Lok Sabha Question No. 5958 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-30
Subject: Development of Etawah Safari Park
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Shri Jitendra Kumar Dohare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†5958 ANSWERED ON 30.03.2026

## DEVELOPMENT OF ETAWAH SAFARI PARK

## †5958. SHRI JITENDRA KUMAR DOHARE:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government proposes to develop Etawah Safari Park as a national-level tourism centre;
- (b)  whether the Government has any proposal to provide a special package for the improvement of accommodation facilities, road and rail connectivity at the said park; and
- (c)  the estimated number of jobs likely to be provided to local youths through
- the said initiative?

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

## ANSWER

(SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

(a) to (c): Development and promotion of tourism destinations in the country including development of tourism centres is primarily done by the concerned State Government (SG)/UT Administration (UTA). However, Ministry of Tourism under its various schemes such as Swadesh Darshan (SD); Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (SD2.0); Challenge Based Destination Development (CBDD), an initiative under  Swadesh  Darshan;  Pilgrimage  Rejuvenation  and  Spiritual  Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD)  etc. provides financial assistance for development of tourism infrastructure and experiences in the country to the SGs/UTAs on receipt of the project proposals from them in synergy with the scheme  guidelines,  Government  directions,  availability  of  funds,  inter-se priority etc. The Ministry of Tourism has not sanctioned any project in Uttar Pradesh for development of Etawah Safari Park under its ongoing schemes. Details  of  the  projects  sanctioned  under  SD,  SD2.0,  CBDD  and  PRASHAD schemes in the state of Uttar Pradesh is annexed.

Government of India in 202425 sanctioned the projects ' Development of Bateshwar  in  District-Agra '  for  Rs.  74.05  Crore  and  ' Integrated  Buddhist Tourism Development in Shrawasti '  for Rs. 80.24 Crore in the State of Uttar Pradesh  under  its  initiative  for  'Special  Assistance  to  States  for  Capital Investment (SASCI)Development of Iconic Tourist Centres to Global Scale'.

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO . † 5958 ANSWERED ON 30.03.2026 REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF ETAWAH SAFARI PARK RAISED BY SHRI JITENDRA KUMAR DOHARE

Details  of  the  projects  sanctioned  under  SD,  SD2.0,  CBDD  and  PRASHAD schemes in the state of Uttar Pradesh

| Scheme          | Name of the project                                                                                                                                                                      | Year of Sanction   |   Sanction Amount (In ₹ Crore) |
|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|
| Swadesh Darshan | Development of Srawasti, Kushinagar, & Kapilwastu                                                                                                                                        | 2016-17            |                          87.89 |
|                 | Development of Chitrakoot and Shringverpur                                                                                                                                               | 2016-17            |                          69.45 |
|                 | Development of Ahar-Aligarh-Kasganj- Sarosi (Unnao)-Pratapgarh- Kausambi- Mirzapur-Gorakhpur-Domariyaganj-Basti- Barabanki-Azamgarh-Kairana- Baghpat- Shahjahanpur                       | 2016-17            |                          71.91 |
|                 | Development of Bijnor- Meerut- Kanpur- Kanpur Dehat- Banda- Ghazipur- Salempur- Ghosi- Balia- Ambedkar Nagar- Aligarh- Fatehpur- Deoria- Mahoba- Sonbhadra- Chandauli- Mishrikh- Bhadohi | 2016-17            |                          67.51 |
|                 | Development of Kalinjar Fort (Banda)- Maghar Dham (Sant Kabir Nagar)- Chauri Chaura, Shaheed Sthal (Fatehpur)- Mahuar shaheed Sthal (Ghosi)- Shaheed Smarak (Meerut)                     | 2016-17            |                          36.65 |
|                 | Development of Ayodhya                                                                                                                                                                   | 2017-18            |                         127.21 |
|                 | Development of Jewar-Dadri-Sikandrabad- Noida-Khurja-Banda                                                                                                                               | 2018-19            |                          12.03 |
|                 | Development of Gorakhnath Temple (Gorakhpur), Devipattan Temple (Balrampur) and Vatvashni Temple (Domariyagunj)                                                                          | 2018-19            |                          18.3  |

| Swadesh Darshan   | Vedic- wellness Experience, Naimisharanya                        | 2023-24   |   17.80 |
|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|---------|
| 2.0               | Azad Park and Dekho Prayagraj Trail Experince, Prayagraj         | 2023-24   |   14.52 |
| CBDD              | Development of Cultural Landscape at Mahoba                      | 2024-25   |   24.98 |
| PRASHAD           | Development of Varanasi - Phase - I                              | 2015-16   |   18.73 |
| PRASHAD           | Development of Mathura-Vrindavan as Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph-II) | 2014-15   |   10.98 |
| PRASHAD           | River Cruise Tourism in Ganga, Varanasi                          | 2017-18   |    9.02 |
| PRASHAD           | Construction of Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan         | 2014-15   |    9.36 |
| PRASHAD           | Development of Varanasi - Phase - II                             | 2017-18   |   44.6  |
| PRASHAD           | Development of Infrastructure facilities at Govardhan            | 2018-19   |   37.59 |

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