Pratishthit Paryatak Sthal Yojana
(a) whether the Government is developing places under “Pratishthit Paryatak Sthal Yojana” in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the number of places to be developed under this scheme in Uttar Pradesh;
(c) whether the Government also proposes to include other places under this scheme; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
To know the answer of above questions reg. Pratishthit Paryatak Sthal Yojana please see below the full text of Loksabha Unstarred Question No.1360.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF TOURISM
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1360
ANSWERED ON: 25.11.2019
Pratishthit Paryatak Sthal Yojana
Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma
Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:-
(a) whether the Government is developing places under “Pratishthit Paryatak Sthal Yojana” in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the number of places to be developed under this scheme in Uttar Pradesh;
(c) whether the Government also proposes to include other places under this scheme; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
(SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)
(a) to (d): Pursuant to the Budget Announcements of 2018-19, Ministry of Tourism has identified 17 sites in 12 clusters in the country to be developed as Iconic Tourism Sites. The details of the sites are Taj Mahal & Fatehpur Sikri (Uttar Pradesh), Ajanta & Ellora (Maharashtra), Humayun’s Tomb, Red Fort & Qutub Minar (Delhi), Colva (Goa), Amer Fort (Rajasthan), Somnath & Dholavira (Gujarat), Khajuraho (Madhya Pradesh), Hampi (Karnataka), Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu), Kaziranga (Assam), Kumarakom (Kerala) and Mahabodhi Temple (Bihar).
The Ministry envisages to develop above destinations in the country as benchmark tourism destinations and later replicate it at other destinations taking into account the learnings derived from its implementation.
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Source : Loksabha