Govt says 27 new sites identified for development under PRASHAD schemeThe government has identified 27 new sites for development under the PRASHAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation D...
05 Feb, 2024, 10.18 PM IST
Foreign tourist arrivals in India yet to reach pre-Covid levels: Union ministerThe projects under the schemes are identified in consultation with the state governments and Union Territory administrations or central age...
04 Dec, 2023, 05.01 PM IST
'Ganga most visited pilgrim site in world, attracts over 2 crore people every year'Union Tourism and Culture Minister G. Kishan Reddy on Tuesday said Ganga is the most visited pilgrim site in the world and over 2 crore peo...
02 Nov, 2021, 04.06 PM IST
Tourism ministry allocates Rs 50 crore for Govardhan parikramaThe Minister conveyed this after a site inspection in Mathura to assess the requirements for development of facilities at a meeting with th...
13 Jul, 2018, 06.38 PM IST
Centre approves Rs 50 crore for Chintpurni Devi temple: Himachal CM Jai Ram ThakurThe Ministry of Tourism has approved Rs 50 crore under the 'PRASAD' scheme for further development at Chintpurni Devi temple in Una distric...
10 Jul, 2018, 05.28 PM IST
Conceptualisation of govt's ‘Prasad’ scheme radically wrong: House panelThe 31-member committee, chaired by Rajya Sabha MP DerekO’Brien, punched holes in the implementation of the scheme that was launched three ...
26 Dec, 2017, 11.45 AM IST
Keshubhai Patel reappointed chairman of Somnath temple trustModi, who is one of the trustees, performed puja at the Somnath temple today.
08 Mar, 2017, 03.43 PM IST
Budget: Rs 1,840.77 crore allocated to tourism ministryThe ministry would be receiving a little over Rs 250 crore more in the 2017-18 fiscal as compared to the ongoing financial year for which i...
01 Feb, 2017, 10.19 PM IST
Tourism projects worth Rs 2,300 crore sanctioned since January 2015These projects envisage world class infrastructural development of the sites with special emphasis on tourist facilities, Tourism Ministry ...
27 Jul, 2016, 11.15 PM IST
A committee formed in Nashik to revive GodavariMaharashtra State Economic Development Council and Naik Environmental Research Institute Ltd in Nashik have formed a committee to work towa...
23 Feb, 2016, 04.00 PM IST
Varanasi gets Rs 20 crore tourism packageVaranasi is one of the cities that comes under the ministry's PRASAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spirituality Augmentation Drive) scheme.
22 Feb, 2016, 01.03 PM IST
Young volunteers to be deployed in 13 cities to help touristsTourism Ministry is coming out with a new scheme - Prayatak Mitra -- under which young volunteers, primarily from NCC and NSS, would be dep...
10 Jan, 2016, 05.10 PM IST
Seek spirituality, luxury, wildlife and Ayurvedic rejuvenation in Indiahe Incredible India campaign has attracted 6.80 lakh foreign tourists in October of 2015 as against 6.68 lakh in the same month last year.
26 Nov, 2015, 08.12 AM IST
Government launches Rs 500 crore scheme to rejuvenate 12 heritage cities12 cities selected for the scheme are Ajmer, Amritsar, Amravati, Badami, Dwarka, Gaya, Warangal, Puri, Kanchipuram, Mathura, Varanasi and V...
21 Jan, 2015, 10.05 PM IST
Government to use 'Spiritual Tourism' to attract visitorsUnder the 'Spiritual Tourism' programme, the government has drawn up plans to develop holy places and heritage monuments.
05 Jan, 2015, 05.10 PM IST
Government plans Rs 500-crore outlay to develop five tourist circuitsTourism Minister said govt also proposed to spend Rs 100 cr to beautify amenities and infrastructure at pilgrimage centres of all faiths.
06 Aug, 2014, 02.43 PM IST
Tourism Ministry to get Rs 600 crore for two new schemesGovernment has proposed to allocate Rs 600 crore for development of tourism circuits and pilgrimage centres,said Shripad Naik
22 Jul, 2014, 06.06 PM IST