Lok Sabha Question No. 2461 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Funds for Development and Promotion of Tourism
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: DEVAJIBHAI GOVINDBHAI FATEPARA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2461 ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

## FUNDS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF TOURISM

## 2461. SHRI DEVAJIBHAI G. FATEPARA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is a huge gap between the number of proposals for  development  and  promotion  of  tourism  received  from  the State  Governments  and  sanctioned  by  the  Union  Government during  each  of  the  last  three  years,  if  so,  the  details  thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the major Centrally sponsored schemes for development and promotion  of  tourism  have achieved  the desired  results  in the  country  during  the  said  period,  if  so,  the  details  thereof, Scheme-wise;
- (c) whether  the Government  has  provided adequate  funds for development and promotion of tourism under the said schemes during  the  said  period,  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  Scheme-wise and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the other steps taken by the Government for development and promotion of tourism in the country?

## 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 State Governments/Union Territory Administrations for various tourism projects subject to availability of funds, liquidation of pending utilization certificates against the funds released earlier and adherence to the relevant scheme guidelines.

The centrally sponsored scheme i.e. Product/Infrastructure Development for Destinations and Circuits (PIDDC) has been delinked from Union support w.e.f. the year 2015-16, pursuant to the recommendations  of    the  14th  Finance  Commission  for    higher devolution of 42% of Union taxes and duties to the States.

The  Ministry of Tourism has launched following  two  new schemes during 2014-15:

- i. Swadesh  Darshan  for development  of theme  based  tourist circuits in a way that caters to both mass and niche tourism in a holistic manner.
- ii. National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) for the development and beautification of pilgrimage sites.

The  State/UT-wise and  scheme  wise  details of number  of projects, amount sanctioned, the UC received and the implementation status  of  the  projects  during  the  last  three  years  is  given  in  the Annexure.

Other important initiatives taken by the Government for development and promotion of Tourism include:

-  Introduction of facility of e-Tourist Visa for the citizens of 150 countries at 16 airports including extension of Visa on Arrival facility to the nationals of Japan.
-  Launch  of  24x7  Toll  Free  Multi-Lingual  Tourist  Info  Line handling  ten  international  languages  besides  Hindi  and English.
- The  Ministry  of  Tourism  has  launched  'Welcome  Booklet' with  information  on  Dos  and  Don'ts  for  tourists,  contact details  of  India  Tourism  domestic  offices  and  Tourist Helpline Number for distribution at immigration counters to
-  tourists arriving at international airports.
- 
- Launch of Swachh Paryatan App.
-  Promotion of India as a holistic destination in the international markets under the Incredible India brand-line.
-  Organization of biennial International Buddhist Conclave.
-  Organization of Annual International  Tourism Mart for promotion of tourism in North Eastern States.
-  Promotion of activities in tourist generating markets overseas  through  the  India  Tourism  Offices  abroad  with active participation in International Tourism Events.
-  Financial assistance to Stakeholders and Tourism Departments  of  States/Union  Territories  for  undertaking promotional  activities  under  the  Marketing  Development Assistance Scheme.

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.2461  ANSWERED  ON  09.05.2016  REGARDING  FUNDS  FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF TOURISM.

2013-14

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Sr. No   | Name of the State   | No. of Project   | Amt. Sanctioned   | UC received   | Status   | Status    |
|----------|---------------------|------------------|-------------------|---------------|----------|-----------|
|          |                     |                  |                   |               | Ongoing  | Completed |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      | 14               | 9120.82           | 2346.30       | 11       | 3         |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh   | 11               | 7,473.64          | 1,534.72      | 9        | 2         |
| 3        | Bihar               | 13               | 10,591.85         | 3,118.03      | 9        | 4         |
| 4        | Haryana             | 8                | 1,487.25          | 326.314       | 4        | 4         |
| 5        | Himachal Pradesh    | 1                | 3,371.52          | 5             | 1        | 0         |
| 6        | Jammu and Kashmir   | 22               | 7,938.49          | 1,094.39      | 20       | 2         |
| 7        | Jharkhand           | 1                | 500               | 285.262       | 1        |           |
| 8        | Karnataka           | 8                | 3,228.710         | 78.12         | 8        | 0         |
| 9        | Kerala              | 9                | 3,467.63          | 297.99        | 9        |           |
| 10       | Madhya Pradesh      | 9                | 10,021.29         | 3,063.86      | 7        | 2         |
| 11       | Maharashtra         | 6                | 6,795.18          | 497.5         | 5        | 1         |
| 12       | Manipur             | 8                | 12,097.38         | 1,866.95      | 7        | 1         |
| 13       | Meghalaya           | 1                | 46.9              | 46.9          | 0        | 1         |
| 14       | Mizoram             | 9                | 4,710.91          | 974.172       | 8        | 1         |
| 15       | Nagaland            | 9                | 5,222.01          | 2,782.58      | 8        | 1         |
| 16       | Odisha              | 12               | 6,543.08          | 974.435       | 9        | 3         |
| 17       | Puducherry          | 1                | 4,848.16          | 970           | 1        | 0         |
| 18       | Punjab              | 1                | 453.86            | 1             | 1        | 0         |
| 19       | Rajasthan           | 10               | 5,174.71          | 886.618       | 10       | 0         |
| 20       | Sikkim              | 11               | 10,435.00         | 2,117.15      | 10       | 1         |
| 21       | Telangana           | 9                | 3370.07           | 698.97        | 9        | 0         |
| 22       | Uttar Pradesh       | 24               | 12,122.82         | 1,311.63      | 24       | 0         |
| 23       | Uttarakhand         | 29               | 21,772.67         | 4,531.15      | 28       | 1         |
|          | Total               | 226              | 150793.95         | 29809.041     | 199      | 27        |

Includes Projects relating to Product/Infrastructure Development for Destinations and Circuits (PIDDC), Fairs and Festivals.

2014-15

(Rs. In lakhs)

| Sr. No   | Name of the State       | No. of Projects   | Amt. Sanctioned   | UC         | Status   | Status    |
|----------|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------|----------|-----------|
| 1.       |                         |                   |                   | Received   | Ongoing  | Completed |
|          | Andhra Pradesh          | 9                 | 1892.68           | 0.00       | 9        | 0         |
| 2. 3.    | Arunachal Pradesh Assam | 7 3               | 3,686.43 3,588.45 | 14.00 0.00 | 6 3      | 1 0       |
| 4.       | Bihar                   | 1                 | 637.06            | 0.00       | 1        | 0         |
| 5.       | Chattishgarh            | 3                 | 990.13            | 50.00      | 2        | 1         |
| 6.       | Haryana                 | 2                 | 121.66            | 30.00      |          |           |
|          |                         | 3                 | 826.55            | 0.00       | 1 3      | 1         |
| 7.       | Jammu and Kashmir       |                   | 5,124.79          |            |          | 0         |
| 8.       | Karnataka               | 1                 |                   | 0.00       | 1        | 0         |
| 10.      | Pradesh Manipur         | 6                 | 14,927.21         | 50.00      | 5        | 1         |
| 11.      | Mizoram                 | 3                 | 4,879.69          | 291.49     | 1        | 2         |
| 12.      | Nagaland                | 10                | 6,099.30          | 1280.52    | 10       | 0         |
| 13.      | Odisha                  |                   |                   | 0.00       |          | 0         |
|          |                         | 2                 | 1,488.34          |            | 2        |           |
| 14.      | Puducherry              | 1                 | 97.38             | 0.00       | 1        | 0         |
| 15.      | Punjab                  | 3                 | 4,846.98          | 50.00      | 1        | 2         |
| 16.      | Rajasthan               | 1                 | 149.93            | 0.00       | 1        | 0         |
| 17.      | Sikkim                  | 8                 | 5,337.55          | 1,177.550  | 8        | 0         |
| 18.      | Telangana               | 3                 | 594.60            | 0.00       | 3        | 0         |
| 19.      | Uttar Pradesh           | 1                 | 483.63            | 0.00       | 1        | 0         |
|          | Total                   | 71                | 59,462.9          | 3028.56    | 62       | 9         |

Includes  Projects  relating  to  Product/Infrastructure  Development  for Destinations and Circuits (PIDDC), Fairs and Festivals.

## SWADESH DARSHAN SCHEME

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Circuit   | State          | Name of Project                                                                    |   Amount Sanctioned | Amount Released                |
|-----------|-----------------------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------|
|         1 | Coastal Circuit       | Andhra Pradesh | Development of Kakinada Hope Island Konaseema as World class coastal & Eco Tourism |               69.83 | 3.37 (2014-15) 10.59 (2015-16) |

|    |                           |                   | Circuit in Andhra Pradesh                       |        |       |
|----|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|--------|-------|
| 2. | North- East India Circuit | Arunachal Pradesh | Bhalukpong- Bomdila-Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh |  50    | 10    |
| 3. | Buddhist Circuit          | Bihar             | Cultural Centre, Bodhgaya                       |  33.17 |  6.63 |
|    |                           |                   | Total                                           | 153    | 30.59 |

## PRASAD SCHEME

(Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State & project                                                                                         | Amount Sanctioned   | Amount Released   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|           | BIHAR                                                                                                               |                     |                   |
| 1.        | Development of basic facilities at Vishnupad temple, Gaya, Bihar                                                    | 4.29                | 0.86              |
|           | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                       |                     |                   |
| 2.        | Development of Mathura-Vrindavan as Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph-II)                                                    | 14.93               | 2.98              |
| 3.        | Construction of Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan, Distt. Mathura                                            | 9.36                | 1.76              |
|           | ODISHA                                                                                                              |                     |                   |
| 4.        | Infrastructure Development at Puri, Shree Jagannath Dham- Ramachandi-Prachi River front at Deuli under Mega Circuit | 50.00               | 10.00             |
|           | Total                                                                                                               | 78.58               | 15.60             |

## 2015-16

## SWADESH DARSHAN SCHEME

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl. No. | Name of Theme             | State   | Name of Project                                                                                                                        |   Amount Sanctioned |   Amount Released |
|-----------|---------------------------|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|         1 | North- East India Circuit | Manipur | Development of Tourist Circuit in Manipur: Imphal- Moirang-Khongjom- Moreh                                                             |               89.66 |             17.93 |
|         2 | North- East India Circuit | Sikkim  | Development of Tourist Circuit linking - Rangpo (entry) - Rorathang - Aritar - Phadamchen - Nathang - Sherathang - Tsongmo - Gangtok - |               98.05 |             19.61 |

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|    |                           |                   | Phodong - Mangan - Lachung - Yumthang - Lachen - Thangu - Gurudongmer - Mangan - Gangtok - Tumin Lingee - Singtam (exit) in Sikkim                                                                |       |       |
|----|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
|  3 | 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. | 80.37 | 16.07 |
|  4 | Coastal Circuit           | Andhra Pradesh    | Development of Coastal Tourism Circuit in Sri Potti Sriramalu Nellore in Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                           | 60.38 | 12.08 |
|  5 | North- East India Circuit | Arunachal Pradesh | Integrated Development of Adventure Tourism in Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                  | 97.14 | 19.43 |
|  6 | Eco Circuit               | Kerala            | Gavi-Patha-Namthitta- Vagamon-Thekkady                                                                                                                                                            | 99.22 | 19.84 |
|  7 | Desert Circuit            | Rajasthan         | Development of Sambhar Lake Town and Other Destinations under Desert Circuit in Swadesh Darshan Scheme                                                                                            | 63.96 | 12.79 |
|  8 | Tribal Circuit            | Nagaland          | Development of Tribal Circuit Peren - Kohima-Wokha, Nagaland                                                                                                                                      | 97.36 | 19.47 |
|  9 | Eco Circuit               | Telangana         | Integrated Development of Eco                                                                                                                                                                     | 91.62 | 18.32 |

|    |                           |                | Tourism Circuit in Mahaboobnagar district, Telangana.                                                                                                             |       |       |
|----|---------------------------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 10 | Wildlife Circuit          | Madhya Pradesh | Development of Wildlife Circuit at Panna - Mukundpur- Sanjay-Dubri- Bandhavgarh-Kanha- Mukki-Pench in Madhya Pradesh                                              | 92.22 | 18.44 |
| 11 | Wildlife Circuit          | Assam          | Wildlife Circuit of Assam                                                                                                                                         | 95.67 | 19.13 |
| 12 | North- East India Circuit | Tripura        | Development of North East Circuit : Agartala - Sipahijala - Melaghar - Udaipur - Amarpur - Tirthamukh - Mandirghat - Dumboor- NarikelKunja - Gandachara - Ambassa | 99.59 | 19.92 |
| 13 | Eco Circuit               | Mizoram        | Integrated Development of New Eco-Tourism at Thenzawl, Reike & South Zote                                                                                         | 94.91 | 18.98 |
| 14 | Coastal Circuit           | West Bengal    | Development of Beach Circuit - Udaipur - Digha - Shankarpur - Tajpur - Mandarmani - Fraserganj - Bakkhlai -Henry Island                                           | 85.39 | 17.08 |
| 15 | Coastal Circuit           | Puducherry     | Development of Union Territory of Puducherry as Tourist Circuit under 'Swadesh Darshan' Scheme                                                                    | 85.28 | 17.06 |
| 16 | Tribal Circuit            | Chhattisgarh   | Development of Tribal Tourism Circuit Jashpur-Kunkuri- Mainpat-Ambikapur-                                                                                         | 99.94 | 19.99 |

|     |                 |             | Maheshpur-ratanpur- Kurdar-Sarodadadar- Gangrel-Kondagaon- Nathyanawagaon- Jagdalpur-Chitrakoot- Tirthgarh in Chattisgarh   |         |        |
|-----|-----------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|--------|
| 17. | Coastal Circuit | Maharashtra | Sindhudurg Circuit                                                                                                          |   82.76 |  12.79 |
|     |                 |             | Total                                                                                                                       | 1513.52 | 298.93 |

PRASAD SCHEME (Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the project                                                               | Amount Sanctioned   | Amount Released        |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
| 1.        | Integrated Development of Pushkar/Ajmer                                           | 40.44               | 8.09                   |
|           | PUNJAB                                                                            |                     |                        |
| 2.        | Development of Karuna Sagar Valmiki Sthal at Amritsar                             | 6.45                | 1.29                   |
|           | Total                                                                             |                     |                        |
| 3.        | Development of Kamakhya Temple and Pilgrimage Destinations in and around Guwahati | 33.98               | 6.80                   |
|           | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                    |                     |                        |
| 4.        | Development of Amaravati town in Guntur district as a tourist destination         | 28.36               | 5.67                   |
|           | BIHAR                                                                             |                     |                        |
| 5.        | Development of Patna Sahib                                                        | 41.54               | 8.31                   |
|           | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                     |                     |                        |
| 6.        | Development of Varanasi                                                           | 20.04               | 4.08                   |
|           | UTTARAKHAND                                                                       |                     |                        |
| 7.        | Developmemt of Kedarnath                                                          | 34.78               | 4.47                   |
|           | BIHAR                                                                             |                     |                        |
| 8.        | Development of basic facilities at Vishnupad temple, Gaya, Bihar                  | -                   | 1.29 (2 nd instalment) |
| Total     |                                                                                   | 205.59              | 40.00                  |

All  projects  sanctioned  under  Swadesh  Darshan  and  PRASAD  are ongoing

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