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Projects Sanctioned Under PRASHAD Scheme

Posted On: 31 JUL 2025 4:09PM by PIB Delhi

The Ministry of Tourism under the “Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive” (PRASHAD) provides financial assistance to the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations for development of tourism infrastructure at identified religious and heritage sites across the country. The Ministry has sanctioned 54 projects under the PRASHAD at an estimated cost of Rs.1726.74 Crores, the details of which is given in the Annexure-I.

The Government of India under the guidelines for Special Assistance to States/Union Territories for Capital Investment (SASCI) for Development of Iconic Tourist Centres to Global Scale has approved 40 projects across 23 States for an amount of Rs.3295.76 Crore. The details of the projects sanctioned under SASCI scheme is given in the Annexure-II.

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

tourism4pib[at]gmail[dot]com

              ANNEXURE-I

List of Projects under PRASHAD Scheme:

 

S.

No.

State

Project Name

Sanction Year

Sanction Amount (Rs. Crores)

Amount Released (Rs. Crores)

Physical Progress

1

Andhra Pradesh

Development of Amaravati Town, Guntur District as a Tourist Destination

2015-16

27.77

27.77

100%

2

Andhra Pradesh

Development of Srisailam Temple

2017-18

43.08

43.08

100%

3

Andhra Pradesh

Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narsimha Swami VariDevasthanam at Simhachalam in Vishakhapatnam Temple

2022-23

54.04

27.37

65%

4

Andhra Pradesh

Development of Pilgrimage Tourism Infrastructure in Annavaram Temple Town

2024-25

25.33

0

0%

5

Arunachal Pradesh

Development of Parshuram Kund, Lohit Distt.

2020-21

37.88

31.02

92%

6

Assam

Development of Kamakhya Temple and Pilgrimage Destination in and around Guwahati

2015-16

29.80

29.80

100%

7

Bihar

Development at Patna Sahib

2015-16

29.62

29.62

100%

8

Bihar

Development of basic facilities at Vishnupad temple, Gaya, Bihar

2014-15

3.63

3.63

100%

9

Bihar

Development of Ambika Bhawani Temple, Saran

2024-25

13.29

0

0%

10

Chhattisgarh

Development of MaaBamleshwari Devi Temple, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon District, Chhattisgarh

2020-21

48.44

40.19

100%

11

Goa

Development of Bom Jesus Basilica

2024-25

16.46

4.68

0%

12

Gujarat

Development of Dwarka

2016-17

10.46

10.46

100%

13

Gujarat

Development of Pilgrimage Amenities at Somnath

2016-17

45.36

45.36

100%

14

Gujarat

Development of Promenade at Somnath

2018-19

47.12

47.12

100%

15

Gujarat

Development of Pilgrimage Facilities at Ambaji Temple, Banaskantha, Gujarat

2022-23

50.00

30.00

38%

16

Haryana

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

2019-20

48.53

34.68

74%

17

Jammu & Kashmir

Development at Hazratbal Shrine, Srinagar

2016-17

40.46

34.30

100%

18

Jharkhand

Development of Baba Baidyanath Dham, Deoghar

2018-19

36.79

34.95

100%

19

Karnataka

Development of Pilgrimage Amenities at Sri Chamundeshwari Devi Temple, Mysuru

2023-24

45.38

0.00

0%

20

Karnataka

Development of RenukaYallama Devi temple

2024-25

18.37

0

0%

21

Karnataka

Development of Basic Amenities at Papnash Temple, Bidar dist.

2024-25

22.25

0

0%

22

Kerala

Development at Guruvayur Temple

2016-17

45.19

45.19

100%

23

Madhya Pradesh

Development of Amarkantak

2020-21

49.99

42.47

100%

24

Madhya Pradesh

Development of Omkareshwar

2017-18

43.93

43.93

100%

25

Maharashtra

Development of Trimbakeshwar, Nashik

2017-18

45.41

38.44

91%

26

Meghalaya

Development of Pilgrimage Facilitation in Meghalaya

2020-21

29.29

27.78

100%

27

Mizoram

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

2022-23

44.89

26.37

29%

28

Mizoram

Development of Basic Amenities under PRASHAD scheme in Vangchhia, Champhai District

2024-25

5.47

0

0%

29

Nagaland

Development of Pilgrimage Infrastructure in Nagaland

2018-19

25.20

23.56

100%

30

Nagaland

Development of Pilgrimage Tourism Infrastructure at Zunheboto

2022-23

18.18

15.45

72%

31

Odisha

Infrastructure Development at Puri, Shree JagannathDham - Ramachandi - Prachi River front at Demuli under Mega Circuit

2014-15

50.00

10.00

27%

32

Puducherry

Development of Pilgrim Facilites& Tourist attractions for Sri Dharbaranyeswara Temple

2024-25

25.94

0

0%

33

Punjab

Development of Karuna Sagar Valmiki Sthal at Amritsar

2015-16

6.40

6.40

100%

34

Punjab

Development of Chamkaur Sahib at Rupar, Punjab

2021-22

30.52

21.93

79%

35

Rajasthan

Integrated Development of Pushkar/Ajmer

2015-16

32.64

26.11

100%

36

Sikkim

Development of Pilgrimage Facilitation at Four Patron Saints, Yuksom

2020-21

33.32

28.31

100%

37

Tamil Nadu

Development of Kanchipuram

2016-17

13.99

13.99

100%

38

Tamil Nadu

Development of Velankanni

2016-17

4.86

4.86

100%

39

Tamil Nadu

Development of 8 Navagraha Temples

2024-25

40.94

0

0%

40

Telangana

Development of Jogulamba Devi Temple, Alampur

2020-21

38.90

33.07

100%

41

Telangana

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

2022-23

62.00

32.73

37%

42

Telangana

Development of Pilgrimage Infrastructure at Bhadrachalam, BhadradriKothagudem District

2022-23

41.38

8.43

29%

43

Telangana

Development of Basic Amenities at goddess RenukaYellamaDevasthanam

2024-25

4.22

0

0%

44

Tripura

Development of Tripura Sundari Temple, Udaipur

2020-21

34.43

28.01

79%

45

Uttar Pradesh

Development of Varanasi – Phase –I

2015-16

18.73

18.73

100%

46

Uttar Pradesh

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

2014-15

10.98

10.98

100%

47

Uttar Pradesh

River Cruise Tourism in Ganga, Varanasi

2017-18

9.02

9.02

100%

48

Uttar Pradesh

Construction of Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan

2014-15

9.36

9.36

100%

49

Uttar Pradesh

Development of Varanasi – Phase –II

2017-18

44.60

31.77

100%

50

Uttar Pradesh

Development of Infrastructure facilities at Govardhan

2018-19

37.59

30.97

100%

51

Uttarakhand

Integrated Development of Kedarnath

2015-16

34.77

34.77

100%

52

Uttarakhand

Development of Infrastructure for Pilgrimage Facilitation in Badrinath Ji Dham

2018-19

56.15

38.38

85%

53

Uttarakhand

Augmentation of Pilgrimage Infrastructure Facilities and Gangotri and YamunotriDham

2021-22

54.36

10.22

100%

54

West Bengal

Development of Belur Math

2016-17

30.03

23.39

100%

 

 

Total

 

1726.74

1168.65

 

 

 

ANNEXURE-II

 

List of Projects under SASCI Scheme:

S.

No.

State

Year of Sanction

Name of the Project

Sanctioned Cost (₹ Crore)

Amount Released (₹ Crore)
  1.  

Andhra Pradesh

2024-25

Enriching the fort and Gorge Experience in Gandikota

77.91

113.75
  1.  

Andhra Pradesh

2024-25

Akhanda Godavari- (Havelok Bridge &PushkarGhat) in Raja Mahendravaram,

94.44
  1.  

Arunachal Pradesh

2024-25

Siang Adventure & Eco-Retreat in Pasighat

46.48

30.67
  1.  

Assam

2024-25

Assam State Zoo Cum Botanical Garden in Guwahati

97.12

126.64
  1.  

Assam

2024-25

Beautification of Rang Ghar in Sivasagar

94.76
  1.  

Bihar

2024-25

Development of Matsyagandha Lake in Saharsa

97.61

97.09
  1.  

Bihar

2024-25

Karamchat Eco-Tourism and Adventure Hub in Karamchat

49.51
  1.  

Chhattisgarh

2024-25

Development of Chitrotpala Film City in Raipur

95.79

97.45
  1.  

Chhattisgarh

2024-25

Development of Tribal & Cultural Convention Centre in Raipur

51.87
  1.  

Goa

2024-25

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum in Ponda

97.46

124.21
  1.  

Goa

2024-25

Townsquare in Porvorim

90.74
  1.  

Gujarat

2024-25

Ecotourism Destination at Kerly (Mokarsagar) in Porbandar

99.50

99.69
  1.  

Gujarat

2024-25

Tented City and Convention Centre in Dhordo

51.56
  1.  

Jharkhand

2024-25

Eco-Tourism Development of Tilaiyya” in Koderma

34.87

23.01
  1.  

Karnataka

2024-25

Ecotourism & Cultural Hub at Roerich and Devika Rani Estate Tataguni in Bengaluru

99.17

131.45
  1.  

Karnataka

2024-25

Development of SavadattiYallammagudda in Belgavi

100.00
  1.  

Kerala

2024-25

Ashtamudi Biodiversity and Eco-recreational Hub in Kollam

59.71

102.33
  1.  

Kerala

2024-25

Global Gateway to Malabar's Cultural Crucible in Sargaalayaa

95.34
  1.  

Madhya Pradesh

2024-25

Orchha A Medieval Splendour in Orchha

99.92

131.53
  1.  

Madhya Pradesh

2024-25

International Convention Centre for MICE in Bhopal

99.38
  1.  

Maharashtra

2024-25

INS-Guldar Underwater Museum, Artificial Reef, and submarine Tourism in Sindhudurg

46.91

96.39
  1.  

Maharashtra

2024-25

Development of RAM-KAL PATH in Nashik

99.14
  1.  

Manipur

2024-25

Loktak Lake Experience in Loktak

89.48

59.05
  1.  

Meghalaya

2024-25

MICE Infrastructure in Mawkhanu

99.27

131.03
  1.  

Meghalaya

2024-25

Redevelopment of Umiam Lake in Shillong

99.27
  1.  

Odisha

2024-25

Development of Hirakund

99.90

131.92
  1.  

Odisha

2024-25

Development of Satkosia

99.99
  1.  

Punjab

2024-25

Development of Heritage Street as a tribute to Shaheed-e-Azam, SardarBhaghat Singh at Khatkar Kalan in SBS Nagar

53.45

35.27
  1.  

Rajasthan

2024-25

Development at Amber-Nahargarh and Surrounding Area in Jaipur

49.31

96.30
  1.  

Rajasthan

2024-25

Development at Jalmahal in Jaipur

96.61
  1.  

Sikkim

2024-25

Skywalk, Bhaleydhunga, Yangang in Namchi

97.37

109.26
  1.  

Sikkim

2024-25

Border Experience in Nathula

68.19
  1.  

Tamil Nadu

2024-25

Development of Nandavanam Heritage Park in Mammallapuram

99.67

112.13
  1.  

Tamil Nadu

2024-25

Garden of Flowers in Devala

70.23
  1.  

Telangana

2024-25

Ramappa Region Sustainable Tourism Circuit in Ramappa

73.74

93.61
  1.  

Telangana

2024-25

Somasilla Wellness & Spiritual Retreat in Nallamala

68.10
  1.  

Tripura

2024-25

Shakti Peethas Park at Banduar in Gomati

97.70

64.48
  1.  

Uttar Pradesh

2024-25

Development of Bateshwar in District-Agra

74.05

101.83
  1.  

Uttar Pradesh

2024-25

Integrated Buddhist Tourism Development in Shrawasti

80.24
  1.  

Uttarakhand

2024-25

Iconic City Rishikesh: Rafting Base Station in Rishikesh

100.00

66.00

TOTAL

3295.76

2175.09

 


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