Setting Up of National Tourism Board
Setting Up of National Tourism
Board
The
growth registered in the final figures of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in
India during last two years was better than the provisional estimates of FTAs.
The provisional estimates and final figures of FTAs in India along with the
growth rates over previous year is given below:
|
Year
|
2013
|
2014
|
|
Provisional FTAs (in million)
|
6.85
|
7.46
|
|
Growth rate (%)
|
4.1
|
7.1
|
|
Final FTAs (in million)
|
6.97
|
7.68
|
|
Growth rate (%)
|
5.9
|
10.2
|
The
Ministry of Tourism is currently in the process of formulating a National
Tourism Policy 2015 with the aim of positioning India as a “Must Experience”
and “Must Revisit” destination for global travellers, encouraging Indians to
explore their own country and realising the potential of tourism as a major
engine for economic growth, employment generation and poverty alleviation in a
responsible framework. During the consultation process with stake holders for
getting input for the policy, one of the suggestions received for the Policy
includes the setting up of a National Tourism
Authority/Board.
This
information was given by Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent
Charge) and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written
reply in Rajya Sabha today.
****
Promotion of Remote Villages
and Small and Medium Towns as tourist Spots
Under the new Scheme Swadesh
Darshan for Integrated Development of Tourist Circuits around Specific Themes,
twelve Thematic Circuits namely North-East India Circuit, Buddhist Circuit,
Himalayan Circuit, Coastal Circuit, Krishna Circuit, Desert Circuit, Tribal
Circuit, Eco Circuit, Wildlife Circuit, Rural Circuit, Spiritual Circuit and
Ramayana Circuit have been identified for development, which among other
things, cover remote villages and small and medium towns.
The Ministry of Tourism (MOT) promotes India as a holistic destination and as part of its on-going activities, annually releases print, electronic, online and outdoor media campaigns in the international and domestic markets, under the Incredible India brand-line, to promote various tourism destinations and products of the country. MOT also promotes the tourism destinations and products through its websites and publicity and promotional material produced by it from time to time. In addition, a series of promotional activities are undertaken in important and potential tourist generating markets abroad through overseas India tourism offices with the objective of showcasing India’s tourism potential and increasing tourist arrivals to the country. The objectives are met through an integrated marketing and promotional strategy and a synergized campaign in association with the Travel Trade, State Governments and Indian Missions overseas.
These include participation in travel fairs and exhibitions; organising road shows, ‘Know India’ seminars & workshops; organizing and supporting Indian food and cultural festivals; publication of brochures; offering joint advertising and brochure support and inviting media personalities, tour operators and opinion makers to visit the country under the Hospitality Programme of the Ministry.
This information was given by Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
The Ministry of Tourism (MOT) promotes India as a holistic destination and as part of its on-going activities, annually releases print, electronic, online and outdoor media campaigns in the international and domestic markets, under the Incredible India brand-line, to promote various tourism destinations and products of the country. MOT also promotes the tourism destinations and products through its websites and publicity and promotional material produced by it from time to time. In addition, a series of promotional activities are undertaken in important and potential tourist generating markets abroad through overseas India tourism offices with the objective of showcasing India’s tourism potential and increasing tourist arrivals to the country. The objectives are met through an integrated marketing and promotional strategy and a synergized campaign in association with the Travel Trade, State Governments and Indian Missions overseas.
These include participation in travel fairs and exhibitions; organising road shows, ‘Know India’ seminars & workshops; organizing and supporting Indian food and cultural festivals; publication of brochures; offering joint advertising and brochure support and inviting media personalities, tour operators and opinion makers to visit the country under the Hospitality Programme of the Ministry.
This information was given by Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
****
National Cleanliness Campaign
on ‘Religious Places, Tourism and Heritage Sites’ is in Progress from 1st to
15th Dec. 2015
A National Cleanliness
Campaign is being observed from 25th September, 2015 to 31st October, 2016 for
intensifying active participation in Swachh Bharat Mission. As part of this, a
theme based drive on ‘Religious Places, Tourism and Heritage Sites’ is being
undertaken from 1st December to 15th December, 2015.
The Ministry of Tourism has written to all State Government and UT Administrations to observe the drive, to install flex board messages in religious places and heritage sites on importance of cleanliness, to print new entry tickets to national heritage sites, with cleanliness message on the back side, to contact NGOs and schools for undertaking cleanliness drives with students from schools and universities – within the religious places and heritage sites.
Heads of various religious organizations have been approached to issue open appeals to the citizens of India to maintain cleanliness and hygiene in their day to day activities..
A dedicated Project Monitoring Unit for overseeing the work related to the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan has been constituted and is likely to become functional in December, 2015.
The Ministry of Tourism has written to all State Government and UT Administrations to observe the drive, to install flex board messages in religious places and heritage sites on importance of cleanliness, to print new entry tickets to national heritage sites, with cleanliness message on the back side, to contact NGOs and schools for undertaking cleanliness drives with students from schools and universities – within the religious places and heritage sites.
Heads of various religious organizations have been approached to issue open appeals to the citizens of India to maintain cleanliness and hygiene in their day to day activities..
A dedicated Project Monitoring Unit for overseeing the work related to the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan has been constituted and is likely to become functional in December, 2015.
*****
Contribution of Tourism and
Hospitality Sector to Economy
As per the 2nd Tourism
Satellite Account of India (TSA) - 2009-10 and subsequent estimation for the
next three years namely 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13, the contribution of
tourism to total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) during 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12
and 2012-13 were 6.77%, 6.76%, 6.76% and 6.88%, respectively. The contribution
of tourism to total Employment of the Country during 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12
and 2012-13 were 10.17%, 10.78%, 11.49% and 12.36%, respectively.
Keeping in view this significant contribution of tourism in economy and employment of the country, Ministry of Tourism makes adequate policies and programmes to attract more tourists. Some of the major initiatives taken by the Ministry of Tourism to attract more foreign tourists in the country are as below:
i. Central Financial Assistance (CFA):
Ministry of Tourism operates various schemes through which Central Financial Assistance (CFA) is provided to States/UTs for overall development and promotion of tourism.
Recently, Ministry of Tourism has launched following two new schemes for development of tourism in thematic manner:
Swadesh Darshan: Swadesh Darshan was launched for development of theme based tourist circuits in a way that caters to both mass and niche tourism in a holistic manner. Twelve Circuits namely North-East India Circuit, Buddhist Circuit, Himalayan Circuit, Coastal Circuit, Krishna Circuit, Desert Circuit, Tribal Circuit, Eco Circuit, Wildlife Circuit, Rural Circuit, Spiritual Circuit and Ramayana Circuit have been identified for development under this Scheme.
National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD): This new Scheme has been launched for the development and beautification of pilgrimage sites to tap the growth of domestic tourists driven by religious sentiments and to augment tourism infrastructure at places of pilgrimage to facilitate pilgrims/tourists. In the first phase, cities namely Amritsar, Kedarnath, Ajmer, Mathura, Varanasi, Gaya, Puri, Dwarka, Amravati, Kanchipuram, Vellankanni, Guwahati and Patna have been identified for infrastructure development.
ii. Publicity and Promotion:
The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, promotes India as a holistic destination in the international markets. As part of its promotional activities, the MoT releases campaigns in the international markets under the Incredible India brand-line to showcase various tourism destinations and products including its cultural heritage.
Moreover, a series of promotional activities are being undertaken in tourist generating markets overseas through the India Tourism Offices abroad with the objective of showcasing India’s tourism potential and promoting tourism to the country. These promotional activities include participation in travel fairs and exhibitions; organising road shows, Know India seminars & workshops; organizing and supporting Indian food and cultural festivals; publication of brochures, offering joint advertising and brochure support, and inviting media personalities, tour operators and opinion makers to visit the country under the Hospitality programme of the Ministry.
The Ministry of Tourism provides financial assistance to Stakeholders and Tourism Departments of States/Union Territories for undertaking promotional activities under the Marketing Development Assistance (MDA) Scheme.
iii. e – Tourist Visa (e-TV):
The Government of India has introduced the facility of e-TV for the citizens of 113 countries at 16 airports. Introduction of e-TV is a Path breaking measure by the Government in easing entry formalities in the country.
Government of India has also revised the e-TV fee in four slabs of 0, US$25, US$48 and US$60 from November 3, 2015. Earlier e-TV application fee was US$60 and bank charge as US$2 which was uniform for all the countries. The revision of Visa fee has been done on the principle of reciprocity. Bank charges have also been reduced from US$2 to 2.5 % of the e-TV fee. During the period January to October, 2015 a total of 2,58,182 e-TV holders visited India indicating the success of the new online process.
This information was given by Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Keeping in view this significant contribution of tourism in economy and employment of the country, Ministry of Tourism makes adequate policies and programmes to attract more tourists. Some of the major initiatives taken by the Ministry of Tourism to attract more foreign tourists in the country are as below:
i. Central Financial Assistance (CFA):
Ministry of Tourism operates various schemes through which Central Financial Assistance (CFA) is provided to States/UTs for overall development and promotion of tourism.
Recently, Ministry of Tourism has launched following two new schemes for development of tourism in thematic manner:
Swadesh Darshan: Swadesh Darshan was launched for development of theme based tourist circuits in a way that caters to both mass and niche tourism in a holistic manner. Twelve Circuits namely North-East India Circuit, Buddhist Circuit, Himalayan Circuit, Coastal Circuit, Krishna Circuit, Desert Circuit, Tribal Circuit, Eco Circuit, Wildlife Circuit, Rural Circuit, Spiritual Circuit and Ramayana Circuit have been identified for development under this Scheme.
National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD): This new Scheme has been launched for the development and beautification of pilgrimage sites to tap the growth of domestic tourists driven by religious sentiments and to augment tourism infrastructure at places of pilgrimage to facilitate pilgrims/tourists. In the first phase, cities namely Amritsar, Kedarnath, Ajmer, Mathura, Varanasi, Gaya, Puri, Dwarka, Amravati, Kanchipuram, Vellankanni, Guwahati and Patna have been identified for infrastructure development.
ii. Publicity and Promotion:
The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, promotes India as a holistic destination in the international markets. As part of its promotional activities, the MoT releases campaigns in the international markets under the Incredible India brand-line to showcase various tourism destinations and products including its cultural heritage.
Moreover, a series of promotional activities are being undertaken in tourist generating markets overseas through the India Tourism Offices abroad with the objective of showcasing India’s tourism potential and promoting tourism to the country. These promotional activities include participation in travel fairs and exhibitions; organising road shows, Know India seminars & workshops; organizing and supporting Indian food and cultural festivals; publication of brochures, offering joint advertising and brochure support, and inviting media personalities, tour operators and opinion makers to visit the country under the Hospitality programme of the Ministry.
The Ministry of Tourism provides financial assistance to Stakeholders and Tourism Departments of States/Union Territories for undertaking promotional activities under the Marketing Development Assistance (MDA) Scheme.
iii. e – Tourist Visa (e-TV):
The Government of India has introduced the facility of e-TV for the citizens of 113 countries at 16 airports. Introduction of e-TV is a Path breaking measure by the Government in easing entry formalities in the country.
Government of India has also revised the e-TV fee in four slabs of 0, US$25, US$48 and US$60 from November 3, 2015. Earlier e-TV application fee was US$60 and bank charge as US$2 which was uniform for all the countries. The revision of Visa fee has been done on the principle of reciprocity. Bank charges have also been reduced from US$2 to 2.5 % of the e-TV fee. During the period January to October, 2015 a total of 2,58,182 e-TV holders visited India indicating the success of the new online process.
This information was given by Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
****
Development of Buddhist
Circuits
The Ministry of Tourism has launched the Swadesh Darshan
scheme in the year 2014-15 with a vision to develop theme based tourist
circuits on the principles of high tourist value, competitiveness and
sustainability in an integrated manner by synergizing efforts to focus on needs
and concerns of all stakeholders to enrich tourist experience and enhance
employment opportunities. The Ministry has identified Buddhist Circuit as one
of the twelve thematic circuits for development under the Swadesh Darshan
scheme.
The Ministry of Tourism provides Central Financial
Assistance to State Governments/Union Territory Administrations for tourism
projects including Buddhist circuit in consultation with them subject to
availability of funds, liquidation of pending utilization certificates and
adherence to the scheme guidelines.
The details of projects sanctioned under the Swadesh
Darshan scheme till date are given below:-
Details of the
projects sanctioned under the Swadesh Darshan scheme.
(Rs. in
Crore)
|
Sl. No.
|
State
|
Name of the
project
|
Sanctioned
Amount
|
|
Year- 2014-15
|
|||
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
Development of
Kakinada Hope Island Konaseema as World class coastal & Eco Tourism
Circuit in Andhra Pradesh
|
69.83
|
|
2
|
Arunachal
Pradesh
|
Bhalukpong-Bomdila-Tawang
in Arunachal Pradesh
|
50.00
|
|
3
|
Bihar
|
Cultural Centre,
Bodhgaya
|
33.17
|
|
Year – 2015-16
|
|||
|
1
|
Manipur
|
Development of
Tourist Circuit in Manipur: Imphal-Moirang-Khongjom-Moreh
|
89.66
|
|
2
|
Sikkim
|
Development of
Tourist Circuit linking - Rangpo (entry) -
Rorathang - Aritar - Phadamchen - Nathang - Sherathang - Tsongmo
- Gangtok - Phodong - Mangan - Lachung - Yumthang - Lachen - Thangu
- Gurudongmer - Mangan - Gangtok - Tumin Lingee - Singtam (exit)
in Sikkim
|
98.05
|
|
3
|
Uttarakhand
|
Integrated
Development of Eco-Tourism, Adventure Sports, Associated Tourism related
Infrastructure for Development of Tehri Lake & Surroundings as New
Destination-District Tehri, Uttarakhand
|
80.37
|
|
4
|
Rajasthan
|
Development of
Sambhar Lake Town and Other Destinations under Desert Circuit in Swadesh
Darshan Scheme
|
63.96
|
|
5
|
Nagaland
|
Development of
Tribal Circuit Peren –Kohima-Wokha, Nagaland
|
97.36
|
This information was given by Minister of State for
Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Civil
Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
****
Converting islands and light
houses into Tourist attractions
The Ministry of Tourism,
as advised by the Ministry of Home Affairs, has constituted a
Sub-Group of Task Force comprising representatives from Ministry of Information
& Broadcasting; Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change;
Ministry of Shipping; Archaeological Survey of India; Coastal India Development
Council; Indian Coast Guard and Maritime Board of Government of Gujarat to
provide inputs for identifying islands for holistic development, indicate
islands with historic places, and with tourism potential for holistic
development. An Interim Report on holistic development of islands has been
submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Ministry of Shipping has informed that 78 lighthouses
have been identified for tourism development of which 44 are mainland
lighthouses and 34 are island lighthouses.
The State-wise details of Lighthouses which are being
developed as tourist attractions are given below:-
Development and promotion of tourism including recreation facilities such as
water sports, resorts, light and sound shows at tourist attractions is the
responsibility of the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations.
The Ministry of Tourism provides Central Financial Assistance to the projects
that are complete as per existing scheme guidelines and are sanctioned subject
to availability of scheme/funds and utilization of funds released earlier.
LIST OF LIGHTHOUSES
|
Land Lighthouses
|
Island Lighthouses
|
||||||
|
GUJARAT
|
|||||||
|
1.
|
Dwarka
|
1.
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Pirotan N. Point
|
||||
|
2.
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Veraval
|
2.
|
Kalubhar
|
||||
|
3.
|
Mandvi
|
3.
|
Piram
|
||||
|
4.
|
Kachchigarh
|
4.
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Savaibet
|
||||
|
5.
|
Gopnath
|
||||||
|
6.
|
Alang
|
|
|
||||
|
MAHARASHTRA/ GOA
|
|||||||
|
1.
|
Uttan
|
1.
|
Vengurla Rock
|
||||
|
2.
|
Korlai Fort
|
2.
|
Sao George
|
||||
|
3.
|
Jaigarh
|
3.
|
Kanhoji Angre
|
||||
|
4.
|
Ratnagiri
|
4.
|
Sunk Rock
|
||||
|
5.
|
Umergaon
|
|
|
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|
6.
|
Devgad
|
|
|
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7.
|
Tolkeshwar
|
|
|
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|
8.
|
Kanai Creek
|
|
|
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|
9.
|
Aguada
|
|
|
||||
|
KARNATAKA
|
|||||||
|
1.
|
Bhatkal
|
1.
|
Oyster Rock
|
||||
|
2.
|
Suratkal
|
|
|
||||
|
3.
|
Kaup
|
|
|
||||
|
KERALA
|
|||||||
|
1.
|
Chetwai
|
|
|
||||
|
2.
|
Vypin
|
|
|
||||
|
3.
|
Mannakodam
|
|
|
||||
|
4.
|
Vizhinjam
|
|
|
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|
5.
|
Thangesseri
|
|
|
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|
6.
|
Kannur
|
|
|
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|
7.
|
Alleppy
|
|
|
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8.
|
Kadalur Point
|
|
|
||||
|
LAKSHADWEEP
|
|||||||
|
|
|
1.
|
Kadamat
|
||||
|
|
|
2.
|
Thinakara
|
||||
|
|
|
3.
|
Agathi
|
||||
|
|
|
4.
|
Androth W. End
|
||||
|
|
|
5.
|
Kavaratti
|
||||
|
|
|
6.
|
Suhelipar
|
||||
|
|
|
7.
|
Chetlath
|
||||
|
|
|
8.
|
Kalpeni
|
||||
|
|
|
9.
|
Kiltan
|
||||
|
|
|
10.
|
Minicoy
|
||||
|
TAMILNADU
|
|||||||
|
1.
|
Manappad
|
|
|
||||
|
2.
|
Kilakkarai
|
|
|
||||
|
3.
|
Kodikkarai
|
|
|
||||
|
4.
|
Portonovo
|
|
|
||||
|
5.
|
Pulicat
|
|
|
||||
|
6.
|
Mahabalipuram
|
|
|
||||
|
7.
|
Kanyakumari – Muttam
|
|
|
||||
|
PUDUCHERY
|
|||||||
|
1.
|
Pondicherry
|
|
|
||||
|
ANDHRA PRADESH
|
|||||||
|
1.
|
Antervedi
|
1.
|
Nagayalanka
|
||||
|
2.
|
Sacramento
|
|
|
||||
|
3.
|
Vakalpudi
|
|
|
||||
|
4.
|
Santapille
|
|
|
||||
|
5.
|
Kalingapatnam
|
|
|
||||
|
ODISHA
|
|||||||
|
1.
|
Gopalpur
|
1.
|
False point
|
||||
|
2.
|
Puri
|
|
|
||||
|
3.
|
Paradip
|
|
|
||||
|
4.
|
Chandrabhaga
|
|
|
||||
|
WEST BENGAL
|
|||||||
|
1.
|
Dariyapur
|
1.
|
Saugor island
|
||||
|
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
ISLAND
|
|||||||
|
|
|
1.
|
North point
|
||||
|
|
|
2.
|
North Cinque
|
||||
|
|
|
3.
|
Port Cornowallis
|
||||
|
|
|
4.
|
Sir Huge Rose
|
||||
|
|
|
5.
|
Aves
|
||||
|
|
|
6.
|
East island
|
||||
|
|
|
7.
|
Chidiya Tapu
|
||||
|
|
|
8.
|
Little Andaman
|
||||
|
|
|
9.
|
Rutland
|
||||
|
|
|
10.
|
Keating Point
|
||||
|
|
|
11.
|
South Sentinel
|
||||
|
|
|
12.
|
Narcondum
|
||||
This information was given by Minister of State for
Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Civil
Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
****
Bed and Breakfast Scheme
The number of Incredible India Bed and Breakfast
Establishments approved by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India as on
date are as follows:-
|
REGION
|
TOTAL NUMBER OF
UNITS
|
|
Northern Region
|
257
|
|
Southern Region
|
14
|
|
Eastern Region
|
9
|
|
Western Region
|
22
|
|
North East
Region
|
3
|
|
TOTAL
|
305
|
Some State Governments also have their own schemes for
approval of Bed and Breakfast Establishments.
With a view to propagate and promote the Incredible India
Bed & Breakfast Scheme, the 05 Regional Offices of India Tourism at New
Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, and Guwahati alongwith the respective State
and Union Territory Governments conducted workshops in their region.
This information was given by Minister of State for
Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Civil
Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
****
Strengthening of Facilities at
Tourist Destinations
The Ministry of Tourism (MOT) is focusing on integrated
development of tourist circuits and destinations in the country. Following two
new schemes have been launched in 2014-15 for this purpose:
1. Swadesh Darshan for Integrated
Development of Tourist Circuits around Specific Themes.
Under Swadesh Darshan, integrated development of theme based circuits is taken
up in order to provide engaging and complete tourism experience to both
domestic and foreign tourists.
Twelve theme based circuits i.e. North-East India Circuit, Buddhist Circuit,
Himalayan Circuit, Coastal Circuit, Krishna Circuit, Desert Circuit, Tribal Circuit,
Eco Circuit, Wildlife Circuit, Rural Circuit, Spiritual Circuit and Ramayana
Circuit have been identified for development under “Swadesh Darshan”.
2) National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation
Drive (PRASAD) to beautify and improve the amenities and
infrastructure at pilgrimage centres of all faiths.
The PRASAD Scheme integrated development of identified pilgrimage destinations
is taken up in a planned, prioritized and sustainable manner to provide
complete religious tourism experience to the tourists.
Under PRASAD,
initially thirteen cities have been identified namely Ajmer, Amritsar,
Amravati, Dwarka, Gaya, Kamakhaya, Kanchipuram, Kedarnath, Mathura, Patna,
Puri, Varanasi and Velankanni.
The list of projects sanctioned under Swadesh Darshan and PRASAD in 2014-15 and
2015-16 (till 30.11.2015) is given below:-
The list of
projects sanctioned under Swadesh Darshan during 2014-15 and 2015-16 (till
30.11.2015)
(Rs. in Crore)
|
Sl. No.
|
Name of the Circuit
|
State
|
Name of Project
|
Year
|
Amount Sanctioned
|
|
1
|
Coastal Circuit
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
Development of Kakinada Hope
Island Konaseema as World class coastal & Eco Tourism Circuit in Andhra
Pradesh
|
2014-15
|
69.83
|
|
2.
|
North-East India Circuit
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
Bhalukpong-Bomdila-Tawang
in Arunachal Pradesh
|
2014-15
|
50.00
|
|
3.
|
Buddhist Circuit
|
Bihar
|
Cultural Centre,
Bodhgaya
|
2014-15
|
33.17
|
|
4
|
North-East India Circuit
|
Manipur
|
Development of Tourist
Circuit in Manipur: Imphal-Moirang-Khongjom-Moreh
|
2015-16
|
89.66
|
|
5
|
North-East India Circuit
|
Sikkim
|
Development
of Tourist Circuit linking - Rangpo (entry) -
Rorathang - Aritar - Phadamchen - Nathang - Sherathang - Tsongmo
- Gangtok - Phodong - Mangan - Lachung - Yumthang - Lachen - Thangu
- Gurudongmer - Mangan - Gangtok - Tumin Lingee - Singtam (exit)
in Sikkim
|
2015-16
|
98.05
|
|
6
|
Eco Circuit
|
Uttarakhand
|
Integrated Development of
Eco-Tourism, Adventure Sports, Associated Tourism related Infrastructure for
Development of Tehri Lake & Surroundings as New Destination-District
Tehri, Uttarakhand
|
2015-16
|
80.37
|
|
7
|
Desert Circuit
|
Rajasthan
|
Development of Sambhar Lake
Town and Other Destinations under Desert Circuit in Swadesh Darshan Scheme
|
2015-16
|
63.96
|
|
8
|
Tribal Circuit
|
Nagaland
|
Development of Tribal
Circuit Peren –Kohima-Wokha, Nagaland
|
2015-16
|
97.36
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
582.40
|
The State-wise
details of the funds sanctioned under PRASAD Scheme during the year 2014-15 and
2015-16 (till 02.12.2015)
(Rs. in Crore)
|
Sl. No.
|
Name of the State
& project
|
Year
|
Amount Sanctioned
|
|
|
BIHAR
|
|
|
|
1.
|
Development of basic
facilities at Vishnupad temple, Gaya, Bihar
|
2014-15
|
4.29
|
|
|
UTTAR PRADESH
|
|
|
|
2.
|
Development of
Mathura-Vrindavan as Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph-II)
|
2014-15
|
14.93
|
|
3.
|
Construction of Tourist
Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan, Distt. Mathura
|
2014-15
|
9.36
|
|
|
ODISHA
|
|
|
|
4.
|
Infrastructure Development
at Puri, Shree Jagannath Dham- Ramachandi-Prachi River front at Deuli under
Mega Circuit
|
2014-15
|
50.00
|
|
|
PUNJAB
|
|
|
|
5.
|
Development of Karuna Sagar
Valmiki Sthal at Amritsar
|
2015-16
|
6.45
|
|
|
RAJASTHAN
|
|
|
|
6.
|
Integrated Development of
Pushkar/Ajmer
|
2015-16
|
40.44
|
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
|
|
7.
|
Development of amaravati
Town, Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh as Tourist Destination
|
2015-16
|
28.36
|
|
|
Assam
|
|
|
|
8.
|
Development of Kamakhya
Temple and Pilgrimage Destination in and around Guwahati.
|
2015-16
|
33.98
|
|
|
Grand Total
|
|
187.81
|
This information was given by Minister of State for
Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Civil
Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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MoU Signed between ICIS and
NBCC for Construction of ICIS at Tirupati and Noida
The construction
of Indian Culinary Institutes (ICIs) at Tirupati and Noida is all set to begin,
with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Indian
Culinary Institute (ICI) Society and the National Buildings Construction
Corporation Ltd. (NBCC) yesterday at the Ministry of Tourism, New Delhi. The
MoU was signed by Dr. Preeti Srivastava, Joint Secretary & Ex-officio
Director, ICI on behalf of ICI Society and Sh. Rajendra Chaudhari, Director
(Commercial) on behalf of NBCC Ltd. Secretary, M/o Tourism Shri Vinod Zutshi
and Joint Secretary, M/o Tourism Shri Suman Billa also graced the occasion.
Indian Culinary Institute (ICI) at Tirupati with its Northern Regional Chapter at Noida are being set up by the Ministry of Tourism. Foundation Stones for both the Institutes have already been laid. The Govt. of Andhra Pradesh has transferred land measuring 14.21 acres at Tirupati in favour of ICI Society for construction of ICI Tirupati.
The main objective of setting up of ICI is to institutionalise a mechanism to support efforts intended to preserve, document, promote and disseminate the Indian Cuisine, meet the sectoral requirement of specialists specific to Indian Cuisine, as also of teachers, and promote Cuisine as a Niche Tourism product. The ICIs are proposed as Institutes of Excellence that will offer structured regular programmes of study specific to culinary arts leading to graduate and post graduate level degrees, promote research and innovation, organize demand driven certificate and diploma courses, document and create data base specific to Indian cuisine and commission studies and survey on cuisine.
The need for ICI is felt as the formal education specific to Indian cuisine, a culinary art, with pan-India sweep is conspicuous by its absence. There is no regular credible institutional source at apex level for supply of cuisine specialists to the sector. Also, at present there is no institutional mechanism to document and disseminate information related to cuisine.
In India at present, there is dearth of ideal training ground to groom chefs of international standards. To fill this void, the ICIs would provide the appropriate training ground at par with the culinary schools functioning in different parts of the developed world. The edifice to be created would be exclusive and one of its kind at selecting and training the best talent through intensive programmes of one to three years duration. This effort will facilitate building a super-speciality food production work-force to assure positions of Chefs and beyond in the hospitality industry.
Indian Culinary Institute (ICI) at Tirupati with its Northern Regional Chapter at Noida are being set up by the Ministry of Tourism. Foundation Stones for both the Institutes have already been laid. The Govt. of Andhra Pradesh has transferred land measuring 14.21 acres at Tirupati in favour of ICI Society for construction of ICI Tirupati.
The main objective of setting up of ICI is to institutionalise a mechanism to support efforts intended to preserve, document, promote and disseminate the Indian Cuisine, meet the sectoral requirement of specialists specific to Indian Cuisine, as also of teachers, and promote Cuisine as a Niche Tourism product. The ICIs are proposed as Institutes of Excellence that will offer structured regular programmes of study specific to culinary arts leading to graduate and post graduate level degrees, promote research and innovation, organize demand driven certificate and diploma courses, document and create data base specific to Indian cuisine and commission studies and survey on cuisine.
The need for ICI is felt as the formal education specific to Indian cuisine, a culinary art, with pan-India sweep is conspicuous by its absence. There is no regular credible institutional source at apex level for supply of cuisine specialists to the sector. Also, at present there is no institutional mechanism to document and disseminate information related to cuisine.
In India at present, there is dearth of ideal training ground to groom chefs of international standards. To fill this void, the ICIs would provide the appropriate training ground at par with the culinary schools functioning in different parts of the developed world. The edifice to be created would be exclusive and one of its kind at selecting and training the best talent through intensive programmes of one to three years duration. This effort will facilitate building a super-speciality food production work-force to assure positions of Chefs and beyond in the hospitality industry.
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