Lok Sabha Question No. 1151 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-07
Subject: Central Financial Assistance under PIDDC
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: BAIJAYANT "JAY" PANDA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1151 ANSWERED ON 07.12.2015

## CENTRAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER PIDDC

## 1151. SHRI BAIJAYANT JAY PANDA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the Central Financial Assistance (CFA) under Product/Infrastructure  Development  for  Destinations  &  Circuits (PIDDC)  provided  to  various  States  during  the  last  three  years, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has reviewed this scheme;
- (c)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the amenities and infrastructure proposed to be upgraded at Puri under  the  Pilgrimage  Rejuvenation  and  Spirituality  Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) mission?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The list  of  number  of  projects  and  amount  sanctioned  to  various States/UTs  during  2012-2013,  2013-2014  and  2014-2015  is  given  at Annexure.

(b) and (c): Pursuant to acceptance of the 14th Finance Commission's recommendations for higher devolution of 42% to States from  Union  taxes  and  duties,  Product/Infrastructure  Development  for Destinations  &  Circuits  (PIDDC)  Scheme  has  been  delinked  from  the Union  Support.  For  the  current  financial  year,  i.e.  2015-16,  for  the  UT Plan  an  amount  of  Rs.20  crore  only  has  been  provided  under  the Scheme.

(d): Under  National  Mission  on  Pilgrimage  Rejuvenation  and  Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD), a Project for Infrastructure Development at Puri, Shree Jagannath Dham, Gundicha Temple, Ramchandi TemplePrachi River front at Deuli has been sanctioned in the year 2014-15 for a total cost of Rs.50 crore.

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ANNEXURE STATEMENT IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED REGARDING

QUESTION NO.1151 ANSWERED ON 07.12.2015 CENTRAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER PIDDC.

2012-2013 (Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   |   No. of Projects |   Amt. Sanctioned |
|-----------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh      |                 4 |           6278.73 |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh   |                16 |           6612.5  |
| 3.        | Bihar               |                 1 |            500    |
| 4.        | Delhi               |                 2 |           2461.91 |
| 5.        | Goa                 |                 2 |             50    |
| 6.        | Gujarat             |                 1 |            486.75 |
| 7.        | Himachal Pradesh    |                11 |           3029.88 |
| 8.        | Jammu and Kashmir   |                25 |          11260    |
| 9.        | Jharkhand           |                 2 |           4885.71 |
| 10.       | Kerala              |                 6 |           7826.53 |
| 11.       | Maharashtra         |                 5 |           7914.79 |
| 12.       | Manipur             |                 7 |           3595.62 |
| 13.       | Meghalaya           |                 1 |             17.94 |
| 14.       | Mizoram             |                 3 |             49.15 |
| 15.       | Madhya Pradesh      |                20 |          20989.8  |
| 16.       | Nagaland            |                11 |           4556.66 |
| 17.       | Odisha              |                 2 |             61.3  |
| 18.       | Punjab              |                 2 |             50    |
| 19.       | Sikkim              |                13 |           7020.18 |
| 20.       | Tamil Nadu          |                 2 |           2041.97 |
| 21.       | Telangana           |                 5 |           4191.34 |
| 22.       | Uttar Pradesh       |                12 |           3486.15 |
| 23.       | Uttarakhand         |                 2 |           1297.47 |
| 24.       | West Bengal         |                 3 |           4694.46 |
|           | Total               |               158 |         103359    |

2013-2014 (Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State                                |   No. of Projects |   Amt. Sanctioned |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh                                   |                14 |           4532.02 |
|           | Combined Projects for Andhra Pradesh & Telangana |                 1 |           4588.8  |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh                                |                11 |           7473.64 |
| 3.        | Bihar                                            |                14 |          11109.9  |
| 4.        | Delhi                                            |                 2 |           5768.98 |
| 5.        | Haryana                                          |                 8 |           1487.25 |
| 6.        | Himachal Pradesh                                 |                 1 |           3371.52 |
| 7.        | Jammu and Kashmir                                |                15 |           7618.54 |
| 8.        | Jharkhand                                        |                 1 |            500    |
| 9.        | Kerala                                           |                10 |           4065.63 |
| 10.       | Karnataka                                        |                 8 |           3228.71 |

| 11.   | Maharashtra    |   6 |   6795.18 |
|-------|----------------|-----|-----------|
| 12.   | Manipur        |   8 |   7234.84 |
| 13.   | Meghalaya      |   3 |     46.9  |
| 14.   | Mizoram        |  10 |   4711.16 |
| 15.   | Madhya Pradesh |   9 |  10021.3  |
| 16.   | Nagaland       |  11 |   5222.01 |
| 17.   | Odisha         |  12 |   6543.08 |
| 18.   | Puducherry     |   1 |   4848.16 |
| 19.   | Punjab         |   2 |   1038.86 |
| 20.   | Rajasthan      |  10 |   5174.71 |
| 21.   | Sikkim         |  14 |  10485    |
| 22.   | Telangana      |   8 |   3370.07 |
| 23.   | Uttar Pradesh  |  26 |  13071.3  |
| 24.   | Uttarakhand    |  29 |  21772.7  |
|       | Total          | 234 | 154080    |

2014-15 (Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   |   No. of Projects |   Amount Sanctioned |
|-----------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh      |                11 |             9515.53 |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh   |                 8 |             8455.35 |
| 3.        | Assam               |                 3 |             3568.11 |
| 4.        | Bihar               |                 3 |             4220.47 |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh        |                 5 |              990.13 |
| 6.        | Daman & Diu         |                 1 |              775.54 |
| 7.        | Goa                 |                 1 |              879.04 |
| 8.        | Haryana             |                 3 |              121.66 |
| 9.        | Jammu and Kashmir   |                 2 |              732.5  |
| 10.       | Karnataka           |                 1 |             5000    |
| 11.       | Manipur             |                 7 |            14752.5  |
| 12.       | Mizoram             |                 3 |             4879.69 |
| 13.       | Madhya Pradesh      |                 5 |             3690.54 |
| 14.       | Nagaland            |                10 |             5980.2  |
| 15.       | Odisha              |                 3 |             6488.34 |
| 16.       | Punjab              |                 3 |             4831.98 |
| 17.       | Rajasthan           |                 2 |              149.93 |
| 18.       | Sikkim              |                 8 |             5200    |
| 19.       | Telangana           |                 4 |              504.36 |
| 20.       | Uttar Pradesh       |                 4 |             3368.05 |
| 21.       | Uttarakhand         |                 1 |              391.69 |
|           | GRAND TOTAL         |                88 |            84495.6  |

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

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