Parliament Question: Promotion of Tourism in Telangana

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1155 ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025 PROMOTION OF TOURISM IN TELANGANA 1155.SHRI MADHAVANENI RAGHUNANDAN RAO: Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state: (a) the status of the Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) and the manner in which it is contributing to the development of tourist destinations, including temples, across the country; (b) the details of the funds allocated and utilized under the said Scheme and other tourism development initiatives, State/UT-wise; (c) the details of the specific tourism circuits being developed in Telangana along with the key attractions and infrastructure being created; (d) the manner in which the Government plans to promote tourism in Telangana and the expected outcomes of these initiatives; and (e) whether the Government has any plans to integrate other tourist destinations with the PRASAD Scheme and if so, the details thereof along with the criteria for selection? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF TOURISM (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT) (a) and (b): The Ministry of Tourism under the “Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive” (PRASHAD) Scheme provides financial assistance to the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations for development of tourism infrastructure at identified religious and heritage sites across the country. Since the launch of the PRASHAD Scheme launch in January 2015, the Ministry has sanctioned 54 projects in 28 States/UTs at a total cost of Rs.1726.74 Crore.In addition, the Ministry of Tourism under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme, has sanctioned a total number of 76 projects under different thematic circuits in the country for a total sanctioned cost of Rs.5290.33 Crore. The Swadesh Darshan scheme has been revamped as ‘Swadesh Darshan 2.0’ (SD 2.0) with the objective to develop sustainable and responsible tourism destinations. Till date, 53 projects have been sanctioned by the Ministry under SD 2.0 at a total sanctioned cost of Rs.2,208.27 Crore. In addition, the Ministry of Tourism has issued guidelines for ‘Challenge Based Destination Development’, a sub-scheme under Swadesh Darshan 2.0. Under this sub-scheme, the Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned 36 projects at a total cost of Rs.648.11 Crore. The Government of India under the guidelines for Special Assistance to States/Union Territories for Capital Investment (SASCI) for Development of Iconic Tourist Centres to Global Scale has approved 40 projects amounting to Rs.3295.76 Crore. The details of projects under the aforementioned schemes, are given in the Annexure-I. (c) and (d): The Ministry of Tourism under the PRASHAD Scheme has sanctioned four projects at a total cost of Rs.146.5 Crore in Telangana to provide basic amenities to the pilgrims and enhance spiritual experience. Further, under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme, the Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned three projects at a total cost of Rs.268.39 Crore under different thematic circuits such as Eco Circuit, Tribal Circuit and Heritage Circuit in Telangana. Under the revamped scheme of SD 2.0, the Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned two projects in Telangana at a total cost of Rs.94.83 Crore. In addition, the Ministry of Tourism has issued guidelines for ‘Challenge Based Destination Development’, a sub-scheme under Swadesh Darshan 2.0. Under this sub-scheme, the Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned two projects in Telangana at a total cost of Rs.34.83 Crore. The Government of India under the guidelines for Special Assistance to States/Union Territories for Capital Investment (SASCI) forDevelopment of Iconic Tourist Centres to Global Scale has approved two projects in Telangana at a total cost of Rs.141.84 Crore. The details of the projects sanctioned by the Ministry of Tourism under the aforementioned schemes in Telangana, are given in the Annexure-II. The Ministry of Tourism also promotes various tourism destinations and products of the country including Telangana through promotional activities such as events, website, social media promotions, fairs and festivals, etc. (e): Receiving proposals from the State Governments/UT Administrations for financial assistance for tourism projects under the PRASHAD Scheme is a continuous process. The proposals received are examined with reference to the prescribed guidelines. Further, the selection of pilgrimage destinations / heritage sites under PRASHAD Scheme is based on various parameters, which, inter-alia, includes footfall, cultural, historical and heritage significance of the locations and other factors. This process is undertaken in consultation with State Governments (SGs)/UT Administrations (UTs) *******ANNEXURE-l STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1155 ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025 REGARDING PROMOTION OF TOURISM IN TELANGANA RAISED BY SHRI MADHAVANENI RAGHUNANDAN RAO (i) List of sanctioned projects under PRASHAD Scheme S State Project Name Financial Sanction Amount Amount No Year Cost Release Utilized . (Rs. in d (Rs. in crore) (Rs. in crore) crore) as per UC submitt ed 1. Andhra Development of 2015-16 27.77 27.77 27.77 Pradesh Amaravati Town, Guntur District as a Tourist Destination 2. Andhra Development of 2017-18 43.08 43.08 43.08 Pradesh Srisailam Temple 3 Andhra Sri Varaha Lakshmi 2022-23 54.04 27.37 27.37 Pradesh Narsimha Swami VariDevasthanam at Simhachalam in Vishakhapatnam Temple 4 Andhra Development of 2024-25 25.33 6.74 - Pradesh Pilgrimage Tourism Infrastructure in Annavaram Temple Town 5 Arunachal Development of 2020-21 37.88 31.02 21.95 Pradesh ParshuramKund, LohitDistt. 6 Assam Development of 2015-16 29.80 29.80 29.80 Kamakhya Temple and Pilgrimage Destination in and around Guwahati7 Bihar Development at 2015-16 29.62 29.62 29.62 Patna Sahib 8 Bihar Development of 2014-15 3.63 3.63 3.63 basic facilities at Vishnupad temple, Gaya, Bihar 9 Bihar Development of 2024-25 13.29 0.00 - AmbikaBhawani Temple, Saran 10 Chhattisga Development of 2020-21 48.44 40.19 31.94 rh MaaBamleshwari Devi Temple, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon District, Chhattisgarh 11 Goa Development of 2024-25 16.46 4.68 - Bom Jesus Basilica 12 Gujarat Development of 2016-17 10.46 10.46 10.46 Dwarka 13 Gujarat Development of 2016-17 45.36 45.36 45.36 Pilgrimage Amenities at Somnath 14 Gujarat Development of 2018-19 47.12 47.12 47.12 Promenade at Somnath 15 Gujarat Development of 2022-23 50.00 30.00 19.16 Pilgrimage Facilities at AmbajiTemple, Banaskantha, Gujarat 16 Haryana Development of 2019-20 48.53 34.68 34.68 Mata Mansa Devi Temple and Nada SahebGurudwara in Panchkula District 17 Jammu & Development at 2016-17 40.46 34.30 34.30 Kashmir Hazratbal Shrine, Srinagar 18 Jharkhand Development of 2018-19 36.79 34.95 31.23 Baba BaidyanathDham, Deoghar 19 Karnataka Development of 2023-24 45.38 13.33 - Pilgrimage Amenities at Sri Chamundeshwari Devi Temple, Mysuru 20 Karnataka Development of 2024-25 18.37 0.00 - RenukaYallama Devi temple 21 Karnataka Development of 2024-25 22.25 6.30 - Basic Amenities at Papnash Temple, Bidar dist. 22 Kerala Development at 2016-17 45.19 45.19 45.19 Guruvayur Temple 23 Madhya Development of 2020-21 49.99 42.55 34.63 Pradesh Amarkantak 24 Madhya Development of 2017-18 43.93 43.93 43.93 Pradesh Omkareshwar 25 Maharasht Development of 2017-18 45.41 38.44 38.44 ra Trimbakeshwar 26 Meghalaya Development of 2020-21 29.29 27.78 27.78 Pilgrimage Facilitation in Meghalaya 27 Mizoram Development of 2022-23 44.89 26.37 26.37 Infrastructure forPilgrimage and Heritage Tourism in the State of Mizoram 28 Mizoram Development of 2024-25 5.47 0.00 - Basic Amenities under PRASHAD scheme in Vangchhia, Champhai District 29 Nagaland Development of 2018-19 25.20 23.56 23.56 Pilgrimage Infrastructure in Nagaland 30 Nagaland Development of 2022-23 18.18 15.45 15.45 Pilgrimage Tourism Infrastructure at Zunheboto 31 Odisha Infrastructure 2014-15 50.00 10.00 - Development at Puri, Shree JagannathDham - Ramachandi - Prachi River front at Demuli under Mega Circuit 32 Puducherry Development of 2024-25 25.94 0.00 - Pilgrim Facilites& Tourist attractions for Sri Dharbaranyeswara Temple 33 Punjab Development of 2015-16 6.40 6.40 6.40 KarunaSagar Valmiki Sthal at Amritsar 34 Punjab Development of 2021-22 30.52 23.80 21.93 Chamkaur Sahib at Rupar, Punjab 35 Rajasthan Integrated 2015-16 32.64 26.11 26.11 Development of Pushkar/Ajmer36 Sikkim Development of 2020-21 33.32 28.31 28.31 Pilgrimage Facilitation at Four Patron Saints, Yuksom 37 Tamil Development of 2016-17 13.99 13.99 13.99 Nadu Kanchipuram 38 Tamil Development of 2016-17 4.86 4.86 4.86 Nadu Velankanni 39 Tamil Development of 8 2024-25 40.94 0.00 - Nadu Navagraha Temples 40 Telangana Development of 2020-21 38.90 33.07 33.07 Jogulamba Devi Temple, Alampur 41 Telangana Development of 2022-23 62.00 32.73 32.73 Pilgrimage and Heritage Tourism Infrastructure at Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Mulugu 42 Telangana Development of 2022-23 41.38 8.43 8.43 Pilgrimage Infrastructure at Bhadrachalam, BhadradriKothagud em District 43 Telangana Development of 2024-25 4.22 0.00 - Basic Amenities at goddess RenukaYellamaDev asthanam 44 Tripura Development of 2020-21 34.43 28.01 25.63 Tripura Sundari Temple, Udaipur 45 Uttar Development of 2015-16 18.73 18.73 18.73 Pradesh Varanasi – Phase –I 46 Uttar Development of 2014-15 10.98 10.98 10.98 Pradesh Mathura-Vrindavan as Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph-II)47 Uttar River Cruise 2017-18 9.02 9.02 9.02 Pradesh Tourism in Ganga, Varanasi 48 Uttar Construction of 2014-15 9.36 9.36 9.36 Pradesh Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan 49 Uttar Development of 2017-18 44.60 35.26 31.77 Pradesh Varanasi – Phase –II 50 Uttar Development of 2018-19 37.59 30.97 30.97 Pradesh Infrastructure facilities at Govardhan 51 Uttarakhand Integrated 2015-16 34.77 34.77 34.77 Development of Kedarnath 52 Uttarakhand Development of 2018-19 56.15 38.38 38.38 Infrastructure for Pilgrimage Facilitation in Badrinath Ji Dham 53 Uttarakhand Augmentation of 2021-22 54.36 10.22 10.22 Pilgrimage Infrastructure Facilities and Gangotri and YamunotriDham 54 West Development of 2016-17 30.03 23.39 23.39 Bengal Belur Math Total 1726.74 1200.47 1111.87 (ii) List of sanctioned projects under Swadesh Darshan Scheme S. State/ Circuit / Name of the Amount Amount Amount N UT Sanction Project Sanctioned Released Utilised o. Year (Rs. in /Authoris (Rs. in crore) ed crore) (Rs. in crore) 1. Andaman Coastal Development of 27.57 22.13 22.08 & Nicob Circuit Long Island-Ross ar Islands 2016-17 Smith Island- NeilIsland- Havelock Island- Baratang Island-Port Blair 2. Andhra Coastal Development of 67.83 67.83 67.83 Pradesh Circuit Kakinada - Hope 2014-15 Island - Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary - Passarlapudi - Aduru - S Yanam – Kotipally 3. Andhra Coastal Development of 49.55 49.55 49.55 Pradesh Circuit Nellore - Pulikat 2015-16 Lake - Ubblamadugu Water Falls – Nelapattu- Kothakoduru- Mypadu - Ramateertham – Iskapalli 4. Andhra Buddhist Development of 35.24 30.02 30.02 Pradesh Circuit Buddhist Circuit: 2017-18 Shalihundam- Bavikonda- Bojjanakonda - Amravati- Anupu 5. Arunach North- Development of 49.77 47.28 47.28 al East Bhalukpong- Pradesh Circuit Bomdila and 2014-15 Tawang 6. Arunach North- Development of 96.72 91.88 91.88 al East Nafra- Seppa- Pradesh Circuit Pappu, Pasa, 2015-16 Pakke Valleys- Sangdupota- New Sagalee- Ziro- Yomcha 7. Assam Wildlife Development of 94.68 94.68 94.68 Circuit Manas– 2015-16 Probitora– Nameri–Kaziranga– Dibru– Saikhowa 8. Assam Heritage Development of 90.98 90.97 90.97 Circuit Tezpur – Majuli – 2016-17 Sibsagar 9. Bihar Tirthank Development of 33.96 30.04 29.36 ar Circuit Vaishali- Arrah- 2016-17 Masad- Patna- Rajgir- Pawapuri- Champapuri 10. Bihar Spiritual Development of 44.76 42.52 42.17 Circuit Kanwaria Route: 2016-17 Sultanganj – Dharmshala- Deoghar 11. Bihar Buddhist Development of 95.18 95.18 95.18 Circuit Buddhist circuit- 2016-17 Construction of Convention Centre at Bodhgaya 12. Bihar Rural Development of 44.27 40.31 40.31 Circuit Bhitiharwa- 2017-18 Chandrahia- Turkaulia 13. Bihar Spiritual Development of 44.55 42.32 42.32 Circuit Mandar Hill &Ang 2017-18 Pradesh 14. Chhattis Tribal Development of 96.10 94.23 94.23 garh Circuit Jashpur- Kunkuri- 2015-16 Mainpat- Kamleshpur - Maheshpur - Kurdar - Sarodhadadar- Gangrel- Kondagaon– Nathiyanawagaon - Jagdalpur- Chitrakoot- Tirthgarh15. Goa Coastal Development of 97.65 97.65 97.50 Circuit Sinquerim-Baga, 2016-17 Anjuna-Vagator, Morjim-Keri, Aguada Fort and Aguada Jail 16. Goa Coastal Development of 99.35 99.35 97.74 Circuit Coastal Circuit II: 2017-18 Rua De Orum Creek - Dona Paula -Colva - Benaulim 17. Gujarat Heritage Development of 59.17 56.21 55.52 Circuit Ahmedabad- 2016-17 Rajkot- Porbandar –Bardoli- Dandi 18. Gujarat Heritage Development of 91.12 87.25 85.63 Circuit Vadnagar- 2016-17 Modhera 19. Gujarat Buddhist Development of 26.68 22.28 19.96 Circuit Junagadh- 2017-18 GirSomnath- Bharuch-Kutch- Bhavnagar- Rajkot- Mehsana 20. Haryana Krishna Development of 77.39 76.74 76.74 Circuit Tourism 2016-17 Infrastructures at places related to Mahabharata in Kurukshetra 21. Himacha Himalaya Development of 68.34 64.55 62.57 l Pradesh n Circuit Himalayan 2016-17 Circuit: Kiarighat, Shimla, Hatkoti, Manali, Kangra, Dharamshala, Bir, Palampur, Chamba 22. Jammu Himalaya Development of 77.33 67.37 59.30 & n Circuit Jammu-Srinagar- Kashmir 2016-17 Pahalgam- Bhagwati Nagar-Anantnag- Salamabad Uri- Kargil-Leh 23. Jammu Himalaya Development of 81.60 67.35 59.41 & n Circuit Tourist Facilities Kashmir 2016-17 at Jammu- Rajouri-Shopian- Pulwama. 24. Jammu Himalaya Development of 90.43 74.7 67.07 & n Circuit Tourist Facilities - Kashmir 2016-17 Construction of Assets in lieu of those Destroyed in Floods in 2014 under PM Development Package 25. Jammu Himalaya Development of 91.99 91.93 91.93 & n Circuit Tourist facilities Kashmir 2016-17 at Mantalai and Sudhmahadev 26. Jammu Himalaya Development of 86.39 69.95 63.25 & n Circuit Tourist facilities Kashmir 2016-17 at Anantnag- Pulwama- Kishtwar- Pahalgam- ZanskarPadum - Daksum - RanjitSagar Dam 27. Jammu Himalaya Development of 91.84 85.80 84.93 & n Circuit Tourist Facilities Kashmir 2016-17 at Gulmarg- Baramulla- Kupwara- Kargil - Leh 28. Jharkha Eco Development of 30.44 30.44 28.04 nd Circuit Eco Tourism 2018-19 circuit: Dalma- Betla National park- Mirchaiya- Netarhat29. Kerala Eco Development of 64.08 64.08 64.08 Circuit Pathanamthitta- 2015-16 Gavi- Vagamon- Thekkady 30. Kerala Spiritual Development of 46.54 33.39 36.27 Circuit Sabarimala - 2016-17 Erumeli-Pampa- Sannidhanam 31. Kerala Spiritual Development of 78.08 73.77 68.98 Circuit SreePadmanabha 2016-17 Arnamula 32. Kerala Rural Development of 57.35 45.88 36.34 Circuit Malanad Malabar 2018-19 Cruise Tourism Project 33. Kerala Spiritual Development 66.42 42.01 34.21 Circuit SivagiriSree 2018-19 Narayana Guru Ashram- Arruvipuram- KunnumparaSree Subrahmania- ChembazhanthiSr ee Narayana Gurukulam 34. Madhya Wildlife Development of 92.10 86.31 86.31 Pradesh Circuit Wildlife Circuit at 2015-16 Panna- Mukundpur- Sanjay- Dubri- Bandhavgarh- Kanha- Mukki- Pench 35. Madhya Buddhist Development of 74.02 72.75 72.75 Pradesh Circuit Sanchi-Satna- 2016-17 Rewa-Mandsaur- Dhar 36. Madhya Heritage Development of 89.82 89.49 89.49 Pradesh Circuit Gwalior – Orchha 2016-17 – Khajuraho – Chanderi – Bhimbetka – Mandu37. Madhya Eco Development of 93.76 93.59 93.59 Pradesh Circuit Gandhisagar 2017-18 Dam- Mandleshwar Dam- Omkareshwar Dam- Indira Sagar Dam- Tawa Dam- Bargi Dam- BhedaGhat- Bansagar Dam- Ken River 38. Maharas Coastal Development of 19.06 18.10 17.61 htra Circuit Sindhudurg 2015-16 Coastal Circuit - Sagareshwar, Tarkarli, Vijaydurg (Beach &Creek), Mitbhav 39. Maharas Spiritual Development of 45.47 43.19 38.84 htra Circuit Waki- Adasa- 2018-19 Dhapewada- Paradsingha- Telankhandi- Girad 40. Manipur North- Development of 72.23 61.32 61.25 East Tourist Circuit in Circuit Manipur: Imphal- 2015-16 Khongjom 41. Manipur Spiritual Development of 45.34 45.33 43.04 Circuit Shri Govindajee 2016-17 Temple, Shri BijoyGovindajee Temple – Shri Gopinath Temple – Shri Bungshibodon Temple – Shri Kaina Temple 42. Meghala North- Development of 99.13 99.11 99.11 ya East Umium (Lake Circuit View), U 2016-17 LumSohpetbneng-Mawdiangdiang – Orchid Lake Resort 43. Meghala North- Development of 84.97 84.96 84.96 ya East West Khasi Hills Circuit (Nongkhlaw- 2018-19 KremTirot – Khudoi&Kohman g Falls – Khri River- Mawthadraishan, Shillong), Jaintia Hills (Krang Suri Falls- Shyrmang- Iooksi), Garo Hills (Nokrek Reserve, KattaBeel, Siju Caves) 44. Mizoram North- Development of 92.26 92.26 92.26 East Thenzawl& South Circuit Zote, District 2015-16 Serchhip and Reiek. 45. Mizoram Eco Development of 66.37 53.09 53.09 Circuit Eco-Adventure 2016-17 Circuit Aizawl - Rawpuichhip – Khawhphawp – Lengpui – Chatlang- Sakawrhmuituaitl ang - Muthee – Beratlawng - Tuirial Airfield – Hmuifang 46. Nagaland Tribal Development of 97.36 97.36 92.49 Circuit Tribal Circuit 2015-16 Peren- Kohima- Wokha 47. Nagaland Tribal Development of 98.14 98.14 98.14 Circuit Mokokchung- 2016-17 Tuensang-Mon48. Odisha Coastal Development of 70.82 67.28 59.47 Circuit Gopalpur, Barkul, 2016-17 Satapada and Tampara 49. Puduche Coastal Development of 58.44 58.44 58.44 rry Circuit Dubrayapet – 2015-16 Arikamedu – Veerampattinam – Chunnambar - Nallavadu /Narambai - Manapet- Kalapet - Puducherry - Yanam 50. Puduche Heritage Development of 49.44 45.70 45.50 rry Circuit Franco- Tamil 2017-18 Village, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam 51. Puduche Spiritual Development of 34.96 31.40 31.40 rry Circuit Spiritual Circuit in 2017-18 Puducherry 52. Punjab Heritage Development of 85.32 81.05 81.05 Circuit Anandpur Sahib - 2018-19 Fatehgarh Sahib - Chamkaur Sahib - Ferozpur - Khatkar Kalan – Kalanour - Patiala 53. Rajasthan Desert Development of 50.01 50.01 50.01 Circuit Sambhar Lake 2015-16 Town and Other Destinations 54. Rajasthan Krishna Development of 75.80 73.85 73.85 Circuit Govind Dev ji 2016-17 temple (Jaipur), KhatuShyam Ji (Sikar) and Nathdwara (Rajsamand) 55. Rajasthan Spiritual Development of 87.05 75.03 75.03 Circuit Spiritual Circuit– 2016-17 'Development of Churu(SalasarBalaji)- Jaipur (Shri SamodkeBalaji, GhatkeBalaji, BandhekeBalaji)- Viratnagar (Bijak, Jainnasiya, Ambika Temple)- Bharatpur (Kaman Region)- Dholpur (Muchkund) - MehndipurBalaji- Chittorgarh (Sanwaliyaji) 56. Rajasthan Heritage Development of 70.61 66.99 66.99 Circuit Heritage Circuit 2017-18 Development of Rajsamand (Kumbhalgarh Fort) - Jaipur (Facade Illumination in Jaipur and Nahargarh Fort) - Jhalawar (Gagron Fort) - Chittorgarh (Chittorgarh Fort) – Jaisalmer (Jaisalmer Fort) - Hanumangarh (Gogamedi) - Udaipur (Pratap Gaurav Kendra) - Dholpur (Bagh-I- Nilofor and PuraniChawani) - Nagaur (Meera Bai Smarak, Merta) - Tonk (SunehriKothi) 57. Sikkim North- Development of 98.05 97.41 97.41 East Tourist CircuitCircuit linking Rangpo 2015-16 (entry) – Rorathang- Aritar- Phadamchen- Nathang- Sherathang- Tsongmo- Gangtok- Phodong- Mangan- Lachung- Yumthang- Lachen- Thangu- Gurudongmer- Mangan- Gangtok- TuminLingee- Singtam (exit) 58. Sikkim North- Development of 95.32 95.32 95.32 East Tourist Circuit Circuit Linking Singtam– 2016-17 Maka- Temi- BermoikTokel- Phongia- Namchi –Jorthang- Okharey- Sombaria- Daramdin- Jorethang- Melli (Exit) 59. Tamil Coastal Development of 73.13 71.03 71.03 Nadu Circuit (Chennai- 2016-17 Mamamallapuram – Rameshwaram – Manpadu – Kanyakumari) 60. Telanga Eco Development of 91.62 91.25 91.25 na Circuit Eco Tourism 2015-16 Circuit in Mahaboobnagar district 61. Telanga Tribal Development of 79.87 79.87 79.87 na Circuit Mulugu- 2016-17 Laknavaram-Medavaram- Tadvai- Damaravi- Mallur- Bogatha Waterfalls 62. Telanga Heritage Development of 96.90 70.61 70.61 na Circuit QutubShahi 2017-18 Heritage Park- Paigah Tombs- Hayat Bakshi Mosque- Raymond's Tomb 63. Tripura North- Development of 82.85 77.76 77.76 East Agartala - Circuit Sipahijala - 2015-16 Melaghar - Udaipur - Amarpur- Tirthamukh- Mandirghat– Dumboor- NarikelKunja- Gandachara– Ambassa 64. Tripura North- Development of 44.83 35.25 32.21 East SurmaCherra- Circuit Unakoti- Jampui 2018-19 Hills- Gunabati - Bhunaneshwari- Neermahal- Boxanagar- Chottakhola- Pilak- Avangchaarra 65. Uttar Buddhist Development of 87.89 72.56 68.43 Pradesh Circuit Srawasti, 2016-17 Kushinagar, &Kapilwastu 66. Uttar Ramayan Development of 69.45 64.09 56.03 Pradesh a Circuit Chitrakoot and 2016-17 Shringverpur 67. Uttar Spiritual Development of 71.91 69.63 69.63 Pradesh Circuit Ahar-Aligarh- 2016-17 Kasganj-Sarosi(Unnao)- Pratapgarh- Kausambi- Mirzapur- Gorakhpur- Domariyaganj- Basti-Barabanki- Azamgarh- Kairana- Baghpat- Shahjahanpur 68. Uttar Spiritual Development of 67.51 64.14 63.62 Pradesh Circuit Bijnor- Meerut- 2016-17 Kanpur- Kanpur Dehat- Banda- Ghazipur- Salempur- Ghosi- Balia- Ambedkar Nagar- Aligarh- Fatehpur- Deoria- Mahoba- Sonbhadra- Chandauli- Mishrikh- Bhadohi 69. Uttar Heritage Development of 36.65 36.65 36.65 Pradesh Circuit Kalinjar Fort 2016-17 (Banda)- MagharDham (SantKabir Nagar)- ChauriChaura, Shaheed Sthal (Fatehpur)- MahuarshaheedSt hal (Ghosi)- Shaheed Smarak (Meerut) 70. Uttar Ramayan Development of 127.21 115.46 113.22 Pradesh a Circuit Ayodhya 2017-18 71. Uttar Spiritual Development of 12.03 11.43 11.69 Pradesh Circuit Jewar-Dadri- 2018-19 Sikandrabad-Noida-Khurja- Banda 72. Uttar Spiritual Development of 18.30 18.12 18.12 Pradesh Circuit Gorakhnath 2018-19 Temple (Gorakhpur), Devipattan Temple (Balrampur) and Vatvashni Temple (Domariyagunj) 73. Uttarakh Eco Integrated 69.17 69.17 69.17 and Circuit Development of 2015-16 Eco-Tourism, Adventure Sports, and Associated Tourism Related Infrastructure for Development of Tehri Lake & Surroundings as New Destination- District Tehri 74. Uttarakh Heritage Integrated 76.32 68.91 68.91 and Circuit Development of 2016-17 Heritage Circuit in Kumaon Region - Katarmal - Jogeshwar- Baijnath- Devidhura 75. West Coastal Development of 67.99 65.07 65.07 Bengal Circuit Beach Circuit: 2015-16 Udaipur- Digha- Shankarpur- Tajpur- Mandarmani- Fraserganj- Bakkhlai- Henry Island 76. - Wayside Development of 17.50 16.63 15.83 Circuit Wayside 2018-19 Amenities in UttarPradesh and Bihar at Varanasi-Gaya; Kushinagar-Gaya- Kushinagar in collaboration with MoRTH Total 5290.33 4964.75 4863.83 (iii) List of sanctioned projects under Swadesh Darshan 2.0 S. State Destination Name of the Sanctioned Amount No. Experience Cost Authorised (Rs. in crore) (Rs. in crore) 1. Andhra Bapatala Development of 97.52 9.75 Pradesh Suryalanka Beach Experience 2. Andhra Araku- Borra Cave 29.88 2.99 Pradesh Lambasingi Experience at Araku 3. Arunachal Nacho Unlock Nacho 14.02 1.40 Pradesh Expedition 4. Arunacha Mechuka Mechuka Cultural 18.48 1.85 l Pradesh Haat 5. Arunacha Mechuka Mechuka 12.75 1.28 l Pradesh Adventure Park 6. Assam Kokrajhar Kokrajhar Wetland 26.67 2.66 Experience 7. Assam Jorhat Reimagining 23.88 2.39 Cinnamara Tea Estate 8. Bihar Bodh Gaya Development of the 165.44 16.54 Buddhist Meditation & Experience Centre, Bodh Gaya 9. Chhattisg Kawardha Bhoramdeo 145.99 14.59 arh CorridorDevelopment, Kabirdham District 10. Dadra Daman Daman Convention 147.13 0.00 Nagar & Centre Haveli and Daman & Diu 11. Goa Porvorim Porvorim Creek 24.07 2.40 Experience 12. Goa Colva Colva Beach 19.89 1.99 Experience 13. Haryana Panchkula Development of 26.68 2.67 Adventure Tourism Hub at TikkarTaal and Adventure Park 14. Haryana Panchkula Rejuvenation of 65.82 6.58 Yadavindra Garden 15. Himachal MaaChintp Development of 56.26 5.63 Pradesh urni MaaChintpurni Temple Devi Temple, Una (District - Una) 16. Karnataka Hampi Setting up of 25.64 2.56 ‘Traveller nooks’ 17. Karnataka Mysuru Tonga ride 2.72 0.27 Heritage experience zone 18. Karnataka Mysuru Ecological 18.48 1.85 Experience Zone 19. Kerala Kumarako Kumarakom Bird 13.81 1.38 m Sanctuary Experience 20. Kerala Alappuzha Alappuzha: A 93.18 9.32 Global Water Wonderland21. Kerala Malampuz Enhancement of 75.87 7.59 ha Tourist Experience at Malampuzha Garden and Leisure Park 22. Ladakh Leh JulleyLeh 23.17 2.32 Biodiversity Park 23. Ladakh Kargil Exploring LOC and 11.91 1.19 Hundarman village Experience 24. Lakshad Bangaram Enhancement of 81.18 8.12 weep Tourist Experience at Bangaram 25. Madhya Gwalior Phoolbagh 16.74 1.67 Pradesh Experience Zone 26. Madhya Chitrakoot Spiritual 27.21 2.72 Pradesh experience at Chitrakoot 27. Madhya Pitambara Development of 44.24 4.42 Pradesh Peeth, PitambaraPeethDa Datia tia 28. Maharash Pune Shivsrushti 76.22 7.62 tra Historical Theme Park- Phase 3 29. Meghalaya Sohra Waterfall Trails 27.60 2.76 Experience 30. Meghalaya Sohra Meghalayan Age 32.45 3.25 Cave Experience 31. Mizoram Champhai Eco Resort 38.85 3.89 Experience at Keilungliah, Zote, Ngur&Mualbuhvum , Champhai 32. Mizoram Champhai Heritage and 33.87 3.39 Cultural Centre, Champhai33. Mizoram Thingsulthl Construction of 99.71 0.00 iah Conference Centre 34. Nagaland Chumouke Eco-Tourism Exp at 7.87 0.79 dima Chumoukedima viewpoint 35. Nagaland Chumuouk Tribal Cultural 21.56 2.16 edima Experience at Midway Retreat 36. Nagaland Chumuouk Adventure Tourism 32.54 3.25 edima Experience at Jacob Village, Chumoukediema 37. Puducherry Karaikal Karaikal beach and 20.29 0.00 waterfront experience 38. Punjab Kapurthala Eco Tourism 20.06 0.00 experience at Kanjli wetland 39. Punjab Amritsar Border Tourism 25.91 2.59 Experience at Attari 40. Rajasthan Bundi Spiritual 21.65 2.17 Experience, Keshavraipatan 41. Rajasthan Sikar Development 87.87 8.79 works at Shri KhatuShyam Ji Temple (Sikar) 42. Rajasthan Karni Mata Development 22.58 2.26 temple, Works at Shri Bikaner Karnimatamandir, dist. Bikaner 43. Rajasthan MalaseriDu Development of 48.73 4.87 ngari MalaseriDungri, (District - Bhilwara District Bhilwara)44. Sikkim Gyalshing Eco-Wellness 15.41 1.54 Experience at Yuksom Cluster 45. Sikkim Gangtok Gangtok Cultural 22.60 2.26 Village 46. Tamil Mamallapu Immersive 30.02 0.00 Nadu ram experience at Shore Temple 47. Telangana Bhongir Bhongir Fort 56.82 5.68 Experiential Zone 48. Telangana Ananathag Eco tourism zone 38.01 3.80 iri at Ananathgiri forest 49. Tripura Agartala Tripura Heritage 48.95 4.89 Village &Sangeet Experience at Agartala (Phase-1 &2) 50. Uttar Prayagraj Azad Park and 14.52 1.45 Pradesh DekhoPrayagraj Trail Exp 51. Uttar Naimisara Vedic- wellness 17.80 0.00 Pradesh nya Experience 52. Uttarakh Pithoragarh Rural Tourism 17.86 1.79 and Cluster Experience at Gunji 53. Uttarakh Champawat Tea Garden 19.89 1.99 and Experience Total 2208.27 187.32(iv) List of projects sanctioned under CBDD: S. State/UT Year of Name of the Category Sanctioned Amount No Sanction Project Cost (Rs. Authorized in crore) (Rs. in crore) 1 Andhra 2024-25 Ahobilam-A Spiritual 25.00 2.50 Pradesh spiritual Tourism Odyssey 2 Andhra 2024-25 Enriching Culture & 25.00 2.50 Pradesh Buddhist Heritage Heritage and Cultural Experiences at NagarjunaSa gar 3 Arunach 2024-25 Bichom Dam Ecotouris 9.90 0.99 al Adventure & m and Pradesh Eco-Tourism AmritDhar Project ohar Sites 4 Arunach 2024-25 Kibhito Vibrant 4.96 0.50 al Frontier Village Pradesh Tourism - Programme Gateway to Serenity 5 Assam 2024-25 Panidhing Ecotouris 9.99 1.00 Bird m and Sanctuary, AmritDhar Sivasagar ohar Sites 6 Bihar 2024-25 Development Culture & 24.29 2.43 of Tourist Heritage Facilities at SonepurMela Ground, Saran 7 Chhattis 2024-25 Development Ecotouris 9.97 1.00 garh of m and MayaliBagich AmritDhar a as Eco ohar Sites Tourism Destination8 Goa 2024-25 Beautificatio Ecotouris 9.81 0.98 n and m and Development AmritDhar of Harvalem ohar Sites Waterfall at Mayem Village 9 Gujarat 2024-25 Transformati Culture & 17.29 1.73 on of Heritage sharmishtha Lake: Light & culture at Vadnagar 10 Gujarat 2024-25 The Sacred Spiritual 24.66 2.47 Ocean Tourism Retreat at Harsiddhi Shore, Porbandar 11 Gujarat 2024-25 THOL: Ecotouris 9.96 1.00 Transformati m and ve Tourism' AmritDhar Harmonious ohar Sites Sustainabilit y, Optimized Skilling' Leading Technology 12 Himachal 2024-25 Tourism Culture & 24.82 2.48 Pradesh Infrastructure Heritage Development at Kaza 13 Himachal 2024-25 Tourism Vibrant 4.96 0.50 Pradesh Infrastructure Village Development Programm at Rakchham, e Chhitkul 14 Jharkha 2024-25 Tourism Spiritual 18.87 1.89 nd Infrastructure Tourism Development at RamrekhaDha m, Simdega15 Kerala 2024-25 Thalassery: Spiritual 25.00 2.50 The Spiritual Tourism Nexus 16 Kerala 2024-25 Varkala- Culture & 25.00 2.50 Dakshin Heritage Kashi 17 Ladakh 2024-25 Advancing Ecotouris 9.82 0.98 Mushkoh as m and a Sustainable AmritDhar Tourism Hub: ohar Sites Integrating wildlife Sightings and community progress 18 Madhya 2024-25 Medieval Spiritual 25.00 2.50 Pradesh Splendor 2.0, Tourism Orchha 19 Maharas 2024-25 Development Culture & 25.00 2.50 htra of Heritage Ahmednagar Fort 20 Manipur 2024-25 Development Culture & 24.69 2.47 of Ancient Heritage capital of Manipur, LangthabalK onug 21 Meghala 2024-25 Mawphlang Culture & 24.87 2.49 ya cultural & Heritage Heritage centre 22 Meghala 2024-25 Nartiang Spiritual 24.87 2.49 ya Spiritual & Tourism Cultural Centre 23 Nagaland 2024-25 Soulful Spiritual 24.94 2.49 Trails: The Tourism Impur Heritage Experience, Impur Village24 Nagaland 2024-25 Development Ecotouris 10.00 1.00 of wings over m and Doyang: An AmritDhar Eco-Tourism ohar Sites Haven' Doyang Reservoir 25 Puduche 2024-25 Development Culture & 22.19 2.22 rry of White Heritage Town 26 Punjab 2024-25 Cultural and Culture & 25.00 2.50 Heritage Heritage Strech at Hussainiwala Border, Ferozepur 27 Punjab 2024-25 Heritage Spiritual 24.90 2.49 street -A Tourism Symbol of peace and Harmony at Sri Anandpur Sahib, Rupnagar 28 Sikkim 2024-25 Echoes of Vibrant 5.00 0.50 Valor: The Village Gnathang Programm Valley e Experience," Gnathang Village 29 Sikkim 2024-25 Kabi Spiritual 24.96 2.50 Chronicles: A Tourism journey through Unity and Heritage, Kabi, Mangan 30 Tamil 2024-25 lconic Spiritual 20.01 2.00 Nadu Transformati Tourism on of Rameswaram 31 Telanga 2024-25 Digital Culture & 24.85 2.48 na Experience HeritageCentre at Bhuddhavana m in Nalgonda 32 Telanga 2024-25 Ecotouris 9.98 1.00 na Development m and of Eco- AmritDhar Tourism ohar Sites Project at NizamSagar, Kamareddy 33 Uttar 2024-25 Development Culture & 24.98 2.50 Pradesh of Cultural Heritage Landscape at Mahoba 34 Uttarakh 2024-25 Development Vibrant 4.99 0.50 and of Jadung Village Festive Programm Ground', e Jadung 35 Uttarakh 2024-25 Development Spiritual 17.60 1.76 and of Tourism Kainchidham campus, Kainchidham 36 Uttarakh 2024-25 Mana Haat Vibrant 4.99 0.50 and project Village Programme Total 648.11 64.81 (v) List of Projects under SASCI: S. State Year of Name of the Project Sanction Amount No. Sanction ed Cost Released (Rs. in 66% crore) (Rs. in crore) 1. Andhra 2024-25 Enriching the fort 77.91 Pradesh and Gorge 113.75 Experience in Gandikota2. Andhra 2024-25 Akhanda Godavari- 94.44 Pradesh (Havelok Bridge &PushkarGhat) in Raja Mahendravaram, 3. Arunachal 2024-25 Siang Adventure & 46.48 Pradesh Eco-Retreat in 30.67 Pasighat 4. Assam 2024-25 Assam State Zoo 97.12 Cum Botanical Garden in Guwahati 126.64 5. Assam 2024-25 Beautification of 94.76 Rang Ghar in Sivasagar 6. Bihar 2024-25 Development of 97.61 Matsyagandha Lake in Saharsa 7. Bihar 2024-25 Karamchat Eco- 49.51 97.09 Tourism and Adventure Hub in Karamchat 8. Chhattisg 2024-25 Development of 95.79 arh Chitrotpala Film City in Raipur 9. Chhattisg 2024-25 Development of 51.87 97.45 arh Tribal & Cultural Convention Centre in Raipur 10. Goa 2024-25 Chhatrapati Shivaji 97.46 Maharaj Museum in Ponda 124.21 11. Goa 2024-25 Townsquare in 90.74 Porvorim 12. Gujarat 2024-25 Ecotourism 99.50 Destination at Kerly (Mokarsagar) in Porbandar 99.69 13. Gujarat 2024-25 Tented City and 51.56 Convention Centre in Dhordo14. Jharkhand 2024-25 Eco-Tourism 34.87 Development of 23.01 Tilaiyya” in Koderma 15. Karnataka 2024-25 Ecotourism & 99.17 Cultural Hub at Roerich and Devika Rani Estate Tataguni 131.45 in Bengaluru 16. Karnataka 2024-25 Development of 100.00 SavadattiYallammag udda in Belgavi 17. Kerala 2024-25 Ashtamudi 59.71 Biodiversity and Eco- recreational Hub in Kollam 102.33 18. Kerala 2024-25 Global Gateway to 95.34 Malabar's Cultural Crucible in Sargaalayaa 19. Madhya 2024-25 Orchha A Medieval 99.92 Pradesh Splendour in Orchha 20. Madhya 2024-25 International 99.38 131.53 Pradesh Convention Centre for MICE in Bhopal 21. Maharasht 2024-25 INS-Guldar 46.91 ra Underwater Museum, Artificial Reef, and submarine Tourism 96.39 in Sindhudurg 22. Maharasht 2024-25 Development of RAM- 99.14 ra KAL PATH in Nashik 23. Manipur 2024-25 Loktak Lake 89.48 59.05 Experience in Loktak 24. Meghalaya 2024-25 MICE Infrastructure 99.27 in Mawkhanu 25. Meghalaya 2024-25 Redevelopment of 99.27 131.03 Umiam Lake in Shillong 26. Odisha 2024-25 Development of 99.90 Hirakund 131.92 27. Odisha 2024-25 Development of 99.99 Satkosia28. Punjab 2024-25 Development of 53.45 Heritage Street as a tribute to Shaheed-e- Azam, 35.27 SardarBhaghat Singh at Khatkar Kalan in SBS Nagar 29. Rajasthan 2024-25 Development at 49.31 Amber-Nahargarh and Surrounding 96.30 Area in Jaipur 30. Rajasthan 2024-25 Development at 96.61 Jalmahal in Jaipur 31. Sikkim 2024-25 Skywalk, 97.37 Bhaleydhunga, Yangang in Namchi 109.26 32. Sikkim 2024-25 Border Experience in 68.19 Nathula 33. Tamil 2024-25 Development of 99.67 Nadu Nandavanam Heritage Park in 112.13 Mammallapuram 34. Tamil 2024-25 Eco Park at Race 70.23 Nadu Course in Ooty 35. Telangana 2024-25 Ramappa Region 73.74 Sustainable Tourism Circuit in Ramappa 93.61 36. Telangana 2024-25 Somasilla Wellness & 68.10 Spiritual Retreat in Nallamala 37. Tripura 2024-25 Shakti Peethas Park 97.70 64.48 at Banduar in Gomati 38. Uttar 2024-25 Development of 74.05 Pradesh Bateshwar in District-Agra 39. Uttar 2024-25 Integrated Buddhist 80.24 101.83 Pradesh Tourism Development in Shrawasti 40. Uttarakha 2024-25 Iconic City 100.00 66.00 nd Rishikesh: RaftingBase Station in Rishikesh TOTAL 3295.76 2,175.09 ******ANNEXURE-II STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) AND (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1155 ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025 REGARDING PROMOTION OF TOURISM IN TELANGANA RAISED BY SHRI MADHAVANENI RAGHUNANDAN RAO (i) List of Projects under PRASHAD Scheme in Telangana Sr. Name of the Project Sanctioned Cost No. (Rs. in crore) I. Development of Jogulamba Devi Temple, 38.90 Alampur II. Development of Pilgrimage and Heritage 62.00 Tourism Infrastructure at Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Mulugu III. Development of Pilgrimage Infrastructure at 41.38 Bhadrachalam, BhadradriKothagudem District IV. Development of Basic Amenities at goddess 4.22 RenukaYellamaDevasthanam Total Sanction Cost 146.5 (ii) List of Projects under Swadesh Darshan Scheme in Telangana Sr. Name of the Project Sanctioned Cost No. (Rs. in crore) I. Development of Eco Tourism Circuit in 91.62 Mahaboobnagar district II. Development of Mulugu-Laknavaram- 79.87 Medavaram- Tadvai- Damaravi- Mallur- Bogatha Waterfalls III. Development of QutubShahi Heritage Park- 96.90 Paigah Tombs- Hayat Bakshi Mosque- Raymond's Tomb Total Sanction Cost 268.39(iii) List of Projects under Swadesh Darshan 2.0 Scheme in Telangana Sr. Name of the Project Sanctioned Cost No. (Rs. in crore) I. Bhongir Fort Experiential Zone 56.82 II. Eco tourism zone at Ananathgiri forest 38.01 Total Sanction Cost 94.83 (iv) List of Projects under Challenge Based Destination Development (CBDD) Scheme in Telangana Sr. Name of the Project Sanctioned Cost No. (Rs. in crore) I. Digital Experience Centre at Bhuddhavanam in 24.85 Nalgonda II. Development of Eco-Tourism Project at 9.98 NizamSagar, Kamareddy Total Sanction Cost 34.83 List of Projects under Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI Scheme) in Telangana Sr. Name of the Project Sanctioned Cost No. (Rs. in crore) I. Ramappa Region Sustainable Tourism Circuit 73.74 in Ramappa II. Somasilla Wellness & Spiritual Retreat in 68.10 Nallamala Total Sanction Cost 141.84 ******