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[at]gmail[dot]com
ANNEXURE
List of projects sanctioned under PRASHAD Scheme
(in Rs. Crore)
| State/UT | S.No. | Project Name | Sanction Year | ApprovedCost |
| 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 |
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