Parliament Question: Tourism Promotion in Amritsar

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3654 ANSWERED ON 10.08.2026 TOURISM PROMOTION IN AMRITSAR 3654. SHRI GURMEET SINGH MEET HAYER: Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state: (a) the details of financial grants sanctioned, released and utilized by the Government for infrastructure and tourism promotion in Amritsar during the last five years; (b) the specific details of funds allocated and projects completed under the Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive (PARSHAD) and Swadesh Darshan (SD) schemes to promote religious tourism in the said city; and (c) whether any new tourism development proposals for Amritsar are currently under consideration or implementation by the Government and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF TOURISM (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT) (a) to (c): Development and promotion of tourist destinations and tourism products, including religious tourism destination is primarily undertaken by the concerned State Government (SG) /Union Territory Administration (UTA). However, the Ministry through its existing schemes of ‘Swadesh Darshan (SD)’, ‘Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (SD2.0)’, ‘Challenge Based Destination Development (CBDD)’ – a sub-scheme of SD2.0, and ‘Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD)’ complements the efforts of tourism infrastructure development by extending financial assistance to the State Governments/UT Administrations including Punjab; subject to adherence to scheme guidelines, submission of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) by them, availability of funds, Government directions, inter-se priority etc.In addition, Government of India under its initiative for ‘Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) – Development of Iconic Tourist Centres to Global Scale’ scheme, has also provided financial assistance in the year 2024-25 to the States for development of tourism projects. Sanctioning of new project under the above-mentioned schemes is a continuous process. The details of the projects sanctioned under SD, SD2.0, CBDD, SASCI and PRASHAD schemes in the state of Punjab including Amritsar are annexed. ******ANNEXURE STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3654 ANSWERED ON 10.08.2026 REGARDING TOURISM PROMOTION IN AMRITSAR RAISED BY SHRI GURMEET SINGH MEET HAYER (i) Details of Project sanctioned under Swadesh Darshan Scheme in the State of Punjab: (in ₹ Crore) S. Circuit/ Name of the Amount Amount Amount Physical No. Sanction Project Sanctioned Released/ Utilized Status Year Authorized 1. Heritage Developmentof 85.32 81.05 81.05 Completed 2018-19 Anandpur Sahib - Fatehgarh Sahib – ChamkaurSahi b-Ferozpur- KhatkarKalan– Kalanour- Patiala (ii) Details of Project sanctioned under Swadesh Darshan2.0 Scheme in the State of Punjab: (in ₹ Crore) S. Destinati Name of the Sanction Sanction Amount Physical No. on Experience Date ed Cost Authori Status zed for Utilizati on 1. Amritsar Border Tourism 20.08. 25.91 2.59 Implementation Experience at 2024 Stage Attari 2. Kapurthala EcoTourism 05.03. 19.56 1.96 Implementation experience at 2024 Stage Kanjli wetland (iii) Details of Project sanctioned under Challenge Based Destination Development (CBDD) – a sub-scheme of SD2.0 Scheme in the State of Punjab:(in ₹ Crore) S. Destination Name of the Sanction Sanctioned Amount Physical No. /Category Experience Date Cost Authorized Status for utilization 1. Rupnagar Heritage 27.03.2 24.90 2.49 Implementation (Anandpur Street-A 025 Stage Sahib) Symbol of (Spiritual Peace and Tourism) Harmony at Sri Anandpur Sahib 2. Ferozpur Cultural and 27.03.2 25.00 2.50 Implementation (Hussainiw Heritage 025 Stage ala Strechat Border)- Hussainiwala (Culture & Border Heritage) (iv) Details of Project sanctioned under Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) – Development of Iconic Tourist Centres to Global Scale’ scheme in the State of Punjab: (in ₹ Crore) S. Year of Name of Sanctioned Amount Physical No. Sanction theProject Cost Released Status for Utilization 1. 2024-25 Development of 53.45 35.27 Implementation Heritage Street Stage as a tribute to Shaheed-e-Azam, Sardar Bhaghat Singh at Khatkar Kalan in SBS Nagar (v) Details of Project sanctioned under Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) scheme in the State of Punjab:(in ₹ Crore) S. Sanction Project Name Sanction Amount Amount Physical Status No. Year Amount Released Utilised 1. 2015-16 Development of Kar 6.40 6.40 6.40 Completed una Sagar Valmiki S thal at Amritsar 2. 2021-22 Development of Cha 30.52 23.80 23.80 Implementation mkaur Sahib at Rupa Stage r, Punjab *****