110 tourism-related projects approved in 3 years: Minister
LUCKNOW, Feb. 17 -- A total of 110 projects have been approved and completed between 2022 and 2025-26, tourism and culture minister Jaiveer Singh said in the state assembly on Monday.
He was responding to the Opposition during Question Hour. The projects include 43 related to Buddhism, 30 related to Jainism, facilities developed at six tourist destinations for the Valmiki community, 19 for the Ravidas community, one for the Raidas community, seven for the Kabir sect, nine for Gurudwaras, and five projects in memory of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, he said.
In 2017, the previous government allocated only 24 projects and Rs.109 crore in the tourism sector, he added. In comparison, the current government has allocated Rs.1734.31 crore in the 2024-25 budget, he said.
The minister said the entire state is divided into 12 tourist circuits, including the Ramayana, Krishna-Braj, Buddhist, Mahabharata, Shaktipeeth, Spiritual, Sufi-Kabir, Jain, Bundelkhand, Eco-tourism, Wildlife and Environment, Crafts, and Freedom Struggle Circuits....
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