**Executive Summary**
The document outlines the Ministry of Tourism's PRASHAD scheme, launched to promote integrated development of identified pilgrimage and heritage destinations through financial assistance to State Governments and Union Territory Administrations. The goal is to improve tourist experience by developing well-planned tourism infrastructure, while preserving the spiritual integrity of the sites. The scheme also includes capacity building for service providers.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **PRASHAD Scheme Overview:**
* Launched by the Ministry of Tourism for integrated development of pilgrimage and heritage destinations.
* Provides financial assistance to State Governments and Union Territory Administrations for tourism infrastructure development.
* Aims to rejuvenate pilgrimage and spiritual experiences for tourists.
* Focuses on tourist convenience, accessibility, security, cleanliness, and revitalization of heritage.
* Promotes integrated, inclusive, and sustainable developments to spur employment opportunities.
* **Project Development and Consultation:**
* State Governments/UT Administrations formulate comprehensive Detailed Project Reports (DPR) for identified projects.
* Consultations with respective administrations, local bodies, and other stakeholders (Shrine authorities/ religious trusts, NGOs, etc.) are required.
* Consultations ensure the preservation of spiritual integrity and ingenuity of the sites.
* **Capacity Building:**
* The "Capacity Building for Service Providers" (CBSP) scheme provides education, training, and certification.
* Targets tourism and hospitality service providers across the country, including PRASHAD destinations.
* **Sustainability:**
* State Governments/UT Administrations prepare sustainable operation and maintenance plans.
* Sustainability of completed projects is ensured by the State Government/UT administration concerned.
**Impact Analysis**
**State Governments / Union Territory Administrations**
* **Impact:** Receive financial assistance for tourism infrastructure development. Responsible for project formulation, implementation, and sustainable operation.
* **Action Required:** Formulate comprehensive Detailed Project Reports (DPR), consult with relevant stakeholders, and prepare sustainable operation and maintenance plans.
**Tourism and Hospitality Service Providers**
* **Impact:** Benefit from education, training, and certification through the CBSP scheme, enhancing their service quality.
* **Action Required:** Participate in the training programs and certification processes offered under the CBSP scheme.
**Tourists / Pilgrims**
* **Impact:** Experience improved tourism infrastructure, convenience, accessibility, security, and cleanliness at pilgrimage and heritage destinations.
* **Action Required:** No action required.
**Local Communities**
* **Impact:** Potential for increased employment opportunities through integrated, inclusive, and sustainable developments.
* **Action Required:** No action required.
Key Entities Referenced
PRASHAD: National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive aimed at integrated development of pilgrimage and heritage destinations.
Ministry of Tourism: The central ministry responsible for launching and implementing the PRASHAD scheme.
State Governments/UT Administrations: Administrations that receive financial assistance under the PRASHAD scheme for tourism infrastructure development.
Capacity Building for Service Providers (CBSP): Scheme that is under the Ministry of Tourism providing education, training and certification to the tourism and hospitality service providers across the country including destinations covered under PRASHAD to cater the needs of destinations and to enhance Tourist experience.
Ministry of Tourism
Sustainable Development Under Prashad
Scheme
प्रव तथ: 11 DEC 2025 2:40PM by PIB Delhi
The ‘National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive’
(PRASHAD) has been launched by the Ministry of Tourism with the objective of integrated development
of identified pilgrimage and heritage destinations. Under the scheme, Ministry of Tourism provides
financial assistance to the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations for development of
tourism infrastructure at important pilgrimage and heritage destinations. The vision of the scheme is to
rejuvenate pilgrimage and spiritual experience of the tourists through availability of well- planned tourism
infrastructure enabling tourist convenience, accessibility, security, cleanliness, experience and revitalize /
preserve the soul of the pilgrimage/heritage city through integrated, inclusive, and sustainable
developments that would spur employment opportunities for the local communities.
In accordance with the Scheme Guidelines respective State Government /UT administration formulates
comprehensive Detailed Project Report (DPR) for identified projects in consultations with the respective
administration, local bodies, and other stakeholders (Shrine authorities/ religious trusts, NGOs, and
societies etc. as applicable). The said consultations are undertaken to ensure that spiritual integrity and
ingenuity of the sites are preserved and maintained while developing various amenities for improving
overall pilgrim/tourist experience.
The Ministry of Tourism under the Scheme of "Capacity Building for Service Providers" (CBSP) provides
education, training and certification to the tourism and hospitality service providers across the country
including destinations covered under PRASHAD to cater the needs of destinations and to enhance Tourist
experience.
The respective State Governments/UT Administrations prepares their sustainable operation and
maintenance plans as part of the project proposal submitted to the Ministry of Tourism. Further, the
sustainability of the completed projects are ensured by the State Government/ UT administration
concerned.
This information was given by Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in
a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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