(a) whether the Government has received any proposal for development of the tourist places in the country including Fatehpur Sikri and Bateshwar; and
(b) if so, the details and the present status thereof?
(a) whether the Government has received any proposal for development of the tourist places in the country including Fatehpur Sikri and Bateshwar; and
(b) if so, the details and the present status thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)
(a) and (b): The Ministry of Tourism (MOT) provides Central Financial Assistance (CFA) to various State Governments/Union Territory Administration for various tourism projects prioritized every year in consultation with them subject to availability of funds, inter-se priority and adherence to the scheme guidelines.
Details of the number of projects and amount sanctioned during the last three years are given at Annexure-I.
No project has been prioritized for Fatehpur Sikri during the last three years. However, one project was sanctioned for Bateshwar in the year 2013-14 as detailed below:
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(Rs. in lakh) Name of the Project Amount Sanctioned Amount Released Tourism Dev. of Bateshwar, 420.81 5.00 District Agra in Uttar Pradesh