Ministry of Tourism
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Financial Allocations under PRASHAD Scheme

Posted On: 21 DEC 2023 3:09PM by PIB Delhi

The Ministry under 'Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive' (PRASHAD) scheme, provides financial assistance to State Governments/Union Territory Administrations for infrastructure development at tourist destinations. The Ministry has sanctioned a total of 46 projects at a cost of Rs.1629.17 Crore. In addition, a total of 26 new sites have also been identified for development under PRASHAD Scheme.  The State/UT wise details of the approved projects and sites identified for development under the Scheme are annexed.

This information was given by Union Minister for Culture, Tourism and DoNER Shri G. Kishan Reddy in Rajya Sabha today.

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List of approved projects under PRASHAD Scheme

(Rs. in Crore)

State/UT

S.

No.

Project Name

Sanction Year

Approved

Cost

Andhra Pradesh

1

Development of Amaravati Town, Guntur District as a Tourist Destination

2015-16

27.77

2

Development of Srisailam Temple

2017-18

43.08

3

Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narsimha Swami Vari Devasthanam at Simhachalam in Vishakhapatnam Temple

2022-23

54.04

Arunachal Pradesh

4

Development of Parshuram Kund, Lohit Distt.

2020-21

37.88

Assam

5

Development of Kamakhya Temple and Pilgrimage Destination in and around Guwahati.

2015-16

29.80

Bihar

6

Development at Patna Sahib

2015-16

41.54

7

Development of basic facilities at Vishnupad temple, Gaya, Bihar

2014-15

4.27

Chhattisgarh

8

Development of Maa Bamleshwari Devi Temple, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon District, Chhattisgarh

2020-21

43.33

Gujarat

9

Development of Dwarka

2016-17

13.08

10

Development of Pilgrimage Amenities at Somnath

2016-17

45.36

11

Development of Promenade at Somnath

2018-19

47.12

12

Development of Pilgrim Plaza with Queue management complex at Somnath Gujarat

2021-22

49.97

13

Development of Pilgrimage Facilities at Ambaji Temple, Banaskantha, Gujarat

2022-23

50.00

Haryana

14

Development of Mata Mansa and Nada Saheb Gurudwara Devi Temple in Panchkula District

2019-20

48.53

Jammu and Kashmir

15

Development at Hazratbal Shrine, Srinagar

2016-17

40.46

Jharkhand

16

Development of Baba Baidyanath Dham, Deoghar

2018-19

39.13

Karnataka

17

Development of Pilgrimage Amenities at Sri Chamundeshwari Devi Temple, Mysuru

2023-24

45.71

Kerala

18

Development at Guruvayur Temple

2016-17

45.19

Madhya Pradesh

19

Development of Amarkantak

2020-21

49.99

20

Development of Omkareshwar

2017-18

43.93

Maharashtra

21

Development of Trimbakeshwar, Nashik

2017-18

52.92

Meghalaya

22

Development of Pilgrimage Facilitation in Meghalaya

2020-21

29.32

Mizoram

23

Development of Infrastructure for Pilgrimage and Heritage Tourism in the State of Mizoram

2022-23

44.89

Nagaland

24

Development of Pilgrimage Infrastructure in Nagaland

2018-19

25.26

25

Development of Pilgrimage Tourism Infrastructure at Zunheboto

2022-23

18.18

Odisha

26

Infrastructure Development at Puri, Shree Jagannath Dham – Ramachandi - Prachi River front at Deuli under Mega Circuit

2014-15

50.00

Punjab

27

Development of Karuna Sagar Valmiki Sthal at Amritsar

2015-16

6.40

28

Development of Chamkaur Sahib at Rupar, Punjab

2021-22

31.57

Rajasthan

29

Integrated Development of Pushkar/Ajmer

2015-16

32.64

Sikkim

30

Development of Pilgrimage Facilitation at Four Patron Saints, Yuksom

2020-21

33.32

Tamil Nadu

31

Development of Kanchipuram

2016-17

13.99

32

Development of Velankanni

2016-17

4.86

Telangana

33

Development of Jogulamba Devi Temple, Alampur

2020-21

36.73

34

Development of Pilgrimage and Heritage Tourism Infrastructure at Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Mulugu

2022-23

62.00

35

Development of Pilgrimage Infrastructure at Bhadrachalam, Bhadradri Kothagudem District

2022-23

41.38

Tripura

36

Development of Tripura Sundari Temple, Udaipur

2020-21

37.80

Uttar

Pradesh

37

Development of Varanasi –Phase –I

2015-16

18.72

38

Development of Mathura-Vrindavan as Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph-II)

2014-15

10.98

39

River Cruise Tourism in Ganga, Varanasi

2017-18

9.02

40

Construction of Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan

2014-15

9.36

41

Development of Varanasi – Phase II

2017-18

44.60

42

Development of Infrastructure facilities at Govardhan

2018-19

39.74

Uttarakhand

43

Integrated Development of Kedarnath

2015-16

34.77

44

Development of Infrastructure for Pilgrimage Facilitation in Badrinath Ji Dham

2018-19

56.15

45

Augmentation of Pilgrimage Infrastructure Facilities and Gangotri and Yamunotri Dham

2021-22

54.36

West Bengal

46

Development of Belur Math

2016-17

30.03

List of identified sites under PRASHAD Scheme

S.No.

State/UT

Destinations/Sites

  1.  

Tamil Nadu

Navagriha Temple at 8 places in Tamil Nadu

  • Sri Kailasanathar Temple, Thingalur,
  • Sri Vaitheeswaran Temple, Vaitheeswaran Koil
  • Swetharanyeswarar Temple, Tiruvenkadu
  • Apatsahayesvarar Temple, Alangudi
  • Agniswarar Temple, Kanjanur
  • Suryanar Kovil
  • Sri Naaganathar Temple, Thirunageswaram
  • Sri Nagannathaswamy Temple, Keelaperumpallam
  1.  

Puducherry

Navagriha Temple, Karaikal

  1.  

Madhya Pradesh

Shri Peetmbra Peetha, Datia District

  1.  

Shanidev Temple, Morena District

  1.  

Andhra Pradesh

Annavaram, Kakinada District

  1.  

Vedagiri Lakshmi Narasimhawamy Temple, Nellore District

  1.  

Mizoram

Vangchhia, Champhai District

  1.  

Uttarakhand

Timmersian MahaDev (Devnath), Chamoli District

  1.  

Jammu & Kashmir

Utterbehni, Samba District

  1.  

Rajasthan

Shri Karni Mata Mandir, Bikaner District

  1.  

Sun Temple, Budhahita, Kota District

  1.  

Odisha

Chausath Yogini Temple, Ranipur, Jharial, Balangir District

  1.  

Maharashtra

Shri Ghrushneshwar Shivalaya, Aurangabad District

  1.  

Tuljapur, Osmanabad district

  1.  

Shri Kshetra Rajur, Ganpati Temple, Jalna District

  1.  

Gujarat

Shri Nilkanth Mahadev Temple, Sunak, Mahesana

  1.  

Uttar Pradesh

Shri Kali Mandir established by Adiguru Shankaracharya, Chowk, Lucknow

  1.  

Pilgrimage sites of Braj

  1.  

Karnataka

Sri Renuka Yallamma Temple, Saudatti, Belagavi District

  1.  

Papnash Temple, Bidar District

  1.  

Bihar

Punaura Dham, Sitamarhi District

  1.  

Simariya Ghat, Begusarai District

  1.  

Aami Mandir, Saran District

  1.  

Punjab

Durgyana Temple, Amritsar District

  1.  

Himachal Pradesh

Maa Chintpurni Temple, Una District

  1.  

Chhattisgarh

Kudargarh Temple, Surajpur District

 

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