Lok Sabha Question No. 85 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-11-30
Subject: Features of New Schemes
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY, K. GOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†85 ANSWERED ON 30.11.2015

## FEATURES OF NEW SCHEMES

- †85.  SHRI GOPAL SHETTY: DR. K. GOPAL:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has started or planning to introduce any new schemes for the development of tourist places across the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  action  taken  by  the Government in this regard; and
- (c) the funds allocated and expenditure incurred by the Government during the last three years and the achievement made so far?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b): The Ministry of Tourism has launched following two new plan schemes pursuant to the Budget 2014-15 announcements:
- 1) Swadesh  Darshan for Integrated Development of Tourist Circuits around Specific Themes.

Twelve  theme  based  circuits  i.e.  North-East  India  Circuit, Buddhist Circuit, Himalayan Circuit, Coastal Circuit, Krishna Circuit, Desert  Circuit,  Tribal  Circuit,  Eco  Circuit,  Wildlife  Circuit,  Rural Circuit, Spiritual Circuit and Ramayana Circuit have been identified for development under 'Swadesh Darshan'.

Under  Swadesh  Darshan,  integrated  development  of  theme based circuits has been taken up for holistic and inclusive development  which  can  provide  engaging  and  complete  tourism experience  to  both  domestic  and  foreign  tourists.  The  Scheme envisage  enhancement  of  tourist  attractiveness  in  a  sustainable manner  by  developing  world  class  infrastructure  in  the  circuit destination.

- 2) National  Mission  on  Pilgrimage  Rejuvenation  and  Spiritual Augmentation  Drive  (PRASAD)  to  beautify  and  improve  the amenities  and  infrastructure  at  pilgrimage  centres  of  all faiths.

Under  PRASAD,  initially  thirteen  cities  have  been  identified namely  Ajmer,  Amritsar,  Amravati,  Dwarka,  Gaya,  Kamakhaya, Kanchipuram, Kedarnath, Mathura, Patna, Puri, Varanasi and Velankanni.

The PRASAD  Scheme  guidelines  envisage  the integrated development of pilgrimage destinations in a planned, prioritized and sustainable manner to provide complete religious tourism experience to both domestic and foreign tourists.

(c): The  list  of  number  of  projects  and  amount  sanctioned  under Swadesh Darshan and PRASAD schemes during 2014-15 and 201516 is given in Annexure-I.

The list of number of projects, amount sanctioned and amount utilised  Product/Infrastructure  Development  for  Destinations  and Circuits  (PIDDC),  Human  Resource  Development  (HRD),  Fairs  and Festivals and Rural Tourism scheme during the last three years is given at Annexure -II.

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ANNEXURE-I

STATEMENT IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†85 ANSWERED ON 30.11.2015 REGARDING FEATURES OF NEW SCHEMES.

The list of projects sanctioned under Swadesh Darshan during 201415 and 2015-16 (till 24.11.2015)

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl. No | Name of the Circuit       | State             | Name of Project                                                                                                                                                                                  | Year     |   Amount Sanctioned |
|----------|---------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|---------------------|
|        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 |
|        2 | North- East India Circuit | Arunachal Pradesh | Bhalukpong-Bomdila- Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                  | 2014- 15 |               50    |
|        3 | Buddhist Circuit          | Bihar             | Cultural Centre, Bodhgaya                                                                                                                                                                        | 2014- 15 |               33.17 |
|        4 | North- East India Circuit | Manipur           | Development of Tourist Circuit in Manipur: Imphal- Moirang-Khongjom- Moreh                                                                                                                       | 2015- 16 |               89.66 |
|        5 | North- East India Circuit | Sikkim            | Development of Tourist Circuit linking - Rangpo (entry) - Rorathang - Aritar - Phadamchen - Nathang - Sherathang - Tsongmo - Gangtok - Phodong - Mangan - Lachung - Yumthang - Lachen - Thangu - | 2015- 16 |               98.05 |

|    |                |              | Gurudongmer - Mangan - Gangtok - Tumin Lingee - Singtam (exit) in Sikkim                                                                                                                        |          |        |
|----|----------------|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|--------|
| 6  | Eco Circuit    | Uttarakha nd | Integrated Development of Eco- Tourism, Adventure Sports, Associated Tourism related Infrastructure for Development of Tehri Lake & Surroundings as New Destination-District Tehri, Uttarakhand | 2015- 16 |  80.37 |
| 7  | Desert Circuit | Rajasthan    | Development of Sambhar Lake Town and Other Destinations under Desert Circuit in Swadesh Darshan Scheme                                                                                          | 2015- 16 |  63.96 |
| 8  | Tribal Circuit | Nagaland     | Development of Tribal Circuit Peren - Kohima-Wokha, Nagaland                                                                                                                                    | 2015- 16 |  97.36 |
|    |                | Total        |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |          | 582.4  |

The  State-wise  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned  under  PRASAD Scheme during the year 2014-15 and 2015-16 (till 24.11.2015).

(Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State & project                                      | Year    | Amount Sanctioned   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------------------|
|           | BIHAR                                                            |         |                     |
| 1.        | Development of basic facilities at Vishnupad temple, Gaya, Bihar | 2014-15 | 4.29                |
|           | UTTAR PRADESH                                                    |         |                     |
| 2.        | Development of Mathura-Vrindavan                                 | 2014-15 | 14.93               |

|    | as Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph-II)                                                                                     |         |        |
|----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|--------|
| 3. | Construction of Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan, Distt. Mathura                                            | 2014-15 | 9.36   |
|    | ODISHA                                                                                                              |         |        |
| 4. | Infrastructure Development at Puri, Shree Jagannath Dham- Ramachandi-Prachi River front at Deuli under Mega Circuit | 2014-15 | 50.00  |
|    | PUNJAB                                                                                                              |         |        |
| 5. | Development of Karuna Sagar Valmiki Sthal at Amritsar                                                               | 2015-16 | 6.45   |
|    | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                           |         |        |
| 6. | Integrated Development of Pushkar/Ajmer                                                                             | 2015-16 | 40.44  |
|    | Grand Total                                                                                                         |         | 125.47 |

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## ANNEXURE-II

STATEMENT IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†85 ANSWERED ON 30.11.2015 REGARDING FEATURES OF NEW SCHEMES.

2012-2013

(Rs. in lakh)

|   Sl. No. | Name of the State         |   No. of Projects |   Amt. Sanctioned |   Amt. Utilised |
|-----------|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh            |                 4 |           6278.73 |         2269.68 |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh         |                16 |           6612.5  |         2277.71 |
|         3 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                 0 |              0    |            0    |
|         4 | Assam                     |                 0 |              0    |            0    |
|         5 | Bihar                     |                 1 |            500    |          100    |
|         6 | Chandigarh                |                 0 |              0    |            0    |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh              |                 0 |              0    |            0    |
|         8 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |                 0 |              0    |            0    |
|         9 | Daman & Diu               |                 0 |              0    |            0    |
|        10 | Delhi                     |                 2 |           2461.91 |          935.98 |
|        11 | Goa                       |                 2 |             50    |           50    |
|        12 | Gujarat                   |                 1 |            486.75 |            0    |
|        13 | Haryana                   |                 0 |              0    |            0    |
|        14 | Himachal Pradesh          |                11 |           3029.88 |         2433.81 |
|        15 | Jammu and Kashmir         |                25 |          11260    |         2846.4  |
|        16 | Jharkhand                 |                 2 |           4885.71 |          555.7  |
|        17 | Kerala                    |                 6 |           7826.53 |         2243.96 |
|        18 | Karnataka                 |                 0 |              0    |            0    |
|        19 | Lakshadweep               |                 0 |              0    |            0    |
|        20 | Maharashtra               |                 5 |           7914.79 |         1129.23 |
|        21 | Manipur                   |                 7 |           3595.62 |          360.86 |
|        22 | Meghalaya                 |                 1 |             17.94 |           17.94 |
|        23 | Mizoram                   |                 3 |             49.15 |           49.15 |
|        24 | Madhya Pradesh            |                20 |          20989.8  |        10579.9  |
|        25 | Nagaland                  |                11 |           4556.66 |         1544.33 |
|        26 | Odisha                    |                 2 |             61.3  |           61.3  |
|        27 | Puducherry                |                 0 |              0    |            0    |
|        28 | Punjab                    |                 2 |             50    |           50    |
|        29 | Rajasthan                 |                 0 |              0    |            0    |
|        30 | Sikkim                    |                13 |           7020.18 |         1856.85 |
|        31 | Tamil Nadu                |                 2 |           2041.97 |          243.84 |

| 32.   | Telangana     |   5 |   4191.34 |   2690.41 |
|-------|---------------|-----|-----------|-----------|
| 33.   | Tripura       |   0 |      0    |      0    |
| 34.   | Uttar Pradesh |  12 |   3486.15 |   1768.78 |
| 35.   | Uttarakhand   |   2 |   1297.47 |   1057.97 |
| 36.   | West Bengal   |   3 |   4694.46 |      0    |
|       | Total         | 158 | 103359    |  35123.8  |

## 2013-2014

(Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State                                |   No. of Projects |   Amt. Sanctioned |   Amt. Utilised |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh                                   |                14 |           4532.02 |            0    |
|           | Combined Projects for Andhra Pradesh & Telangana |                 1 |           4588.8  |            0    |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh                                |                11 |           7473.64 |            0    |
| 3.        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                        |                 0 |              0    |            0    |
| 4.        | Assam                                            |                 0 |              0    |            0    |
| 5.        | Bihar                                            |                14 |          11109.9  |         1585.83 |
| 6.        | Chandigarh                                       |                 0 |              0    |            0    |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh                                     |                 0 |              0    |            0    |
| 8.        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                             |                 0 |              0    |            0    |
| 9.        | Daman & Diu                                      |                 0 |              0    |            0    |
| 10.       | Delhi                                            |                 2 |           5768.98 |            0    |
| 11.       | Goa                                              |                 0 |              0    |            0    |
| 12.       | Gujarat                                          |                 0 |              0    |            0    |
| 13.       | Haryana                                          |                 8 |           1487.25 |           75    |
| 14.       | Himachal Pradesh                                 |                 1 |           3371.52 |            0    |
| 15.       | Jammu and Kashmir                                |                15 |           7618.54 |          263.65 |
| 16.       | Jharkhand                                        |                 1 |            500    |            0    |
| 17.       | Kerala                                           |                10 |           4065.63 |            0    |
| 18.       | Karnataka                                        |                 8 |           3228.71 |            0    |
| 19.       | Lakshadweep                                      |                 0 |              0    |            0    |
| 20.       | Maharashtra                                      |                 6 |           6795.18 |          372.5  |
| 21.       | Manipur                                          |                 8 |           7234.84 |          436.71 |
| 22.       | Meghalaya                                        |                 3 |             46.9  |            0    |
| 23.       | Mizoram                                          |                10 |           4711.16 |           40    |
| 24.       | Madhya Pradesh                                   |                 9 |          10021.3  |         2629.17 |
| 25.       | Nagaland                                         |                11 |           5222.01 |          667.83 |
| 26.       | Odisha                                           |                12 |           6543.08 |            0    |
| 27.       | Puducherry                                       |                 1 |           4848.16 |            0    |

| 28.   | Punjab        |   2 |   1038.86 |    0.00 |
|-------|---------------|-----|-----------|---------|
| 29.   | Rajasthan     |  10 |   5174.71 |   90.63 |
| 30.   | Sikkim        |  14 |  10485    |   35    |
| 31.   | Tamil Nadu    |   0 |      0    |    0    |
| 32.   | Telangana     |   8 |   3370.07 |    0    |
| 33.   | Tripura       |   0 |      0    |    0    |
| 34.   | Uttar Pradesh |  26 |  13071.3  | 1038.55 |
| 35.   | Uttarakhand   |  29 |  21772.7  | 1275.24 |
| 36.   | West Bengal   |   0 |      0    |    0    |
|       | Total         | 234 | 154080    | 8510.11 |

## 2014-15

(Rs. in lakh)

|   Sl. No. | Name of the State         |   No. of Projects |   Amount Sanctioned |   Amt. Utilised |
|-----------|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh            |                11 |             9515.53 |               0 |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh         |                 8 |             8455.35 |               0 |
|         3 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                 0 |                0    |               0 |
|         4 | Assam                     |                 3 |             3568.11 |               0 |
|         5 | Bihar                     |                 3 |             4220.47 |               0 |
|         6 | Chandigarh                |                 0 |                0    |               0 |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh              |                 5 |              990.13 |              50 |
|         8 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |                 0 |                0    |               0 |
|         9 | Daman & Diu               |                 1 |              775.54 |               0 |
|        10 | Delhi                     |                 0 |                0    |               0 |
|        11 | Goa                       |                 1 |              879.04 |               0 |
|        12 | Gujarat                   |                 0 |                0    |               0 |
|        13 | Haryana                   |                 3 |              121.66 |               0 |
|        14 | Himachal Pradesh          |                 0 |                0    |               0 |
|        15 | Jammu and Kashmir         |                 2 |              732.5  |               0 |
|        16 | Jharkhand                 |                 0 |                0    |               0 |
|        17 | Kerala                    |                 0 |                0    |               0 |
|        18 | Karnataka                 |                 1 |             5000    |               0 |
|        19 | Lakshadweep               |                 0 |                0    |               0 |
|        20 | Maharashtra               |                 0 |                0    |               0 |
|        21 | Manipur                   |                 7 |            14752.5  |               0 |
|        22 | Meghalaya                 |                 0 |                0    |               0 |
|        23 | Mizoram                   |                 3 |             4879.69 |              25 |
|        24 | Madhya Pradesh            |                 5 |             3690.54 |               0 |
|        25 | Nagaland                  |                10 |             5980.2  |               0 |
|        26 | Odisha                    |                 3 |             6488.34 |               0 |

| 27   | Puducherry    |   0 |     0.00 |   0.00 |
|------|---------------|-----|----------|--------|
| 28   | Punjab        |   3 |  4831.98 |     30 |
| 29   | Rajasthan     |   2 |   149.93 |      0 |
| 30   | Sikkim        |   8 |  5200    |      0 |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu    |   0 |     0    |      0 |
| 32   | Telangana     |   4 |   504.36 |      0 |
| 33   | Tripura       |   0 |     0    |      0 |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh |   4 |  3368.05 |      0 |
| 35   | Uttarakhand   |   1 |   391.69 |      0 |
| 36   | West Bengal   |   0 |     0    |      0 |
|      | GRAND TOTAL   |  88 | 84495.6  |    105 |

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

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