan  -  Integrated  Development  of  Theme-Based  Tourist Circuits and PRASADPilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive. Under Swadesh Darshan scheme thirteen thematic circuits have been identified for development, 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  scheme  thirteen cities  have  been  identified  for  development, namely:  Amritsar,  Ajmer,  Mathura,  Varanasi,  Gaya,  Puri, Amravati, Kanchipuram, Vellankanni, Kedarnath, Dwarka, Patna and Kamakhya.
- (b) to (d): The  list  of  the  projects  sanctioned  under  Swadesh  Darshan and  PRASAD  Schemes  and  their  status  is  at  Annexure.  The  Projects sanctioned under the scheme have a gestation period of 18-36 months.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1282 ANSWERED ON 02.05.2016 REGARDING FUNDS FOR TOURISM PROJECTS.

List of Projects sanctioned under Swadesh Darshan Scheme Year: 2014-15 (Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Circuit       | State             | Name of the Project                                                                                          |   Amt. Sanctioned | Status   |
|-----------|---------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|----------|
| 1.        | North- East India Circuit | Arunachal Pradesh | Development of Mega Circuit at Bhalukpong- Bomdila and Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh                           |             50    | Ongoing  |
| 2.        | Buddhist Circuit          | Bihar             | Construction of Cultural Centre adjacent to Maya Sarovar on the western side at Bodhgaya, Bihar              |             33.17 | Ongoing  |
| 3.        | Coastal Circuit           | Andhra Pradesh    | Development of Kakinada Hope Island Konaseema as World Class Coastal & Eco Tourism Circuit in Andhra Pradesh |             69.83 | Ongoing  |
|           |                           |                   | Total                                                                                                        |            153    |          |

Year  2015-16 (Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Circuit       | State   | Name of the Project                                                                                                         |   Amt. Sanctioned | Status   |
|-----------|---------------------------|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|----------|
|         1 | North- East India Circuit | Manipur | Development of Tourist Circuit in Manipur: Imphal-Moirang- Khongjom-Moreh.                                                  |             89.66 | Ongoing  |
|         2 | North- East India Circuit | Sikkim  | Development of Tourist Circuit linking Rangpo (entry) - Rorathang- Aritar-Phadamchen- Nathang-Sherathang- Tsongmo- Gangtok- |             98.05 | Ongoing  |

|    |                  |                | Phodong-Mangan- Lachung-Yumthang- Lachen- Thangu- Gurudongmer-Mangan- Gangtok-Tumin Lingee- Singtam (exit) in Sikkim.                                                       |       |         |
|----|------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|---------|
|  3 | Eco Circuit      | Uttara- khand  | Integrated Development of Eco-Tourism, Adventure Sports, Associated Tourism related Infrastructure for Development of Tehri Lake & Surroundings as New Destination-District | 80.37 | Ongoing |
|  4 | Desert Circuit   | Rajasthan      | Development of Sambhar Lake Town and Other Destinations in Rajasthan under Desert Circuit in Swadesh Darshan Scheme.                                                        | 63.96 | Ongoing |
|  5 | Tribal Circuit   | Nagaland       | Development of Tribal Circuit Peren- Kohima- Wokha, Nagaland                                                                                                                | 97.36 | Ongoing |
|  6 | Wildlife Circuit | Madhya Pradesh | Development of Wildlife Circuit at Panna- Mukundpur-Sanjay- Dubri-Bandhavgarh- Kanha-Mukki-Pench in Madhya Pradesh under Swadesh Darshan scheme.                            | 92.22 | Ongoing |
|  7 | Coastal Circuit  | Andhra Pradesh | Development of Coastal Tourism Circuit in Sri Potti Sriramalu Nellore under Swadesh Darshan Scheme in Andhra Pradesh.                                                       | 60.38 | Ongoing |
|  8 | Eco Circuit      | Telangana      | Integrated Development of Eco Tourism Circuit in Mahaboobnagar                                                                                                              | 91.62 | Ongoing |

|    |                          |                   | district, Telangana under Swadesh Darshan Scheme.                                                                                                                            |       |         |
|----|--------------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|---------|
|  9 | Eco Circuit              | Kerala            | Development of Pathanamthitta - Gavi - Vagamon - Thekkady as Eco Tourism Circuit in Idduki and Parhanamthitta Districts in Kerala under Swadesh Darshan                      | 99.22 | Ongoing |
| 10 | North East India Circuit | Mizoram           | Integrated Development of New Eco Tourism under Swadesh Darshan - North East Circuit at Thenzawl & South Zote, District Serchhip and Reiek, Mizoram.                         | 94.91 | Ongoing |
| 11 | Wildlife Circuit         | Assam             | Development of Manas - Probitora - Nameri - Kaziranga - Dibru - Saikhowa as Wildlife Circuit in Assam.                                                                       | 95.67 | Ongoing |
| 12 | Coastal Circuit          | Pudu- cherry      | Development of Union Territory of Puducherry as Tourist Circuit under 'Swadesh Darshan' Scheme (Coastal Circuit)                                                             | 85.28 | Ongoing |
| 13 | North East India Circuit | Arunachal Pradesh | Integrated Development of New Adventure Tourism in Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                         | 97.14 | Ongoing |
| 14 | North East India Circuit | Tripura           | Development of North East Circuit : Agartala - Sipahijala - Melaghar - Udaipur - Amarpur - Tirthamukh - Mandirghat - Dumboor- NarikelKunja - Gandachara - Ambassa in Tripura | 99.59 | Ongoing |

| 15.   | Coastal Circuit   | West Bengal    | Development of Beach Circuit - Udaipur - Digha - Shankarpur - Tajpur - Mandarmani - Fraserganj - Bakkhlai - Henry Island in West Bengal                                                                                                    |   85.39 | Ongoing   |
|-------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|-----------|
| 16.   | Tribal Circuit    | Chhattis- garh | Development of Tribal Tourism Circuit in Jashpur-Kunkuri- Mainpat- Ambikapur- Maheshpur -Ratanpur- Kurdar-Sarodadadar Gangrel- Kondagaon - Nathyanawagaon - Jagdalpur Chitrakoot - Tirthgarh in Chhattisgarh under Swadesh Darshan Scheme. |   99.94 | Ongoing   |
| 17.   | Coastal Circuit   | Maha- rashtra  | Development of Sindhudurg Coastal Circuit in Maharashtra under Swadesh Darshan Scheme.                                                                                                                                                     |   82.17 | Ongoing   |
|       |                   |                | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1512.93 |           |

## List of Projects sanctioned under PRASAD Scheme

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the project                                                                                                | Amount sanctioned   | Status   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|----------|
|           | 2014-15                                                                                                            |                     |          |
| 1.        | Basic Facilities at Vishnupad temple, Gaya                                                                         | 4.29                | Ongoing  |
| 2.        | Development of Mathura Vrindavan as Mega Tourist Circuit (Phase-II).                                               | 14.93               | Ongoing  |
| 3.        | Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan                                                                           | 9.36                | Ongoing  |
| 4.        | Infrastructure Development at Puri, Shree Jagannath Dham-Ramachandi-Prachi River Front at Deuli under Mega Circuit | 50.00               | Ongoing  |
|           | Total                                                                                                              | 78.58               |          |
|           | 2015-16                                                                                                            |                     |          |
| 1.        | Development of Karuna Sagar Valmiki                                                                                | 6.45                | Ongoing  |

|    | Sthal at Amritsar                        |        |         |
|----|------------------------------------------|--------|---------|
| 2. | Integrated Development of Pushkar/ Ajmer |  40.44 | Ongoing |
| 3. | Development of Kamakhya                  |  33.98 | Ongoing |
| 4. | Development of Amaravati                 |  28.36 | Ongoing |
| 5. | Development at Patna Sahib               |  41.53 | Ongoing |
| 6. | Development of Varanasi                  |  20.4  | Ongoing |
| 7. | Development of Kedarnath                 |  34.78 | Ongoing |
|    | Total                                    | 205.94 |         |

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