Question : DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM IN UTTAR PRADESH



(a) the details of proposals received by the Union Government from the Government of Uttar Pradesh for tourism development;

(b) the projects of the State approved during the Ninth Plan;

(c) the names of proposal cleared/rejected by the Government alongwith the funds allocated, project-wise; and

(d) the time by which the pending proposals are likely to be cleared?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF TOURISM AND CULTURE (SHRI JAGMOHAN)

(a) and (b): Financial assistance is provided to State Governments/UT Administrations for tourism projects prioritized in consultation with them every year. Ninety two projects of Uttar Pradesh have been sanctioned during the first four years of Ninth Plan.

(c) and (d): Details of the proposals sanctioned for Uttar Pradesh are as under:-

Year	No. of Projects	Amount Sanctioned	(Rs.in lakhs)
1997-1998 13 221.10 1998-1999 33 789.55 1999-2000 30 749.58 2000-2001 16 149.21



In complete/deficient projects not sanctioned in any particular year are considered again when these are reprioritized in the subsequent financial year