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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/UTName of the CircuitName of the ProjectAmt.Sanctioned
Year: 2014-15
1Arunachal PradeshNorth-East India CircuitDevelopment of Mega Circuit at Bhalukpong-Bomdila and Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh.49.77
Year: 2015-16
1ManipurNorth-East India CircuitDevelopment of Tourist Circuit in Manipur: Imphal-Moirang- Khongjom-Moreh.89.66
2SikkimNorth-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
3NagalandTribal CircuitDevelopment of Tribal Circuit Peren- Kohima-Wokha, Nagaland97.36
4MizoramNorth-East India CircuitIntegrated Development of New Eco Tourism under Swadesh Darshan – North East Circuit at Thenzawl & South Zote, District Serchhip and Reiek, Mizoram.94.91
5AssamWildlife CircuitDevelopment of Manas – Probitora – Nameri – Kaziranga – Dibru – Saikhowa as Wildlife Circuit in Assam.95.67
6Arunachal PradeshNorth-East India CircuitIntegrated Development of New Adventure Tourism in Arunachal Pradesh97.14
7TripuraNorth-East India CircuitDevelopment of North East Circuit : Agartala – Sipahijala – Melaghar – Udaipur – Amarpur – Tirthamukh – Mandirghat – Dumboor- NarikelKunja – Gandachara – Ambassa in Tripura99.59
Year: 2016-17
1MeghalayaNorth-East India CircuitDevelopment of Umium (Lake View), U Lum Sohpetbneng Mawdiangdiang – Orchid Lake Resort, Meghalaya.99.13
2ManipurSpiritual CircuitDevelopment of Spiritual Circuit – Shri Govindajee Temple, Shri Bijoy Govindajee Temple – Shri Gopinath Temple – Shri Bungshibodon Temple – Shri Kaina Temple, Manipur.53.80
3SikkimNorth-East India circuitDevelopment of Tourist Circuit Linking Singtam – Maka-Temi-Bermoik Tokel-Phongia-Namchi –Jorthang-Okharey-Sombaria-Daramdin-Jorethang-Melli (Exit) in Sikkim.95.32
4NagalandTribal circuitDevelopment of Tribal circuit (Mokokchung–Tuensang-Mon) in Nagaland99.67

 

PRASAD Scheme:

                                                                                                      (Rs. in Crore)

Sl. No. Name of the projectAmt.

Sanctioned

2015-16
1AssamDevelopment of Kamakhya Temple and Pilgrimage Destination in and around Guwahati33.98

 

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