Buddhist circuit under Swadesh Darshan Scheme of Ministry of Tourism

The Union Ministry of Tourism has proposed to develop Buddhist Circuit under its newly launched Scheme SWADESH DARSHAN. Places identified for development under the said circuit are Bodh Gaya, Rajgir, Vaishali in Bihar and Kapilavastu, Sarnath, Sravasti, Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh.

The Union Ministry of Tourism, the Departments of Tourism of the Governments of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh and International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group) had entered into an agreement in October 2013 to cooperate in upgrading the quality of services and goods provided for tourists along the Buddhist Circuit in India. The project has been completed. The contributions for the project (Phase-I) were as follows:-

Total Cost: Rs. 450.00 lakh

IFC - 40% of the project cost in Phase-I: Rs. 180.00 lakh

Ministry of Tourism - 50% of the project cost in Phase - I: Rs. 225.00 lakh

State Govts of Uttar Pradesh & Bihar - 5% each of the project cost in Phase - I: Rs. 45.00 lakh (Rs. 22.50 lakh each)

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