Ministry of Tourism plan for Development of Tourism at Historical Places

The Ministry of Tourism has launched two plan schemes in 2014-15 viz. Swadesh Darshan – Integrated Development of Theme-Based Tourist Circuits and PRASAD- Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive for development of tourism infrastructure in the country including historical places and heritage cities.

 

Under 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 PRASAD scheme, 23 sites of religious significance have been identified for development in India including Himalayan areas, namely Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), Amritsar (Punjab), Ajmer (Rajasthan), Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh),  Dwarka (Gujarat),  Deoghar (Jharkhand), Belur (West Bengal), Gaya (Bihar) , Guruvayoor (Kerala), Hazratbal (Jammu & Kashmir), Kamakhya (Assam), Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu), Kedarnath (Uttarakhand), Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), Patna (Bihar), Puri (Odisha), Srisailam (Andhra Pradesh), Somnath (Gujarat), Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), Trimbakeshwar (Maharashtra), Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh), Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) and Vellankani (Tamil Nadu).

 

The completion time for the projects sanctioned under above schemes varies from 18 to 36 months.

 

STATE-WISE DETAILS OF PROJECTS SANCTIONED UNDER SWADESH DARSHAN AND PRASAD SCHEMES SINCE 2014-15 IN NORTH-EASTERN STATES

 

Swadesh Darshan Scheme: 

                                                                   (Rs. in crore)

Sl. No.	State/UT		Name of the Circuit	Name of the Project	Amt.Sanctioned
Year: 2014-15
1	Arunachal Pradesh		North-East India Circuit	Development of Mega Circuit at Bhalukpong-Bomdila and Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh.	49.77
Year: 2015-16
1	Manipur		North-East India Circuit	Development of Tourist Circuit in Manipur: Imphal-Moirang- Khongjom-Moreh.	89.66
2	Sikkim		North-East India Circuit	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
3	Nagaland		Tribal Circuit	Development of Tribal Circuit Peren- Kohima-Wokha, Nagaland	97.36
4	Mizoram		North-East India Circuit	Integrated Development of New Eco Tourism under Swadesh Darshan – North East Circuit at Thenzawl & South Zote, District Serchhip and Reiek, Mizoram.	94.91
5	Assam		Wildlife Circuit	Development of Manas – Probitora – Nameri – Kaziranga – Dibru – Saikhowa as Wildlife Circuit in Assam.	95.67
6	Arunachal Pradesh		North-East India Circuit	Integrated Development of New Adventure Tourism in Arunachal Pradesh	97.14
7	Tripura		North-East India Circuit	Development of North East Circuit : Agartala – Sipahijala – Melaghar – Udaipur – Amarpur – Tirthamukh – Mandirghat – Dumboor- NarikelKunja – Gandachara – Ambassa in Tripura	99.59
Year: 2016-17
1	Meghalaya	North-East India Circuit		Development of Umium (Lake View), U Lum Sohpetbneng Mawdiangdiang – Orchid Lake Resort, Meghalaya.	99.13
2	Manipur	Spiritual Circuit		Development of Spiritual Circuit – Shri Govindajee Temple, Shri Bijoy Govindajee Temple – Shri Gopinath Temple – Shri Bungshibodon Temple – Shri Kaina Temple, Manipur.	53.80
3	Sikkim	North-East India circuit		Development of Tourist Circuit Linking Singtam – Maka-Temi-Bermoik Tokel-Phongia-Namchi –Jorthang-Okharey-Sombaria-Daramdin-Jorethang-Melli (Exit) in Sikkim.	95.32
4	Nagaland	Tribal circuit		Development of Tribal circuit (Mokokchung–Tuensang-Mon) in Nagaland	99.67

 

PRASAD Scheme:

                                                                                                      (Rs. in Crore)

Sl. No.		Name of the project	Amt. Sanctioned
2015-16
1	Assam	Development of Kamakhya Temple and Pilgrimage Destination in and around Guwahati	33.98