{"id":172153,"date":"2022-03-04T19:10:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T13:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=172153"},"modified":"2022-03-04T19:10:30","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T13:40:30","slug":"ministry-of-tourism-starts-swadesh-darshan-awards-in-different-categories-invites-entries-from-states-uts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/ministry-of-tourism-starts-swadesh-darshan-awards-in-different-categories-invites-entries-from-states-uts\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of Tourism starts Swadesh Darshan Awards in different categories, invites entries from States\/UTs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5><b>What is the news?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ministry of Tourism has constituted the Swadesh Darshan Awards.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>What are Swadesh Darshan Awards?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><b>Constituted by: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ministry of Tourism<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Aim: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To highlight best practices undertaken by the State Governments, Union Territories and various implementation agencies in planning, design and operations, efficient project monitoring, attracting private investments, operations and maintenance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Categories:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The award will be given <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">under the following categories as: Best Tourist Interpretation Center, Best Log Hut Facility, Best MICE Facility, Best Cafeteria, Best Craft Haat. Best Sound and Light Show and Best Waterfront Development (Beach\/ River\/ Lake).<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>What is the Swadesh<\/b><b> Darshan Scheme?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><b>Launched by: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ministry of Tourism in 2014-15<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Type: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Central Sector Scheme<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Aim:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">develop theme-based tourist circuits on the principles of high tourist value, competitiveness and sustainability in an integrated manner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Under the scheme, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15 themes have been identified.These themes include <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buddhist Circuit, Coastal Circuit, Desert Circuit, Eco Circuit, Heritage Circuit, Himalayan Circuit, Krishna Circuit, North-East Circuit, Ramayana Circuit, Rural Circuit, Spiritual Circuit, Sufi Circuit, Tirthankar Circuit, Tribal Circuit and Wildlife Circuit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Ministry of Tourism provides Central Financial Assistance \u2013 CFA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to State Governments, Union Territory Administrations for the infrastructure development of these theme based circuits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b>This post is based on the article <b>\u201c<\/b><b>Ministry of Tourism starts Swadesh Darshan Awards in different categories, invites entries from States\/UTs<\/b><b>\u201d <\/b>published in<b> PIB <\/b>on<b> 4th Mar 2022.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the news? The Ministry of Tourism has constituted the Swadesh Darshan Awards. What are Swadesh Darshan Awards? Constituted by: Ministry of Tourism Aim: To highlight best practices undertaken by the State Governments, Union Territories and various implementation agencies in planning, design and operations, efficient project monitoring, attracting private investments, operations and maintenance. 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