Ministry of Tourism revamped the Swadesh Darshan scheme as Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (SD2.0) with the objective to develop tourism destinations in the country. The details of the projects sanctioned under SD 2.0 in the State of Karnataka is as under:

 

S. No.	Destination	Interventions Name	Cost (in ₹ crore)
1	Hampi	Setting up of ‘Traveller nooks’	25.64
2	Mysuru	“Tonga ride Heritage experience zone”	2.72
3	Mysuru	“Ecological Experience Zone”	18.47

 

The projects under the Swadesh Darshan scheme are sanctioned in consultation with the concerned State Government / Union Territory Administrations, in synergy with the scheme guidelines and subject to availability of budget etc. As of now, there is no proposal to consider the project "Dharmasthala-Kukke-Udupi-Murudeshwar-Gokarna-Kollur-Sringeri-Horanadu" under Swadesh Darshan 2.0 during the year 2025-26. However, the Ministry of Tourism under its ‘Challenge Based Destination Development (CBDD)’ has identified Bidar (Culture & Heritage) and Udupi (Ecotourism and Amrit Dharohar Sites) in Karnataka for development.

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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Sunil Kumar Tiwari

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