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Mr. Narendra ModiPrime Minister of India receiving a memento from Mr. Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister
of Kerala during the inauguration of SWADESH DARSHAN AND PRASHAD SCHEMES at Trivandrujm in
the presence of Justice (Rtd) Mr. Palanisamy Sathasivam, Governor of Kerala and Mr. K. Sudhakaran,
Minister for Public Works, Kerala.
Mr. Narendra Modi Prime Minister of India after the Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple darshan. Mr.
K.J. Alphons, Union Minister of State (I/C) for Tourism and Mr. Kadakampally SUrendran, Minister of
Tourism, Kerala are also seen.
THE MINISTRY OF
TOURISM RECOGNIZING
THE TOURISM
POTENTIAL OF THE
STATE HAS SANCTIONED
7 PROJECTS IN KERALA
UNDER THE SWADESH
DARSHAN AND PRASHAD
SCHEMES FOR AN
APPROXIMATE AMOUNT
OF RS. 550 CRORES.
The scheme was launched in 2014
-15 and as on date the Ministry
has sanctioned 77 projects worth
projects for Rs. 6131.88 Crore to 30
States and UTs. 30 projects / major
components of projects are expected
to be completed during the current
financial year, of which 10 projects
worth Rs.834.22 crore, covering
the states of Manipur, Meghalaya,
Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh,
Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh
and Chhattisgarh have already been
inaugurated.
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