Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma has informed that 13 thematic circuits and 13 pilgrimage sites/destinations each have been identified by Ministry of Tourism (MOT) under the new Plan Scheme Swadesh Darshan and National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) respectively.
Proposals have been received from State Governments/UT Administrations for grant of Central Financial Assistance (CFA) for projects in Circuits/Destinations identified under these schemes.
The MOT provides CFA to State Governments/Union Territory Administrations for various tourism projects subject to receipt of suitable DPRs, availability of funds, liquidation of pending utilization certificates against the funds released earlier and adherence to the relevant scheme guidelines.
Details are as under:
| Name of the Scheme | Name of the Circuits |
| Swadesh Darshan | North-East India Circuit, Buddhist Circuit, Himalayan Circuit, Coastal Circuit, Krishna Circuit, Desert Circuit, Tribal Circuit, Eco Circuit, Wildlife Circuit, Rural Circuit, Spiritual Circuit, Ramayana Circuit and Heritage Circuit. |
| PRASAD | Ajmer, Amritsar, Amaravati, Dwarka, Gaya, Kamakhya, Kanchipuram, Kedarnath, Mathura, Patna, Puri, Varanasi and Velankanni. |
The details of number of projects and amount sanctioned under Swadesh Darshan and PRASAD Schemes during 2014-15 and 2015-16 (till date) is given below:-
The details of number of projects and amount sanctioned under Swadesh Darshan and PRASAD Schemes during 2014-15 and 2015-16 (till date)
Projects sanctioned under Swadesh Darshan.
| Sl. No. | Name of the Circuit | State | Name of Project | Amount Sanctioned |
| 2014-15 | ||||
| 1. | Coastal Circuit | Andhra Pradesh | Development of Kakinada Hope Island Konaseema as World class coastal & Eco Tourism Circuit in Andhra Pradesh | 69.83 |
| 2. | North-East India Circuit | Arunachal Pradesh | Bhalukpong-Bomdila-Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh | 50.00 |
| 3. | Buddhist Circuit | Bihar | Cultural Centre, Bodhgaya | 33.17 |
| Total | 153.00 |
| Sl. No. | Name of Theme | State | Name of Project | Amount Sanctioned |
| 2015-16 | ||||
| 1. | North-East India Circuit | Manipur | Development of Tourist Circuit in Manipur: Imphal-Moirang-Khongjom-Moreh | 89.66 |
| 2. | 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 | 98.05 |
| 3. | 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. | 80.37 |
| 4. | Coastal Circuit | Andhra Pradesh | Development of Coastal Tourism Circuit in Sri Potti Sriramalu Nellore in Andhra Pradesh | 60.38 |
| 5. | North-East India Circuit | Arunachal Pradesh | Integrated Development of Adventure Tourism in Arunachal Pradesh | 97.14 |
| 6. | Eco Tourism Circuit | Kerala | Gavi–Patha-Namthitta-Vagamon-Thekkady | 99.22 |
| 7. | Desert Circuit | Rajasthan | Development of Sambhar Lake Town and Other Destinations under Desert Circuit in Swadesh Darshan Scheme | 63.96 |
| 8. | Tribal Circuit | Nagaland | Development of Tribal Circuit Peren –Kohima-Wokha, Nagaland | 97.36 |
| 9. | Eco Circuit | Telangana | Integrated Development of Eco Tourism Circuit in Mahaboobnagar district, Telangana. | 91.62 |
| 10. | Wild Life Circuit | Madhya Pradesh | Development of Wildlife Circuit at Panna – Mukundpur-Sanjay-Dubri-Bandhavgarh-Kanha-Mukki-Pench in Madhya Pradesh | 92.22 |
| 11. | Wildlife Circuit | Assam | Wildlife Circuit of Assam | 95.67 |
| 12. | North-East India Circuit | Tripura | Development of North East Circuit : Agartala – Sipahijala – Melaghar – Udaipur – Amarpur – Tirthamukh – Mandirghat – Dumboor- NarikelKunja – Gandachara – Ambassa | 99.59 |
| 13. | Eco Tourism Circuit | Mizoram | Integrated Development of New Eco-Tourism at Thenzawl, Reike & South Zote | 94.91 |
| 14. | Coastal Circuit | West Bengal | Development of Beach Circuit – Udaipur – Digha – Shankarpur – Tajpur – Mandarmani – Fraserganj – Bakkhlai –Henry Island | 85.39 |
| 15. | Coastal Circuit | Puducherry | Development of Union Territory of Puducherry as Tourist Circuit under “Swadesh Darshan” Scheme | 85.28 |
| 16. | Tribal Circuit | Chhattisgarh | Development of Tribal Tourism Circuit Jashpur-Kunkuri-Mainpat-Ambikapur-Maheshpur-ratanpur-Kurdar-Sarodadadar-Gangrel-Kondagaon-Nathyanawagaon-Jagdalpur-Chitrakoot-Tirthgarh in Chattisgarh | 99.94 |
| 17. | Coastal Circuit | Maharashtra | Sindhudurg Circuit | 82.76 |
| Total | 1513.52 |
Projects sanctioned under PRASAD.
| Sl. No. | Name of the State & project | Amount Sanctioned |
| 2014-15 | ||
| BIHAR | ||
| 1. | Development of basic facilities at Vishnupad temple, Gaya, Bihar | 4.29 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | ||
| 2. | Development of Mathura-Vrindavan as Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph-II) | 14.93 |
| 3. | Construction of Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan, Distt. Mathura | 9.36 |
| ODISHA | ||
| 4. | Infrastructure Development at Puri, Shree Jagannath Dham- Ramachandi-Prachi River front at Deuli under Mega Circuit | 50.00 |
| Total | 78.58 | |
| 2015-16 | ||
| PUNJAB | ||
| 1. | Development of Karuna Sagar Valmiki Sthal at Amritsar | 6.45 |
| RAJASTHAN | ||
| 2. | Integrated Development of Pushkar/Ajmer | 40.44 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | ||
| 3. | Development of Amaravati Town, Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh as Tourist Destination | 28.36 |
| ASSAM | ||
| 4. | Development of Kamakhya Temple and Pilgrimage Destination in and around Guwahati. | 33.98 |
| BIHAR | ||
| 5. | Development of Patna Sahib | 41.54 |
| Total | 150.77 |
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