Swadesh Darshan and Prasad Schemes of M/O Tourism
Swadesh Darshan and Prasad Schemes of M/O
Tourism
Under the plan scheme ‘Swadesh Darshan’ and ‘PRASAD’ the Ministry of
Tourism 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 and adherence to the
scheme guidelines.
Under the Swadesh Darshan scheme, thirteen thematic circuits have been
identified, for development namely: North-East India Circuit, Buddhist Circuit,
Himalayan Circuit, Coastal Circuit, Krishna Circuit, Desert Circuit, Tribal
Circuit, Eco Circuit, Wildlife Circuit, Rural Circuit, Spiritual Circuit,
Ramayana Circuit and Heritage Circuit.
Under the PRASAD scheme thirteen sites have been identified for
development, namely: Amritsar, Ajmer, Dwaraka, Mathura, Varanasi, Gaya, Puri,
Amaravati, Kanchipuram, Vellankanni, Kedarnath, Kamakhya and Patna.
Under the ‘PRASAD’ scheme the focus is on development and beautification
of the identified pilgrimage destinations. Whereas, in the ‘Spiritual Circuit’
identified under the Swadesh Darshan scheme, the thrust is on development of
particular thematic circuit consisting of various religious/spiritual
destination in a State and Union Territory.
In pursuance to the Budget Announcements
of 2014-15, both the schemes were launched in January 2015. The projects
sanctioned under the schemes are generally commissioned in 18 to 36 months. The
details of State/UT-wise, circuit-wise and city-wise funds sanctioned and
released under the above schemes are given below.
Details of projects sanctioned under Swadesh Darshan and PRASAD schemes
from 2014-15 till date.
SWADESH DARSHAN
SCHEME
|
Sr. No
|
Name of Theme
|
State
|
Name of Project
|
Sanction Amount
(Rs. crore)
|
Release Amount (Rs. Crore)
|
|
Year 2014-15
|
|
||||
|
1
|
Coastal Circuit
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
Development of Kakinada Hope Island Konaseema as
World class coastal & Eco Tourism Circuit in Andhra Pradesh
|
69.83
|
13.96
|
|
2
|
North East India Circuit
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
Development of Bhalukpong-Bomdila-Tawang
in Arunachal Pradesh
|
49.77
|
10.00
|
|
3
|
Buddhist Circuit
|
Bihar
|
Construction of Cultural Centre adjacent
to Maya Sarovar on the western side at Bodhgaya, Bihar.
|
33.17
|
6.63
|
|
Year 2015-16
|
|
||||
|
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 - Phodong -
Mangan - Lachung - Yumthang - Lachen - Thangu - Gurudongmer
- Mangan - Gangtok - Tumin Lingee - Singtam (exit) in Sikkim
|
98.05
|
19.61
|
|
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 New Adventure
Tourism in Arunachal Pradesh under North East Circuit of Swadesh
Darshan
|
97.14
|
19.43
|
|
6
|
Eco Tourism Circuit
|
Kerala
|
Development of Pathanamthitta-
Gavi-Vagamon-Thekkady as Eco Tourism Circuit in Idduki and Pahanamthitta
Districts in Kerala under Swadesh Darshan scheme.
|
99.22
|
19.84
|
|
7
|
Desert Circuit
|
Rajasthan
|
Development of Sambhar Lake Town and
Other Destinations in Jaipur District, Rajasthan 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 Tourism
Circuit in Mahaboobnagar district, Telangana under Swadesh Darshan scheme.
|
91.62
|
18.32
|
|
10
|
Wild Life Circuit
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
Development of Wildlife Circuit at Panna
– Mukundpur-Sanjay-Dubri-Bandhavgarh-Kanha-Mukki-Pench in Madhya Pradesh
under Swadesh Darshan scheme.
|
92.22
|
18.44
|
|
11
|
Wildlife Circuit
|
Assam
|
Manas– Pobitora- Nameri- Kaziranga-
Dibru Saikhowa as Wild Life Circuit in 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 in Tripura.
|
99.59
|
19.92
|
|
13
|
Eco Tourism Circuit
|
Mizoram
|
Integrated Development of New
Eco-Tourism under Swadesh Darshan-North East Circuit at Thenzawl & South
Zote, District Serchhip and Reiek, Mizoram.
|
94.91
|
18.98
|
|
14
|
Coastal Circuit
|
West Bengal
|
Development of Beach Circuit in
West Bengal – 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
|
PRASAD SCHEME
|
Sl.
No
|
State
|
Name
of the project
|
Sanction
Amount
(Rs.crore)
|
Release
Amount (Rs. Crore)
|
||
|
Year-
2014-15
|
|
|||||
|
1.
|
Bihar
|
Development
of basic facilities at Vishnupad temple, Gaya, Bihar
|
4.29
|
0.86
|
||
|
2.
|
Uttar
Pradesh
|
Development
of Mathura-Vrindavan as Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph-II)
|
14.93
|
2.99
|
||
|
3.
|
Uttar
Pradesh
|
Construction
of Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan, Distt. Mathura
|
1.75
|
|||
|
4.
|
Odisha
|
Infrastructure
Development at Puri, Shree Jagannath Dham- Ramachandi-Prachi River front at
Deuli under Mega Circuit
|
50.00
|
10.00
|
||
|
Year
– 2015-16
|
|
|||||
|
1
|
Punjab
|
Development
of Karuna Sagar Valmiki Sthal at Amritsar
|
6.45
|
1.29
|
||
|
2
|
Rajasthan
|
Integrated
Development of Pushkar/Ajmer
|
40.44
|
8.09
|
||
|
3
|
Andhra
Pradesh
|
Development
of amaravati Town, Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh as Tourist Destination
|
28.36
|
5.67
|
||
|
4
|
Assam
|
Development
of Kamakhya Temple and Pilgrimage Destination in and around Guwahati
|
33.98
|
6.80
|
||
|
5
|
Bihar
|
Development
at Patna Sahib
|
41.54
|
8.31
|
||
This information
was given by Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) and
Minister of State for Civil Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply in
Rajya Sabha today.
*****
Funds Allocated to States for Development
of tourism
The Ministry of Tourism 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 State-wise details of number of projects, amount sanctioned and
amount released by Ministry of Tourism under various plan schemes during last
three years is given below :
12th
Plan (2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15)
(Rs. in lakh)
|
Sl. No.
|
Name of the State
|
No. of Projects
|
Amt. Sanctioned
|
Amt. Released
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
31
|
25075.23
|
6425.83
|
|
2.
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
35
|
22571.49
|
5888.89
|
|
3.
|
Assam
|
3
|
3568.11
|
255.12
|
|
4.
|
Bihar
|
21
|
19738.83
|
5110.28
|
|
5.
|
Chhattisgarh
|
3
|
990.13
|
238.02
|
|
6.
|
Daman & Diu
|
1
|
775.54
|
155.11
|
|
7.
|
Delhi
|
4
|
8230.89
|
1939.60
|
|
8.
|
Goa
|
3
|
929.04
|
225.81
|
|
9.
|
Gujarat
|
1
|
486.75
|
389.40
|
|
10.
|
Haryana
|
11
|
1608.91
|
464.11
|
|
11
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
12
|
6401.40
|
2438.89
|
|
12
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
42
|
19611.04
|
6136.28
|
|
13
|
Jharkhand
|
3
|
5385.71
|
2242.35
|
|
14
|
Kerala
|
15
|
11294.16
|
3316.66
|
|
15
|
Karnataka
|
10
|
8353.50
|
1790.53
|
|
16
|
Maharashtra
|
11
|
14709.97
|
3450.09
|
|
17
|
Manipur
|
24
|
32530.51
|
5010.50
|
|
18
|
Meghalaya
|
16
|
64.84
|
64.84
|
|
19
|
Mizoram
|
16
|
9690.00
|
1364.85
|
|
20
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
35
|
34720.58
|
12365.69
|
|
21
|
Nagaland
|
32
|
15758.87
|
4301.76
|
|
22.
|
Odisha
|
17
|
13092.72
|
2591.23
|
|
23.
|
Puducherry
|
1
|
4945.54
|
979.74
|
|
24.
|
Punjab
|
6
|
5915.84
|
1242.25
|
|
25.
|
Rajasthan
|
12
|
5324.64
|
1184.78
|
|
26.
|
Sikkim
|
35
|
22749.18
|
5140.85
|
|
27.
|
Tamil Nadu
|
2
|
2041.97
|
1116.17
|
|
28.
|
Telangana
|
16
|
8158.01
|
4259.78
|
|
29.
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
44
|
22354.52
|
5127.71
|
|
30.
|
Uttarakhand
|
31
|
23070.14
|
7251.08
|
|
31.
|
West Bengal
|
3
|
4694.46
|
2360.23
|
|
|
Total
|
496
|
354842.52
|
94828.43
|
The figures
indicated above include the projects sectioned under the plan schemes of
‘Swadesh Darshan’ and ‘PRASAD’ in 2014-15.
This information
was given by Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) and
Minister of State for Civil Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply in
Rajya Sabha today.
*****
Foreign Tourist Arrivals in the Country
Ministry of Tourism compiles the data of foreign exchange earned through
foreign tourists. The Ministry does not compile the data of earnings through
domestic tourists. The Foreign Exchange Earnings (provisional) through Tourism
in India during 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 were Rs.94,487 Crore, Rs.1,07,671
Crore, Rs.1,23,320 Crore, and Rs.1,35,193 Crore, respectively.
The State/Union Territory - wise number of Foreign Tourist Visits (FTVs)
during 2012, 2013 and 2014 are below. This information is not available for the
year 2015.
The
State/ UT-wise number of Foreign Tourist Visits (FTVs) during 2012, 2013 and
2014 are as below:
|
S.
No.
|
State/ UT
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
|
1
|
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
|
17538
|
14742
|
17235
|
|
2
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
292822
|
69552
|
66333
|
|
3
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
5135
|
10846
|
5204
|
|
4
|
Assam
|
17543
|
17638
|
21537
|
|
5
|
Bihar
|
1096933
|
765835
|
829508
|
|
6
|
Chandigarh
|
34130
|
40124
|
28365
|
|
7
|
Chhattisgarh
|
4172
|
3886
|
7777
|
|
8
|
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
|
1234
|
1582
|
1799
|
|
9
|
Daman & Diu
|
4607
|
4814
|
4620
|
|
10
|
Delhi
|
2345980
|
2301395
|
2319046
|
|
11
|
Goa
|
450530
|
492322
|
513592
|
|
12
|
Gujarat
|
174150
|
198773
|
235524
|
|
13
|
Haryana
|
233002
|
228200
|
547367
|
|
14
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
500284
|
414249
|
389699
|
|
15
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
78802
|
60845
|
86477
|
|
16
|
Jharkhand
|
31909
|
45995
|
154731
|
|
17
|
Karnataka
|
595359
|
636378
|
561870
|
|
18
|
Kerala
|
793696
|
858143
|
923366
|
|
19
|
Lakshadweep
|
580
|
371
|
514
|
|
20
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
275930
|
280333
|
316195
|
|
21
|
Maharashtra
|
2651889
|
4156343
|
4389098
|
|
22
|
Manipur
|
749
|
1908
|
2769
|
|
23
|
Meghalaya
|
5313
|
6773
|
8664
|
|
24
|
Mizoram
|
744
|
800
|
836
|
|
25
|
Nagaland
|
2489
|
3304
|
3679
|
|
26
|
Odisha
|
64719
|
66675
|
71426
|
|
27
|
Puducherry
|
52931
|
42624
|
83291
|
|
28
|
Punjab
|
143805
|
204074
|
255449
|
|
29
|
Rajasthan
|
1451370
|
1437162
|
1525574
|
|
30
|
Sikkim
|
26489
|
31698
|
49175
|
|
31
|
Tamil Nadu
|
3561740
|
3990490
|
4657630
|
|
32
|
Tripura
|
7840
|
11853
|
26688
|
|
33
|
Telangana
|
NA
|
153966
|
75171
|
|
34
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
1994495
|
2054420
|
2909735
|
|
35
|
Uttarakhand
|
124555
|
97683
|
101966
|
|
36
|
West Bengal
|
1219610
|
1245230
|
1375740
|
|
|
Total
|
18263074
|
19951026
|
22567650
|
This information
was given by Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) and
Minister of State for Civil Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply in
Rajya Sabha today.
*****
Formation of Himalayan
Tourist Circuit
For
the integrated development of theme based tourist circuits in the country, the
Ministry of Tourism has launched the ‘Swadesh Darshan Scheme’ in the year
2014-15. The Himalayan circuit has been identified as one of the thematic
circuits for development under the scheme.
The Himalayan Circuit covers States of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and the North-East region.
This information was given by Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
The Himalayan Circuit covers States of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and the North-East region.
This information was given by Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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