Parliament Question: Development of Etawah Safari Park

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†5958 ANSWERED ON 30.03.2026 DEVELOPMENT OF ETAWAH SAFARI PARK †5958. SHRI JITENDRA KUMAR DOHARE:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to develop Etawah Safari Park as a national-level tourism centre;

(b) whether the Government has any proposal to provide a special package for the improvement of accommodation facilities, road and rail connectivity at the said park; and

(c) the estimated number of jobs likely to be provided to local youths through the said initiative? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF TOURISM (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

(a) to (c): Development and promotion of tourism destinations in the country including development of tourism centres is primarily done by the concerned State Government (SG)/UT Administration (UTA). However, Ministry of Tourism under its various schemes such as Swadesh Darshan (SD); Swadesh Darshan

2.0 (SD2.0); Challenge Based Destination Development (CBDD), an initiative under Swadesh Darshan; Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) etc. provides financial assistance for development of tourism infrastructure and experiences in the country to the SGs/UTAs on receipt of the project proposals from them in synergy with the scheme guidelines, Government directions, availability of funds, inter-se priority etc. The Ministry of Tourism has not sanctioned any project in Uttar Pradesh for development of Etawah Safari Park under its ongoing schemes.

Details of the projects sanctioned under SD, SD2.0, CBDD and PRASHAD schemes in the state of Uttar Pradesh is annexed.Government of India in 2024-25 sanctioned the projects ‘Development of Bateshwar in District-Agra’ for Rs. 74.05 Crore and ‘Integrated Buddhist Tourism Development in Shrawasti’ for Rs. 80.24 Crore in the State of Uttar Pradesh under its initiative for ‘Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI)-Development of Iconic Tourist Centres to Global Scale’.

******ANNEXURE STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†5958 ANSWERED ON 30.03.2026 REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF ETAWAH SAFARI PARK RAISED BY SHRI JITENDRA KUMAR DOHARE Details of the projects sanctioned under SD, SD2.0, CBDD and PRASHAD schemes in the state of Uttar Pradesh Scheme Name of the project Year of Sanction Sanction Amount (In ₹ Crore) Swadesh Development of Srawasti, Kushinagar, & 2016-17 87.89 Darshan Kapilwastu Development of Chitrakoot and 2016-17 69.45 Shringverpur Development of Ahar-Aligarh-Kasganj- 2016-17 71.91 Sarosi (Unnao)-Pratapgarh- Kausambi- Mirzapur-Gorakhpur-Domariyaganj-Basti- Barabanki-Azamgarh-Kairana- Baghpat- Shahjahanpur Development of Bijnor- Meerut- Kanpur- 2016-17 67.51 Kanpur Dehat- Banda- Ghazipur- Salempur- Ghosi- Balia- Ambedkar Nagar- Aligarh- Fatehpur- Deoria- Mahoba- Sonbhadra- Chandauli- Mishrikh- Bhadohi Development of Kalinjar Fort (Banda)- 2016-17 36.65 Maghar Dham (Sant Kabir Nagar)- Chauri Chaura, Shaheed Sthal (Fatehpur)- Mahuar shaheed Sthal (Ghosi)- Shaheed Smarak

(Meerut) Development of Ayodhya 2017-18 127.21 Development of Jewar-Dadri-Sikandrabad- 2018-19 12.03 Noida-Khurja-Banda Development of Gorakhnath Temple 2018-19 18.30

(Gorakhpur), Devipattan Temple

(Balrampur) and Vatvashni Temple

(Domariyagunj)Swadesh Vedic- wellness Experience, 2023-24 17.80 Darshan Naimisharanya

2.0 Azad Park and Dekho Prayagraj Trail 2023-24 14.52 Experince, Prayagraj CBDD Development of Cultural Landscape at 2024-25 24.98 Mahoba PRASHAD Development of Varanasi – Phase –I 2015-16 18.73 Development of Mathura-Vrindavan as 2014-15 10.98 Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph-II) River Cruise Tourism in Ganga, Varanasi 2017-18 9.02 Construction of Tourist Facilitation 2014-15 9.36 Centre at Vrindavan Development of Varanasi – Phase –II 2017-18 44.60 Development of Infrastructure facilities at 2018-19 37.59 Govardhan *****