Rs. 84495.62 Lakh Funds Sanctioned to the States/UTs Which Includes 88 Projects For Developing Tourism Destinations And Circuits in 2014-15

Rs 84495.62 Lakh funds have been sanctioned to States/UTs for developing tourism destinations and circuits during 2014-15, which Includes Projects relating to Product/Infrastructure Development for Destinations and Circuits (PIDDC), Human Resource Development (HRD), Fairs and Festivals & Rural Tourism.

The development, completion and promotion of tourism infrastructure projects is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations. The States/UTs have State Level Monitoring Committee (SLMC) which regularly review the progress of tourism infrastructure projects.

The Ministry of Tourism (MOT) provides Central Financial Assistance (CFA) to State Governments/Union Territory Administrations for various tourism projects subject to availability of funds, inter-se priority, liquidation of pending utilization certificates against the funds released earlier and adherence to the relevant scheme guidelines.

The Ministry of Tourism monitors the physical progress of the projects through field inspections by the officers of the Ministry, and periodical review meetings with the State Government/Union Territory Administration officers.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Tourism (Independent Charge), Culture (Independent Charge) and Civil Aviation, Dr Mahesh Sharma in reply to an unstarred question today in Lok Sabha.