Development of Mega Destination and Tourist Circuit

The Ministry of Tourism, has identified 45 Mega Tourist Destinations/Circuits in consultation with the concerned State Governments/Union Territories(U.T.) Administrations on the basis of footfalls and their future tourism potential. Out of the 45 identified projects, 30 have already been sanctioned. The details of mega tourist destinations/circuits are given below.

For each identified mega destination and circuit, the Ministry of Tourism contribution as central financial assistance is capped at Rs.25.00 crore and Rs.50.00 crore respectively under the scheme of “Product/Infrastructure Development for Destinations and Circuits”.

Identification and sanctioning of mega tourism projects are continuous process. Proposals submitted by States/ U.Ts for mega tourist destinations/circuits, are sanctioned based on prioritization meetings held with the State Governments /U.T. Administrations, subject to availability of funds, inter-se priority and adherence to scheme guidelines.

                                                                                                      Rs. in Lakhs

Sl. No.	State/UTs	Name of the Mega Project/Circuits		Year  of Sanction		Amt. Sanctioned
1.	Andhra Pradesh	Charminar area of Hyderabad - Destination		2007-08		994.75
2.		Tirupati  Heritage Circuit		2008-09		4652.49
3.		Kadapa Heritage Tourist Circuit		2008-09		3692.89
4.	Assam	National Park Mega Circuit covering Manas, Orang, Nameri, Kaziranga, Jorhat, Sibsagar & Majouli		Identified in  2010-11
5.	Bihar	Bodhgaya-Rajgir-Nalanda- Circuit		2006-07		1922.42
6.	Chattisgarh	Jagdalpur-Tirathgarh-Chitrakoot-Barsur-Dantewada-Tirathgarh Circuit		2008-09		2347.39
7.	Delhi	Illumination of monuments- Circuit		2006-07		2375.09
8.		Development of Dilli Haat, Janakpuri.		Identified in 2010-11
9.	Goa	Churches of Goa Circuit		2008-09		4309.91
10.	Gujarat	Dwarka-Nageshwar-Bet Dwarka Circuit		2008-09		798.90
11.		Shuklatirth-Kabirvad-Mangleshwar-Angareshwar Circuit		2011-12		4650.97
12.	Haryana	Panipat-Kurukshetra-Pinjore Circuit		Phase-I 2006-07 (S-1630.03) (R-1161.23) Phase-II 2008-09 (S-1545.22) (R-35.54)		3175.25
13.	Himachal Pradesh	Eco and Adventure Circuit (Kullu-Katrain-Manali)		Identified in 2009-10
14.	Haryana & Himachal Pradesh	Panchkula – Yamunanagar (Haryana) – Ponta Sahib		2010-11		3253.06
15.	Jammu & Kashmir	Mubarak Mandi Heritage Complex,  Jammu – Destination		Identified in 2010-11
16.		Naagar Nagar Circuit (Watlab via Hazratbal, Tulmullah, Mansbal and Wullar Lake), Srinagar		2011-12		3814.56
17.		Development of Mega Circuit in Leh		Identified in 2010-11
18.	Jharkhand	Mega Destination at Deoghar		2011-12		2371.19
19.	Karnataka	Hampi Circuit		2008-09		3283.58 l
20.	Kerala	Muziris Heritage Circuit connecting historically and archaeologically important places of Kodungalloor		2010-11		4052.83
21.	Madhya Pradesh	Development of Chitrakoot as Mega Destination		2009-10		2401.98
22.		Jabalpur as Mega Circuit		Identified in 2010-11
23.		Bundelkhand comprising of Tikamgarh, Damoh, Sagar, Chhatarpur and Panna  as Mega Circuit		Identified in 2011-2012
24.	Maharashtra	Vidarbha Heritage Circuit		2008-09		3738.19
25.		Aurangabad  Destination		Identified in 2008-09
26.		Mahaur- Nanded Vishnupuri- Back Water Kandhar Fort as Mega Circuit		Identified in 2011-2012
27.	Manipur	INA Memorial		2010-2011		1238.59
28.	Meghalaya	Umiam (Barapani) as Mega Destination		Identified in 2011-2012
29.	Orissa	Bhubaneshwar- Puri-Chilka- Circuit		2008-09		3022.80
30.	Puducherry	Puduchery Destination		2010-11		4511.00
31.	Punjab	Amritsar Destination		2008-09		1585.53
32.	Rajasthan	Ajmer- Pushkar Destination		2008-09		1069.68
33.		Desert Circuit (Jodhpur- Bikaner-Jaisalmer)		Identified in 2010-11
34.	Sikkim	Gangtok- Destination		2008-09		2390.70
35.	Tamil-Nadu		Mahabalipuram- Destination				1312.69
36.			Pilgrimage Heritage Circuit  (Madurai-Rameshwaram-Kanyakumari)		2010-11		3647.95
37.			Thanjavaur		2010-11		1475.00
38.	Uttarakhand		Haridwar-Rishikesh-Munikireti- Circuit		2008-09		4452.22
39.			Nirmal Gangotri		Identified in 2010-11
40.	Uttar-Pradesh		Agra Circuit		Phase-I East Gate 2005-06 (S-848.49) (R-848.49) West Gate 2006-07 (S-933.40) (R- 933.40) Phase-II 2009-10 (S-1976.44) (R-988.22)		3758.33
41.			Varanasi-Sarnath-Ramnagar Circuit		Phase-I 2006-07 (S-786.00) (R- 628.80) Phase-II 2008-09 (S-1416.31) (R-708.16)		2202.31
42.			Development of Mathura-Vrindavan including renovation of Vishramghat (Mathura) as Mega Destination		Identified in 2011-12
43.	West Bengal		Ganga Heritage River Cruise Circuit		2008-09		2042.35
44.			Dooars (Jalpaiguri District)		Identified in 2010-11.
45.	Tripura		Mega Lake Circuit including Mata Bari		Identified in 2010-11