Projects Sanctioned Under PRASHAD Scheme

Ministry of Tourism Projects Sanctioned Under PRASHAD Scheme Posted On: 31 JUL 2025 4:09PM by PIB Delhi The Ministry of Tourism under the “Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive” (PRASHAD) 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. The Ministry has sanctioned 54 projects under the PRASHAD at an estimated cost of Rs.1726.74 Crores, the details of which is given in the Annexure-I. 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 across 23 States for an amount of Rs.3295.76 Crore. The details of the projects sanctioned under SASCI scheme is given in the Annexure-II. This information was given by Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today. **** Sunil Kumar Tiwari tourism4pib[at]gmail[dot]com ANNEXURE-I List of Projects under PRASHAD Scheme: Sanction Amount S. Sanction Physical State Project Name Amount (Rs. Released No. Year Progress Crores) (Rs. Crores) Development of Amaravati Town, 1 Andhra Pradesh Guntur District as a Tourist 2015-16 27.77 27.77 100% Destination 2 Andhra Pradesh Development of Srisailam Temple 2017-18 43.08 43.08 100% Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narsimha Swami VariDevasthanam at 3 Andhra Pradesh 2022-23 54.04 27.37 65% Simhachalam in Vishakhapatnam Temple Development of Pilgrimage 4 Andhra Pradesh Tourism Infrastructure in 2024-25 25.33 0 0% Annavaram Temple Town Arunachal Development of Parshuram Kund, 5 2020-21 37.88 31.02 92% Pradesh Lohit Distt. 6 Assam Development of Kamakhya Temple 2015-16 29.80 29.80 100%and Pilgrimage Destination in and around Guwahati 7 Bihar Development at Patna Sahib 2015-16 29.62 29.62 100% Development of basic facilities at 8 Bihar 2014-15 3.63 3.63 100% Vishnupad temple, Gaya, Bihar Development of Ambika Bhawani 9 Bihar 2024-25 13.29 0 0% Temple, Saran Development of MaaBamleshwari 10 Chhattisgarh Devi Temple, Dongargarh, 2020-21 48.44 40.19 100% Rajnandgaon District, Chhattisgarh 11 Goa Development of Bom Jesus Basilica 2024-25 16.46 4.68 0% 12 Gujarat Development of Dwarka 2016-17 10.46 10.46 100% Development of Pilgrimage 13 Gujarat 2016-17 45.36 45.36 100% Amenities at Somnath Development of Promenade at 14 Gujarat 2018-19 47.12 47.12 100% Somnath Development of Pilgrimage 15 Gujarat Facilities at Ambaji Temple, 2022-23 50.00 30.00 38% Banaskantha, Gujarat Development of Mata Mansa Devi 16 Haryana Temple and Nada Saheb 2019-20 48.53 34.68 74% Gurudwara in Panchkula District Jammu & Development at Hazratbal Shrine, 17 2016-17 40.46 34.30 100% Kashmir Srinagar Development of Baba Baidyanath 18 Jharkhand 2018-19 36.79 34.95 100% Dham, Deoghar Development of Pilgrimage 19 Karnataka Amenities at Sri Chamundeshwari 2023-24 45.38 0.00 0% Devi Temple, Mysuru Development of RenukaYallama 20 Karnataka 2024-25 18.37 0 0% Devi temple Development of Basic Amenities at 21 Karnataka 2024-25 22.25 0 0% Papnash Temple, Bidar dist. 22 Kerala Development at Guruvayur Temple 2016-17 45.19 45.19 100% 23 Madhya Pradesh Development of Amarkantak 2020-21 49.99 42.47 100% 24 Madhya Pradesh Development of Omkareshwar 2017-18 43.93 43.93 100% Development of Trimbakeshwar, 25 Maharashtra 2017-18 45.41 38.44 91% Nashik Development of Pilgrimage 26 Meghalaya 2020-21 29.29 27.78 100% Facilitation in Meghalaya Development of Infrastructure for 27 Mizoram Pilgrimage and Heritage Tourism in 2022-23 44.89 26.37 29% the State of Mizoram Development of Basic Amenities 28 Mizoram under PRASHAD scheme in 2024-25 5.47 0 0% Vangchhia, Champhai DistrictDevelopment of Pilgrimage 29 Nagaland 2018-19 25.20 23.56 100% Infrastructure in Nagaland Development of Pilgrimage 30 Nagaland Tourism Infrastructure at 2022-23 18.18 15.45 72% Zunheboto Infrastructure Development at Puri, Shree JagannathDham - 31 Odisha 2014-15 50.00 10.00 27% Ramachandi - Prachi River front at Demuli under Mega Circuit Development of Pilgrim Facilites& 32 Puducherry Tourist attractions for Sri 2024-25 25.94 0 0% Dharbaranyeswara Temple Development of Karuna Sagar 33 Punjab 2015-16 6.40 6.40 100% Valmiki Sthal at Amritsar Development of Chamkaur Sahib at 34 Punjab 2021-22 30.52 21.93 79% Rupar, Punjab Integrated Development of 35 Rajasthan 2015-16 32.64 26.11 100% Pushkar/Ajmer Development of Pilgrimage 36 Sikkim Facilitation at Four Patron Saints, 2020-21 33.32 28.31 100% Yuksom 37 Tamil Nadu Development of Kanchipuram 2016-17 13.99 13.99 100% 38 Tamil Nadu Development of Velankanni 2016-17 4.86 4.86 100% Development of 8 Navagraha 39 Tamil Nadu 2024-25 40.94 0 0% Temples Development of Jogulamba Devi 40 Telangana 2020-21 38.90 33.07 100% Temple, Alampur Development of Pilgrimage and Heritage Tourism Infrastructure at 41 Telangana 2022-23 62.00 32.73 37% Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Mulugu Development of Pilgrimage 42 Telangana Infrastructure at Bhadrachalam, 2022-23 41.38 8.43 29% BhadradriKothagudem District Development of Basic Amenities at 43 Telangana g o d d e s s 2024-25 4.22 0 0% RenukaYellamaDevasthanam Development of Tripura Sundari 44 Tripura 2020-21 34.43 28.01 79% Temple, Udaipur Development of Varanasi – Phase 45 Uttar Pradesh 2015-16 18.73 18.73 100% –I Development of Mathura- 46 Uttar Pradesh Vrindavan as Mega Tourist Circuit 2014-15 10.98 10.98 100% (Ph-II) River Cruise Tourism in Ganga, 47 Uttar Pradesh 2017-18 9.02 9.02 100% Varanasi Construction of Tourist Facilitation 48 Uttar Pradesh 2014-15 9.36 9.36 100%