(a) to (e) Ministry of Tourism under its Swadesh Darshan Scheme- Integrated Development of Theme Based Tourist Circuits is developing tourism infrastructure in the identified circuits, across the country, having tourist potential in a planned and prioritized manner. Under the scheme fifteen thematic circuits have been identified for development including themes covering all the religious/spiritual sites in the country, namely: Spiritual Circuit, Ramayana Circuit, Krishna Circuit, Buddhist Circuit, Tirthankar Circuit and Sufi Circuit.
In addition to above, Ministry is developing tourism infrastructure at identified pilgrimage and heritage destinations under its PRASHAD Scheme. Ministry has identified 41 sites in 25 states for development under the scheme namely Amaravati and Srisailam (Andhra Pradesh), Kamakhya (Assam), Parasuram Kund (Lohit District, Arunachal Pradesh), Patna and Gaya (Bihar), Balmeshwari Devi Temple (Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh), Dwarka and Somnath (Gujarat), Gurudwara Nada Saheb, Panchkula (Haryana), Maa Chintpurni (Una, Himachal Pradesh), Hazratbal and Katra (Jammu & Kashmir), Deogarh and Parasnath (Jharkhand), Chamundeshwari Devi, Mysuru (Karnataka), Guruvayoor, St. Thomas International Shrine, (Malayattoor), Cheraman Juma Mosque (Thrissur, Kerala), Omkareshwar and Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh), Babedpara, West Jaintia Hills and Sohra (Meghalaya), Aizwal (Mizoram), Kohima and Mokokchung Districts (Nagaland), Trimbakeshwar (Maharashtra), Puri (Odisha), Amritsar (Punjab), Ajmer (Rajasthan), Kanchipuram and Vellankani (Tamil Nadu), Tripura Sundari (Tripura), Varanasi and Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri (Uttarakhand) and Belur (West Bengal).
The projects under the above schemes are identified for development in consultation with the State Governments/ Union Territory Administrations and are sanctioned subject to availability of funds, submission of suitable Detailed Project Reports, adherence to scheme guidelines and utilization of funds released earlier. The details of the projects sanctioned under the above schemes in various states including North Eastern States and Uttar Pradesh are annexed. The projects are at various stages of implementation/completion.
| S. No. |
State/ Sanction Year
|
Project Name |
Amt.
Sanctioned
|
Amt.
Released
|
| SPIRITUAL CIRCUIT | ||||
| 1. | Kerala (2016-17) | Development of Sabarimala – Erumeli-Pampa-Sannidhanam in District Pathanamthitta |
99.99 | 20.00 |
| 2. | Manipur (2016-17) | Development of Spiritual Circuit – Shri Govindajee Temple, Shri Bijoy Govindajee Temple – Shri Gopinath Temple – Shri Bungshibodon Temple – Shri Kaina Temple |
53.80 | 40.14 |
| 3. | Kerala (2016-17) | Development of Sree Padmanabha Arnamula- Sabrimala | 92.22 | 72.42 |
| 4. | Bihar (2016-17) | Integrated Development of Kanwaria Route: Sultanganj – Dharmshala- Deoghar |
52.35 | 26.17 |
| 5. | Uttar Pradesh (2016-17) | Development of Shahjahanpur- Allahabad-Basti- Ahar- Aligharh-Kasgunj-Sarosi- Pratapgarh-Unnao-Kaushambi- Mirzapur-Gorakpur- Kairana- Doamriyagunj- Bagpat- Barabanki- Azamgarh |
68.39 | 54.71 |
| 6. | Uttar Pradesh (2016-17) | Development of Bijnor- Meerut- Kanpur- Kanpur Dehat- Banda- Ghazipur- Salempur- Ghosi- Balia- Ambedkar Nagar- Aligarh- Fatehpur- Deoria- Mahoba- Sonbhadra- Chandauli- |
63.77 | 50.33 |
| Mishrikh- Bhadohi | ||||
| 7. | Rajasthan (2016-17) | Development of Churu (Salasar Balaji)– Jaipur (Shri Samode Balaji, Ghatke Balaji, Bandheke Balaji)- Alwar (Pandupole Hanumanji, Bharathari)- Viratnagar (Bijak, Jainnasiya, Ambika Temple)- Bharatpur (Kaman Region)- Dholpur (Muchkund) – Mehandipur Balaji- Chittorgarh (Sanwaliyaji) |
93.90 | 46.95 |
| 8. | Puducherry (2017-18) | Development of Spiritual Circuit in Puducherry | 40.68 | 19.26 |
| 9. | Bihar (2017-18) | Dvelopment of Mandar Development Hill & Ang Pradesh | 53.49 | 10.70 |
| 10. | Maharashtra (2018-19) | Development of Waki- Adasa- Dhapewada- Paradsingha- Chota Taj Bagh- Telankhandi- Girad |
54.01 | 0.00 |
| 11. | Uttar Pradesh (2018-19) | Development of Jewar-Dadri- Sikandrabad-Noida-Khurja- Banda | 14.52 | 0.00 |
| 12. | Kerala (2018-19) | Development Sivagiri Sree Narayana Guru Ashram- Arruvipuram- Kunnumpara Sree Subrahmania- Chembazhanthi Sree Narayana Gurukulam |
69.47 | 0.00 |
| 13. | Kerala (2018-19) | Development of Kasaragod, Wayanad, Kannur, Kozhikode, Palakkad, Mallapuram, Thrichur, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Allaphuza, Pathananamithitta, Kollam, Trivandrum |
85.23 | 0.00 |
| 14. | Uttar Pradesh (2018-19) | Development of Gorakhnath Temple(Gorakhpur), Devipattan Temple (Balrampur) and Vatvashni Temple (Domariyagunj) |
21.16 | 0.00 |
| RAMAYANA CIRCUIT | ||||
| 15. | Uttar Pradesh (2016-17) | Development of Chitrakoot and Shringverpur | 69.45 | 52.17 |
| 16. | Uttar Pradesh (2017-18) | Development of Ayodhya | 133.31 | 66.65 |
| KRISHNA CIRCUIT | ||||
| 17. | Haryana (2016-17) | Development of Tourism Infrastructures at places related to Mahabharata in Kurukshetra |
97.35 | 70.60 |
| 18. | Rajasthan (2016-17) | Integrated Development of Govind Dev ji temple (Jaipur), Khatu Shyam Ji (Sikar) and Nathdwara (Rajsamand) |
91.45 | 45.72 |
| BUDDHIST CIRCUIT | ||||
| 19. | Madhya Pradesh (2016-17) | Development of Sanchi-Satna- Rewa-Mandsaur-Dhar | 74.94 | 54.51 |
| 20. | Uttar Pradesh (2016-17) | Development of Srawasti, Kushinagar & Kapilvastu | 99.97 | 45.03 |
| 21. | Bihar (2016-17) | Construction of Convention Centre adjacent to Maya Sarovar on the western side at Bodhgaya |
98.73 | 19.75 |
| 22. | Gujarat (2017-18) | Development of Junagadh- Gir- Somnath- Bharuch-Kutch- Bhavnagar- Rajkot- Mehsana |
35.99 | 7.20 |
| 23. | Andhra Pradesh (2017-18) | Development of Shalihundam- Thotlakonda- Bavikonda- Bojjanakonda- Amravati- Anupu in Andhra Pradesh |
52.34 | 10.47 |
| TIRTHANKAR CIRCUIT | ||||
| 24. | Bihar (2016-17) | Development of Jain Circuit: Vaishali-Arrah-Masad-Patna- Rajgir-Pawapuri-Champapuri |
52.39 | 26.19 |
| Sl. No. |
State | Name of the Project | Amount Sanctioned | Amount Released |
| Year 2014-15 | ||||
|
1
|
Bihar | Development of basic facilities at Vishnupad temple, Gaya, Bihar |
4.27 | 2.91 |
|
2
|
Odisha | Infrastructure Development at Puri, Shree Jagannath Dham- Ramachandi-Prachi River front at Deuli under Mega Circuit |
50.00 | 10.00 |
|
3
|
Uttar Pradesh | Development of Mathura- Vrindavan as Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph-II) |
14.93 | 10.38 |
|
4
|
Uttar Pradesh | Construction of Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan, Distt. Mathura |
9.36 | 7.36 |
| Year 2015-16 | ||||
|
5
|
Andhra Pradesh | Development of Amaravati Town, Guntur District as a Tourist Destination |
28.36 | 22.69 |
|
6
|
Assam | Development of Kamakhya Temple and Pilgrimage Destination in and around Guwahati |
30.71 | 22.03 |
|
7
|
Bihar | Development at Patna Sahib | 41.54 | 33.23 |
|
8
|
Punjab | Development of Karuna Sagar Valmiki Sthal at Amritsar | 6.40 | 6.40 |
|
9
|
Rajasthan | Integrated Development of Pushkar/Ajmer | 40.44 | 19.41 |
| 10 | Uttarakhand | Integrated Development of Kedarnath | 34.78 | 27.83 |
| 11 | Uttar Pradesh | Development of Varanasi | 20.40 | 16.32 |
| Year 2016-17 | ||||
| 12 | Gujarat | Development of Dwarka | 26.23 | 6.85 |
| 13 | Gujarat | Pilgrimage amenities at Somnath | 37.44 | 26.51 |
| 14 | Jammu & Kashmir | Development at Hazratbal, | 42.02 | 25.45 |
| 15 | Kerala | Development at Guruvayur Temple | 46.14 | 36.91 |
| 16 | Tamilnadu | Development of Kanchipuram | 16.48 | 8.24 |
| 17 | Tamilnadu | Development of Vellankani | 5.60 | 2.59 |
| 18 | West Bengal | Development of Belur | 30.03 | 23.39 |
| Year 2017-18 | ||||
| 19 | Madhya Pradesh | Development of Omkareshwar | 40.67 | 18.76 |
| 20 | Uttar Pradesh | Cruise Tourism in River Ganga, Varanasi | 10.72 | 5.14 |
| 21. | Maharashtra | Development of Trimbakeshwar |
37.81 | 8.49 |
| 22 | Uttar Pradesh | Development of Varanasi Under Prashad Scheme – II | 44.60 | 10.21 |
| 23 | Andhra Pradesh | Development of Srisailam Temple in Andhra Pradesh under PRASHAD scheme |
47.45 | 37.96 |
| Year 2018-19 | ||||
| 24 | Uttarakhand | Development of Infrastructure for Pilgrimage Facilitation in Badrinath Ji Dham (Uttarakhand) |
39.24 | 11.77 |
| 25 | Gujarat | Development of Promenade at Somnath, | 44.59 | 13.77 |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh | Development of Govardhan, Mathura | 39.74 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Jharkhand | Development of Baidyanathji Dham, Deoghar | 39.13 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Nagaland | Development of Pilgrimage Facilities in Nagaland | 25.26 | 0.0 |
|
Total
|
854.34 | 414.60 | ||
204. SHRI REBATI TRIPURA
SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY
Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:
- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to establish more religious tourist circuits besides Ramayana and Buddhist Circuits;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise, specially in the North- Eastern States and Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether there has been any progress so far in this regard; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?
(a) to (e) A statement is laid on the table of the House.
STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 204 ANSWERED ON 08.07.2019 REGARDING RELIGIOUS TOURIST CIRCUITS.