Development of Selected Tourism Destinations under CBDD.

 

Development of Selected Tourism Destinations under CBDD

 17 MAR 2025  Delhi (prajaamaravati);

The Ministry of Tourism under its Challenge Based Destination Development (CBDD), a sub-scheme of Swadesh Darshan scheme has identified 42 destinations in the country under 4 categories as per the details given below:

 

S. No.	Thematic Category	No. of destinations selected
1	Spiritual Tourism	11
2	Culture & Heritage	16
3	Vibrant Village Program	5
4	Ecotourism and Amrit Dharohar Sites	10
Total		42

 

Details of the 42 identified destinations under CBDD is annexed.

The Ministry of Tourism has also shared a template to the State Governments/UT Administrations for formulation of detailed action plan to submit project proposals.

As per the procedure, the proposals received under the scheme are examined on the given parameters & scheme guidelines and thereafter appraised by the Ministry of Tourism and considered for sanctioning. Under the CBDD scheme, adequate focus has also been given to include softer interventions in addition to hard components while appraising the project.

This information was given by Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.