Question : AMOUNT SPENT ON TOURIST FACILITIES



(a) the amount spent by the Government on the improvement and creation of tourist facilities in the country during Ninth Plan, State-wise; and

(b) the cost which the State Governments shared out of that?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF TOURISM AND CULTURE (SHRI JAGMOHAN)

(a) and (b):The Department of Tourism has sanctioned 1563 projects with Central financial component of Rs.372.43 crores in various States/ Union Territories during the Ninth Five Year Plan. A statement giving state-wise number of projects and amounts sanctioned by Department of Tourism is annexed.

ANNEXURE IN RESPECT OF PART (a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5266 ANSWERED ON 28.4.2003 REGARDING AMOUNT SPENT ON TOURIST FACILITIES

STATE-WISE TOURISM PROJECTS SANCTIONED DURING THE NINTH FIVE YEAR PLAN	(Rs. in lakhs)
S. No State/UT No. of Projects Amount Sanctioned Sanctioned
1. Andhra Pradesh 53 1170.35

2. Assam 62 1840.03

3. Arunachal Pradesh 45 1084.6

4. Bihar 44 912.68 5 Chattisgarh 7 155.28 6 Goa 52 936.45 7 Gujarat 64 1653.75 8 Haryana 39 933.85 9 Himachal Pradesh 63 1680.22 10 J&K 47 1338.06 11 Jharkhand 8 286.49 12 Karnataka 88 2163.02 13 Kerala 66 3124.66 14 Madhya Pradesh 68 1580.41 15 Maharashtra 80 3098.52 16 Manipur 40 1338.36 17 Meghalaya 26 492.36 18 Mizoram 47 1027.46 19 Nagaland 42 824.01 20 Orissa 62 1236.07 21 Punjab 30 690.16 22 Rajasthan 72 1164.79 23 Sikkim 76 825.61 24 Tamil Nadu 75 1579.39 25 Tripura 41 1084.28 26 Uttaranchal 10 135.7 27 Uttar Pradesh 104 2231.91 28 West Bengal 64 1193.74 29 Andaman & Nicobar 7 256.65 30 Chandigarh 14 150.86 31 Dadar Nagar Haveli 6 66.9 32 Delhi 31 550.95 33 Daman & Diu 5 65.17 34 Lakshadweep 3 51 35 Pondicherry 22 319.33 Total 1563 37243.07