Funds Sanctioned for Temples Renovations and Tourist Facilities Development

In tourism is fast picking up development in tourism sector in order to provide excellent services to the tourists who visit India as well as for national tourists, visiting places of interest in the country. This time, Dr K Chiranjeevi, Minister of State with Independent charge for Tourism, Government of India has sanctioned Central Finance Assistance (CFA) of Rs 25.04 crore for ongoing tourism mega circuit projects at Tirupati and Kadapa districts of Andhra Pradesh (AP).

The fund sanctioned will be used for the development of Tirupati, Kadapa and various temples in Chittor district. The tourism minister has sanctioned Rs 1,395.75 and Rs 1,107.87 lakh for Tirupati and Kadapa respectively as per a PIB release. The funds will also be utilized for the development of many other tourism facilities at temples in Chittor district like like Sri Kalyana Venkateshwara Swamy Temple, Sri Vedanaryana Swamy Temple, Srivari mettu, Chandragiri fort, Sri Kalahasteeshwara Temple and Sri Varasidhi Vinayaka Temple. The funds will be utilized to construct tourist information centres, tourist arrival centres, mini cultural auditoriums, children parks and renovations of Dwaja Stambham at various temples.

Kadapa has 21 temples and many other historical features and so it was selected as a mega circuit destination and the temples that exist here are since the Vijayanagara Empire. The 21 temples and the forts are covered under the project in Kadapa district that include Gandikota Fort, Vaidhyanatha Swami Temple, Saumya Natha Temple, Kodandarama Temple, Athirala Parasurma Temple. These temples are of great importance as they have immense antiquity and heritage importance. Apart from the development of temples and forts, other facilities like proper drinking water facilities, landscaping and park development, public toilets and tourist information centres at various locations shall also be taken into the development project.

Development of the tourism products and the tourism destination is the work of the respective state government and Union Territory Administration. In times Ministry of Tourism (MoT) provides CFA (Central Finance Assistance with initiative research and consultation with the state government and tourism department. The financial support also subject to the availability of the funds and the inter-se-priority and

Development of the tourism centres and promotion of the various tourism destinations and products is primarily the responsibility of the submission to the scheme guidelines.