The Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during the last three years and current year is given below:

(P): Provisional

Source: Bureau of Immigration

The Ministry of Tourism has taken several steps and initiatives to boost tourist arrivals and promote the tourism sector in the country. The details are as follows:

The Ministry of Tourism under the schemes of ‘Swadesh Darshan’, ‘National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD)’ and ‘Assistance to Central Agencies for Tourism Infrastructure Development’ provides financial assistance to State Governments/ Union Territory Administrations/ Central Agencies for the development of tourism-related infrastructure and facilities at various tourism destinations in the country, including Tamil Nadu.

The Ministry of Tourism has now revamped the Swadesh Darshan Scheme as Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (SD 2.0) with the objective to develop sustainable and responsible tourism destinations, following a destination & tourism-centric approach.

Additionally, the Ministry of Tourism has formulated “Challenge Based Destination Development (CBDD)” as a sub-scheme under SD2.0 aiming for holistic development of destination to enhance tourist experience.

The details of projects sanctioned under the above-mentioned schemes in the State of Tamil Nadu is given at Annexure.

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

****

Sunil Kumar Tiwari

tourism4pib[at]gmail[dot]com

ANNEXURE

 

List of sanctioned projects under Swadesh Darshan Scheme for the state of Tamil Nadu:

Circuit	Sanction Year	Name of the Project	Amount Sanctioned (₹ Crore)	Amount Released/ Authorised (₹ Crore)
Coastal Circuit	2016-17	Development of (Chennai- Mamamallapuram – Rameshwaram – Manpadu – Kanyakumari)	73.13	71.03

List of sanctioned projects under Swadesh Darshan 2.0 for the state of Tamil Nadu:

Year of Sanction	Destination	Name of the Experience	Sanctioned Cost (₹ Crore)
2023-24	Mamallapuram	Immersive experience at Shore Temple	30.02

 

List of sanctioned projects under Challenge Based Destination Development (CBDD) Scheme in Tamil Nadu:

Year of Sanction	Name of the Project	Category	Sanctioned Cost (₹ Crore)	Amount Authorized (₹ Crore)
2024-25	Iconic Transformation of Rameswaram	Spiritual Tourism	20.01	2.00

List of sanctioned projects under special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI Scheme) - Development of Iconic Tourist Centres to Global Scale in Tamil Nadu:

 

List of projects sanctioned under PRASHAD Scheme in Tamil Nadu:

 

List of sanctioned projects under Assistance to Central Agencies in Tamil Nadu:

Sr. No.	Name of Project	Agency	Sanction Date	Amount sanctioned (₹ Crore)	Amount Released (₹ Crore)
1	Illumination and allied works at Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple, District - Ariyalur	ITDC	31-03-2025	11.47	0.00
2	Cruise Passenger Facilities Centre in the existing Passenger Terminal at Chennai Port.	Chennai Port Trust	24-09-2012	17.24	17.24

 

(रिलीज़ आईडी: 2198715) आगंतुक पटल : 89