Year in review: The 2024 project scorecard of India’s Ministry of Tourism

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The Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned a complete of 76 initiatives for an quantity of Rs.5287.90 Crore below the Swadesh Darshan Scheme, out of which 75 initiatives are bodily full.

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The Ministry of has additionally revamped its Swadesh Darshan Scheme as Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (SD2.0) with the target to develop sustainable and accountable locations following a vacationer & vacation spot centric method. 34 initiatives have been sanctioned for Rs.793.20 Crore below SD2.0. These particulars have been shared by the Ministry of Tourism below yr finish evaluate on Wednesday.

A complete of 48 initiatives for an quantity of Rs.1646.99 Crore have been sanctioned below the PRASHAD Scheme, out of which 23 initiatives have been accomplished.

A complete of 65 initiatives for an quantity of Rs 937.56 Crore have been sanctioned below the Help to Central Companies Scheme, out of which 38 initiatives have been bodily accomplished.

The Ministry of Tourism has formulated pointers for ‘Problem Primarily based Vacation spot Growth’ as sub scheme of Swadesh Darshan 2.0 Scheme to reinforce vacationer expertise throughout all factors of the vacationer worth chain. Underneath this scheme, proposals have been invited below 4 thematic classes (i) Religious Tourism, (ii) Tradition & Heritage, (iii) Vibrant Village Program, (iv) Ecotourism and Amrit Dharohar Websites. The Ministry of Tourism has chosen 42 locations below varied tourism themes for improvement below the scheme.

As a comply with as much as the Price range Bulletins 2024-25, a complete of 40 initiatives throughout 23 States have been sanctioned for an quantity of Rs 3295.76 Crore below the Particular Help to States for Capital Funding (SASCI) – Growth of Iconic Vacationer Centres to International Scale to infuse long run curiosity free loans for a interval of fifty years to States for complete improvement of iconic vacationer facilities within the nation and branding and advertising and marketing them at world scale, the Ministry mentioned in an announcement.

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