Kerala Potential of women-centric tourism remains under-utilized: Global Women Conference December 2, 2024
Kerala Global Women Conference on Gender Inclusive & Responsible Tourism to begin at Munnar on Nov 30 November 28, 2024
India Minister Riyas to flag off seaplane on Nov. 11 at Bolgatty November 8, 2024
India

Twenty six cities to be developed under PRASHAD scheme

July 31, 2018, 4:26 pm By By :  comments

Deogarh

Under the PRASHAD Scheme, 26 religious cities/sites in 19 States have been identified for development. The cities/sites are Amaravati and Srisailam (Andhra Pradesh), Kamakhya (Assam), Patna and Gaya (Bihar), Dwarka and Somnath (Gujarat), Gurudwara Nada Saheb (Haryana), Hazratbal and Katra (Jammu & Kashmir), Deogarh (Jharkhand), Chamundeshwari Devi (Karnataka), Guruvayoor (Kerala), Una (Himachal Pradesh), Omkareshwar (Madhya Pradesh), Trimbakeshwar (Maharashtra), Puri (Odisha), Amritsar (Punjab), Ajmer (Rajasthan), Kanchipuram and Vellankani (Tamil Nadu), Varanasi and Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), Badrinath and Kedarnath (Uttarakhand) and Belur (West Bengal).

The Ministry of Tourism provides Central Financial Assistance to State Governments/Union Territory (UT) Administrations under the schemes of Swadesh Darshan, National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) and Assistance to Central Agencies for the development of tourism related infrastructure in the country.

“The Scheme of Assistance to Central Agencies for Tourism Infrastructure Development aims at developing tourism related infrastructure through central financial assistance to the Central Agencies who own the assets,” said Minister of State (I/C) for Tourism, K J Alphons.

 

Tagged with: