📋 Tender Overview
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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ANNEXURE
List of projects sanctioned under PRASHAD Scheme
(in Rs. Crore)
State/UT
S.
No.
Project Name
Sanction Year
Approved
Cost
Andhra Pradesh
Development of Pilgrim Amenities at Amaravati
2015-16
27.77
Development of Srisailam Temple
2017-18
43.08
Development of Pilgrimage Amenities at Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narsimha Swami VariDevasthanam at Simhachalam
2022-23
54.04
Development of Pilgrimage Tourism Infrastructure in Annavaram Temple Town
2024-25
25.33
Arunachal Pradesh
Development of ParshuramKund
2020-21
37.88
Assam
Development of Pilgrimage amenities at Kamakhya Temple
2015-16
29.80
Bihar
Development at Patna Sahib
2015-16
29.62
Development of basic facilities at Vishnupad temple
2014-15
3.63
Chhattisgarh
Development of Pilgrimage amenities at Maa Bamleshwari Devi Temple
2020-21
48.44
Goa
Development of Bom Jesus Basilica
2024-25
16.46
Gujarat
Development of Dwarka
2016-17
10.46
Development of Pilgrimage Amenities at Somnath
2016-17
45.36
Development of Promenade at Somnath
2018-19
47.12
Development of Pilgrimage Facilities at Ambaji Temple
2022-23
50.00
Haryana
Development of Mata Mansa Devi Temple and Nada SahebGurudwara
2019-20
48.53
Jammu and Kashmir
Development at Hazratbal Shrine
2016-17
40.46
Jharkhand
Development of Baba BaidyaNathDham
2018-19
36.79
Karnataka
Development of Pilgrimage Amenities at Sri Chamundeshwari Devi Temple
2023-24
45.71
Kerala
Development at Guruvayur Temple
2016-17
45.19
Madhya Pradesh
Development of Amarkantak
2020-21
49.99
Development of Omkareshwar
2017-18
43.93
Maharashtra
Development of Trimbakeshwar
2017-18
42.18
Meghalaya
Development of Pilgrimage Facilitation at Nongswalia Church, Nartiang Shakti Peeth, Aitnar Pool and Charantala Kali Temple
2020-21
29.29
Mizoram
Development of Infrastructure for Pilgrimage and Heritage Tourism at ChiteVang, Zuangtai, Reiek and Aizawl
2022-23
44.89
Nagaland
Development of Pilgrimage Infrastructure at Molungkimong, NoksenChurch, Aizuto, Wokha and Kohima
2018-19
25.20
Development of Pilgrimage Tourism Infrastructure at Zunheboto
2022-23
18.18
Odisha
Infrastructure Development at Puri
2014-15
50.00
Punjab
Development of KarunaSagar Valmiki Sthal at Amritsar
2015-16
6.40
Development of Chamkaur Sahib
2021-22
31.57
Rajasthan
Integrated Development of Pushkar/Ajmer
2015-16
32.64
Sikkim
Development of Pilgrimage Facilitation at Four Patron Saints, Yuksom
2020-21
33.32
Tamil Nadu
Development of Kanchipuram
2016-17
13.99
Development of Velankanni
2016-17
4.86
Telangana
Development of Jogulamba Devi Temple
2020-21
38.90
Development of Pilgrimage and Heritage Tourism Infrastructure at Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple
2022-23
62.00
Development of Pilgrimage Infrastructure at Bhadrachalam
2022-23
41.38
Tripura
Development of Tripura Sundari Temple
2020-21
34.43
Uttar Pradesh
Development of Varanasi -Phase -I
2015-16
18.73
Development of Mathura-Vrindavan as Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph-II)
2014-15
10.98
Development of River Cruise Tourism at Varanasi
2017-18
9.02
Construction of Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan
2014-15
9.36
Development of Varanasi - Phase II
2017-18
44.60
Development of Infrastructure facilities at Govardhan
2018-19
37.59
Uttarakhand
Integrated Development of Kedarnath
2015-16
34.77
Development of Infrastructure for Pilgrimage Facilitation in Badrinath Ji Dham
2018-19
56.15
Augmentation of Pilgrimage Infrastructure Facilities at Gangotri and YamunotriDham
2021-22
54.36
West Bengal
Development of Belur Math
2016-17
30.03
