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Ministry of Tourism under its Swadesh Darshan Scheme- Integrated Development of Theme Based Tourist Circuits is developing tourism infrastructure in the identified circuits, across the country, having tourist potential in a planned and prioritized manner. Under the scheme fifteen thematic circuits have been identified for development including themes covering all the religious/spiritual sites in the country, namely: Spiritual Circuit, Ramayana Circuit, Krishna Circuit, Buddhist Circuit, Tirthankar Circuit and Sufi Circuit.
The details of projects sanctioned under the above circuits are as follows:
(Rs. in crore)
| S. No. |
State/ Sanction Year |
Project Name |
Amt. Sanctioned |
| SPIRITUAL CIRCUIT |
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| 1. |
Kerala (2016-17) |
Development of Sabarimala - Erumeli-Pampa-Sannidhanam in District Pathanamthitta |
99.99 |
| 2. |
Manipur (2016-17) |
Development of Spiritual Circuit – Shri Govindajee Temple, Shri Bijoy Govindajee Temple – Shri Gopinath Temple – Shri Bungshibodon Temple – Shri Kaina Temple |
53.80 |
| 3. |
Kerala (2016-17) |
Development of Sree Padmanabha Arnamula-Sabrimala |
92.22 |
| 4. |
Bihar (2016-17) |
Integrated Development of Kanwaria Route: Sultanganj – Dharmshala- Deoghar |
52.35 |
| 5. |
Uttar Pradesh (2016-17) |
Development of Shahjahanpur-Allahabad-Basti- Ahar-Aligharh-Kasgunj-Sarosi-Pratapgarh-Unnao-Kaushambi- Mirzapur-Gorakpur- Kairana- Doamriyagunj- Bagpat-Barabanki- Azamgarh |
68.39 |
| 6. |
Uttar Pradesh (2016-17) |
Development of Bijnor- Meerut- Kanpur- Kanpur Dehat- Banda- Ghazipur- Salempur- Ghosi- Balia- Ambedkar Nagar- Aligarh- Fatehpur- Deoria- Mahoba- Sonbhadra- Chandauli- Mishrikh- Bhadohi |
63.77
|
| 7. |
Rajasthan (2016-17) |
Development of Churu (Salasar Balaji)– Jaipur (Shri Samode Balaji, Ghatke Balaji, Bandheke Balaji)- Alwar (Pandupole Hanumanji, Bharathari)- Viratnagar (Bijak, Jainnasiya, Ambika Temple)- Bharatpur (Kaman Region)- Dholpur (Muchkund) – Mehandipur Balaji- Chittorgarh (Sanwaliyaji) |
93.90 |
| 8. |
Puducherry (2017-18) |
Development of Spiritual Circuit in Puducherry |
40.68 |
| 9. |
Bihar (2017-18) |
Dvelopment of Mandar Development Hill & Ang Pradesh |
53.49 |
| 10. |
Maharashtra (2018-19) |
Development of Waki- Adasa- Dhapewada- Paradsingha- Chota Taj Bagh- Telankhandi- Girad |
54.01 |
| 11. |
Uttar Pradesh (2018-19) |
Development of Jewar-Dadri-Sikandrabad-Noida-Khurja-Banda |
14.52 |
| 12. |
Kerala (2018-19) |
Development Sivagiri Sree Narayana Guru Ashram- Arruvipuram- Kunnumpara Sree Subrahmania- Chembazhanthi Sree Narayana Gurukulam |
69.47 |
| 13. |
Kerala (2018-19) |
Development of Kasaragod, Wayanad, Kannur, Kozhikode, Palakkad, Mallapuram, Thrichur, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Allaphuza, Pathananamithitta, Kollam, Trivandrum |
85.23 |
| 14. |
Uttar Pradesh (2018-19) |
Development of Gorakhnath Temple(Gorakhpur), Devipattan Temple (Balrampur) and Vatvashni Temple (Domariyagunj) |
21.16 |
| RAMAYANA CIRCUIT |
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| 15. |
Uttar Pradesh (2016-17) |
Development of Chitrakoot and Shringverpur |
69.45 |
| 16. |
Uttar Pradesh (2017-18) |
Development of Ayodhya |
133.31 |
| KRISHNA CIRCUIT |
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| 17. |
Haryana (2016-17) |
Development of Tourism Infrastructures at places related to Mahabharata in Kurukshetra |
97.35 |
| 18. |
Rajasthan (2016-17) |
Integrated Development of Govind Dev ji temple (Jaipur), Khatu Shyam Ji (Sikar) and Nathdwara (Rajsamand) |
91.45 |
| BUDDHIST CIRCUIT |
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| 19. |
Madhya Pradesh (2016-17) |
Development of Sanchi-Satna-Rewa-Mandsaur-Dhar |
74.94 |
| 20. |
Uttar Pradesh (2016-17) |
Development of Srawasti, Kushinagar & Kapilvastu |
99.97 |
| 21. |
Bihar (2016-17) |
Construction of Convention Centre adjacent to Maya Sarovar on the western side at Bodhgaya |
98.73 |
| 22. |
Gujarat (2017-18) |
Development of Junagadh- Gir-Somnath- Bharuch-Kutch- Bhavnagar- Rajkot- Mehsana |
35.99 |
| 23. |
Andhra Pradesh (2017-18) |
Development of Shalihundam-Thotlakonda- Bavikonda- Bojjanakonda- Amravati- Anupu in Andhra Pradesh |
52.34 |
| TIRTHANKAR CIRCUIT |
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| 24. |
Bihar (2016-17) |
Development of Jain Circuit: Vaishali-Arrah-Masad-Patna-Rajgir-Pawapuri-Champapuri |
52.39 |
This information was given by the Minister of State (I/C) of Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Tourism, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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