(a) whether the Government has identified cities for promoting Eco-tourism;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
(c) whether the Government has invited any suggestions from State Governments in this regard;
(d) if so, the details thereof alongwith action taken thereon; and
(e) the amount allocated for each city for promoting Eco-tourism?
THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM (SMT. RENUKA CHOWDHURY)
(a) & (b): No, Sir.
(c): The Ministry of Tourism extends Central financial assistance to the State Governments/Union
Territories for the development of tourism including Eco-Tourism, on the basis of the proposals
received from them, subject to availability of funds and inter-se-priorities.
(d) & (e): The details of the financial assistance extended to the State Governments/Union
Territories during the last three years are enclosed in the Annexure.
STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (d) & (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4553 FOR 25.04.2005 REGARDING ECO-TOURISM
STATE-WISE TOURISM PROJECTS SANCTIONED DURING THE TENTH PLAN (as on 31.12.2004)
(Rs. in Lakhs)
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05(up to 31.12.2004)
Sl. State/ No. of Amount Amount No. of Amount Amount No. of Amount Amount No. UT Project Sancti- Released Project Sanction- Released Project Sanction- Released Sanct- tioned Sanction- ed Sanction- ed ioned ed ed
1.Andhra Pr. 2 507.50 195.00 6 946.50 896.44 11 2750.81 2191.92
2.Assam 9 768.13 618.85 3 313.46 313.06 6 955.88 742.10
3.Arunachal Pr. 5 41.30 32.50 6 1044.60 700.00 6 1285.70 905.52
4.Bihar 8 505.00 505.00 6 1019.42 913.89 7 1901.43 1527.71
5.Chattisgarh 9 308.00 98.50 6 1005.00 364.00 4 1086.26 869.01 6.Goa 1 0.50 0.50 2 36.76 34.76 2 10.00 8.00
7Gujarat 2 197.12 59.13 8 920.51 815.82 2 138.93 111.14
8.Haryana 8 332.25 311.00 16 1215.38 879.23 5 678.55 501.64
9.Himachal Pr. 30 779.32 760.38 4 182.32 85.00 5 2620.00 1736.00 10.J&K 3 94.38 89.47 5 895.00 895.00 2 805.00 644.46 11.Jharkhand 0 0 0 2 1109.00 774.60 1 474.97 379.97 12.Karnataka 6 902.49 625.49 14 932.66 792.51 8 2432.76 1914.37 13.Kerala 11 861.36 829.86 6 608.50 564.15 5 2148.63 1718.88 14.Madhya Pr. 18 711.18 574.79 10 621.90 394.51 8 1285.46 783.03 15.Maharashtra 8 623.46 546.25 10 931.83 914.58 6 1576.38 1260.10 16.Manipur 2 5.24 2.62 1 82.44 24.73 0 0.00 0.00 17.Meghalaya 3 70.35 21.20 2 40.22 24.92 2 963.30 807.91 18.Mizoram 6 141.16 48.46 5 567.70 186.75 3 1081.28 927.09 19.Nagaland 5 360.50 323.43 4 711.00 220.80 5 2165.69 1731.40 20.Orissa 2 47.50 15.75 5 419.55 138.50 5 1316.48 999.69 21.Punjab 3 23.00 14.60 2 96.00 12.30 4 846.41 561.26 22.Rajasthan 13 1098.70 1096.20 14 1644.81 1414.25 2 39.31 31.45 23.Sikkim 13 346.24 269.76 8 1151.09 681.49 6 1005.81 805.13 24.Tamil Nadu 5 559.00 316.10 14 1339.82 850.53 6 876.92 702.72 25.Tripura 5 216.13 67.78 6 450.17 135.16 0 0.00 0.00 26.Uttaranchal 3 548.00 418.00 4 230.44 203.94 3 1412.93 1125.56 27.Uttar Pr. 3 295.00 295.00 7 1115.80 916.26 7 1037.43 825.19 28.West Bengal 5 201.10 60.00 10 717.44 384.34 5 480.04 384.03 29.A & Nicobar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 30.Chandigarh 3 7.75 6.63 2 10.00 8.00 1 457.00 365.60 31.D &N Haveli 2 8.07 6.46 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 32.Delhi 14 504.00 449.02 17 3316.28 3222.13 1 500.00 400.00 33.Daman & Diu 3 49.50 16.90 1 265.07 238.56 0 0.00 0.00 34.Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 35.Pondicherry 2 7.87 6.30 1 245.17 73.55 2 451.00 360.00
Total 212 11121.10 8680.93 207 24185.84 18073.76 130 32784.16 25320.26