The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation will address Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2828 regarding the Domestic Tourism Expenditure Survey (DTES) on 17.12.2025. The questions pertain to provisions for recording and analyzing cultural, religious, and spiritual tourism expenditure, and the inclusion of major religious sites like Maa Sharda Devi/Maihar Temple in the survey's sampling frames. In response, the Minister of State [Rao Inderjit Singh] stated that the National Sample Survey (NSS) under MoSPI is conducting DTES from July 2025 to June 2026. The survey collects expenditure data on domestic overnight trips (duration less than or equal to 180 days completed by household members during the last 365 days) for various purposes including 'pilgrimage & religious activities'. Expenditure details include accommodation, food, transport, shopping, recreation, religious, cultural, sporting, and health-related activities. The DTES 2025-26 covers all States/UTs of the Indian Union including Madhya Pradesh. The origin and destination State/UT of trips are also collected in DTES 2025-26.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI): Primary ministry responsible for conducting the Domestic Tourism Expenditure Survey.
Domestic Tourism Expenditure Survey (DTES): A survey to record and analyze the expenditure and trends related to tourism.
National Sample Survey (NSS): Survey under MoSPI that conducts the DTES.
Madhya Pradesh: State specifically mentioned in the question regarding the inclusion of religious sites in the survey.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2828
TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2025
DOMESTIC TOURISM EXPENDITURE SURVEY
2828. SHRI GANESH SINGH:
Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME
IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:
(a) whether a provision has been made in the Domestic Tourism
Expenditure Survey proposed by the Government to record and
analyse the expenditure and trends related to cultural, religious and
spiritual tourism separately and if so, the details thereof; and
(b) whether the Government is contemplating to include major religious
spiritual places of the country particularly Maa Sharda Devi/Maihar
Temple other important Dhams in Chitrakoot, Satna district of
Madhya Pradesh in the survey sampling frames and if so, the details
thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF
STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION; MINISTER OF STATE
(INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE [RAO INDERJIT
SINGH]
(a): The National Sample Survey (NSS) under Ministry of Statistics and
Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is conducting the Domestic Tourism
Expenditure Survey (DTES) during July 2025-June 2026 wherein
expenditure data of domestic overnight trips of duration less than or
equal to 180 days completed by household members during last 365 days
is collected for different leading purposes including ‘pilgrimage &
religious activities’. The details of expenditure under various heads such
as accommodation, food & drink, transport, shopping, recreation,
religious, cultural, sporting and health-related activities etc. are
collected for overnight trips.
(b): The DTES 2025-26 covers all the States/UTs of the Indian Union
including Madhya Pradesh. Further, the origin and destination State/UT of
trips are also collected in DTES 2025-26.
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