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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF TOURISM
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†3544
ANSWERED ON 10.08.2026
INCLUSION OF MANIMAHESH YATRA OF
CHAMBA UNDER PRASHAD SCHEME
†3544. DR. RAJEEV BHARADWAJ:
Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government proposes to cover the famous
Manimahesh Yatra of Chamba district and its associated sacred
under the Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage
Augmentation Driver (PRASHAD) scheme;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) whether the State Government has sent any proposal to the Union
Government to cover the said Yatra under the PRASHAD scheme?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF TOURISM (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)
(a) to (c): The development of tourist destinations and tourism
products is primarily undertaken by the respective State Governments
(SGs) and Union Territory (UT) Administrations. However, the Ministry of
Tourism, under its various schemes such as Swadesh Darshan (SD),
Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (SD2.0), Challenge Based Destination
Development (CBDD) and Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual,
Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) supplements the efforts of the
States and UTs by providing financial assistance for the development of
tourism related infrastructure and experiences across the country
including the State of Himachal Pradesh.
Proposals for seeking financial assistance for the development of
the tourism infrastructure are formulated by the concerned State
Governments and Union Territory Administrations. The proposals
received are examined in accordance with the prescribed guidelines,and financial assistance is provided subject to fulfilment of the
stipulated conditions and availability of funds.
Currently, no proposal is under consideration in the Ministry of
Tourism for inclusion of Manimahesh Yatra of Chamba district and its
associated sites under the PRASHAD scheme. However, the Ministry
under its Swadesh Darshan scheme has sanctioned a project namely
‘Development of Himalayan Circuit: Kiarighat, Shimla, Hatkoti, Manali,
Kangra, Dharamshala, Bir, Palampur, Chamba’ for an amount of Rs. 68.34
Crore in the year 2016-2017.
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