Ministry of Tourism03-February, 2025 16:26 IST
Rejuvenation of Religious Sites

The Ministry of Tourism under the “Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive” (PRASHAD) scheme provides financial assistance to the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations for development of tourism infrastructure at important pilgrimage and heritage destinations. A total of 47 projects has been sanctioned in 27 States/UTs with estimated cost of Rs.1594.40 crore.

Details of the projects sanctioned under the PRASHAD Scheme is given in the annexure.

As per information received from the State Government of Uttar Pradesh, there is substantial increase in religious tourism to Ayodhya after construction of Ram Mandir. As per tourism statistics of Ayodhya, the total number of visitors to the district has risen from 6,022,618 in the year 2020 to 164,419,522 in the year 2024.

This information was given by Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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Sunil Kumar Tiwari  

E-mail: - tourism4pib@gmail.com

ANNEXURE

  List of projects sanctioned under PRASHAD Scheme 

                                                                                                                      (in Rs. Crore)

State/UT

S.

No.

Project Name

Sanction Year

Approved

Cost

Andhra Pradesh
  1.  

Development of Pilgrim Amenities at Amaravati

2015-16

27.77
  1.  

Development of Srisailam Temple

2017-18

43.08
  1.  

Development of Pilgrimage Amenities at Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narsimha Swami VariDevasthanam at Simhachalam

2022-23

54.04
  1.  

Development of Pilgrimage Tourism Infrastructure in Annavaram Temple Town

2024-25

25.33

Arunachal Pradesh
  1.  

Development of ParshuramKund

2020-21

37.88

Assam
  1.  

Development of Pilgrimage amenities at Kamakhya Temple

2015-16

29.80

Bihar
  1.  

Development at Patna Sahib

2015-16

29.62
  1.  

Development of basic facilities at Vishnupad temple

2014-15

3.63

Chhattisgarh
  1.  

Development of Pilgrimage amenities at Maa Bamleshwari Devi Temple

2020-21

48.44

Goa
  1.  

Development of Bom Jesus Basilica

2024-25

16.46

Gujarat
  1.  

Development of Dwarka

2016-17

10.46
  1.  

Development of Pilgrimage Amenities at Somnath

2016-17

45.36
  1.  

Development of Promenade at Somnath

2018-19

47.12
  1.  

Development of Pilgrimage Facilities at Ambaji Temple

2022-23

50.00

Haryana
  1.  

Development of Mata Mansa Devi Temple and Nada SahebGurudwara

2019-20

48.53

Jammu and Kashmir
  1.  

Development at Hazratbal Shrine

2016-17

40.46

Jharkhand
  1.  

Development of Baba BaidyaNathDham

2018-19

36.79

Karnataka
  1.  

Development of Pilgrimage Amenities at Sri Chamundeshwari Devi Temple

2023-24

45.71

Kerala
  1.  

Development at Guruvayur Temple

2016-17

45.19

Madhya Pradesh
  1.  

Development of Amarkantak

2020-21

49.99
  1.  

Development of Omkareshwar

2017-18

43.93

Maharashtra
  1.  

Development of Trimbakeshwar

2017-18

42.18

Meghalaya
  1.  

Development of Pilgrimage Facilitation at Nongswalia Church, Nartiang Shakti Peeth, Aitnar Pool and Charantala Kali Temple

2020-21

29.29

Mizoram
  1.  

Development of Infrastructure for Pilgrimage and Heritage Tourism at ChiteVang, Zuangtai, Reiek and Aizawl

2022-23

44.89

Nagaland
  1.  

Development of Pilgrimage Infrastructure at Molungkimong, NoksenChurch, Aizuto, Wokha and Kohima

2018-19

25.20
  1.  

Development of Pilgrimage Tourism Infrastructure at Zunheboto

2022-23

18.18

Odisha
  1.  

Infrastructure Development at Puri

2014-15

50.00

Punjab
  1.  

Development of KarunaSagar Valmiki Sthal at Amritsar

2015-16

6.40
  1.  

Development of Chamkaur Sahib

2021-22

31.57

Rajasthan
  1.  

Integrated Development of Pushkar/Ajmer

2015-16

32.64

Sikkim
  1.  

Development of Pilgrimage Facilitation at Four Patron Saints, Yuksom

2020-21

33.32

Tamil Nadu
  1.  

Development of Kanchipuram

2016-17

13.99
  1.  

Development of Velankanni

2016-17

4.86

Telangana
  1.  

Development of Jogulamba Devi Temple

2020-21

38.90
  1.  

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

2022-23

62.00
  1.  

Development of Pilgrimage Infrastructure at Bhadrachalam

2022-23

41.38

Tripura
  1.  

Development of Tripura Sundari Temple

2020-21

34.43

Uttar Pradesh
  1.  

Development of Varanasi –Phase –I

2015-16

18.73
  1.  

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

2014-15

10.98
  1.  

Development of River Cruise Tourism at Varanasi

2017-18

9.02
  1.  

Construction of Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan

2014-15

9.36
  1.  

Development of Varanasi – Phase II

2017-18

44.60
  1.  

Development of Infrastructure facilities at Govardhan

2018-19

37.59

Uttarakhand
  1.  

Integrated Development of Kedarnath

2015-16

34.77
  1.  

Development of Infrastructure for Pilgrimage Facilitation in Badrinath Ji Dham

2018-19

56.15
  1.  

Augmentation of Pilgrimage Infrastructure Facilities at Gangotri and YamunotriDham

2021-22

54.36

West Bengal
  1.  

Development of Belur Math

2016-17

30.03

 

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