SWADESH DARSHAN
v Ministry of Tourism
v Under this scheme,
the government will develop tourist circuits on specific themes to attract
national and international tourists.
v To create tourist
circuits around specific themes
v 5 tourist circuits
1) North East India Circuit
2) Buddhist Circuit
3) Himalayan Circuit
4) Coastal Circuit
5) Krishna Circuit
North
East India Circuit
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NE States of Arunachal Pradesh, Asom, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland,
Tripura and Sikkim
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Region
shares international border with China, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Myanmar
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Region
offers invaluable resources for the development of eco-tourism, religious
tourism and adventure tourism
Buddhist
Circuit
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India
is the most important pilgrimage destination for the Buddhist Tourists
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7
places of Buddha's Life is in India [Birth place - Lumbini (Nepal)]
1. Kapilavastu (Uttar
Pradesh)
2. Bodh Gaya (Bihar) - attained
enlightment
3. Sarnath (Uttar
Pradesh) - gave first sermon
4. Rajgir (Bihar) - gave
sermon
5. Sravast (Uttar
Pradesh)
6. Vaishali (Bihar) -
gave last sermon
7. Kushinagar (Uttar
Pradesh) - attained Mahaparinirvana
Himalayan
Circuit
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Indian
Himalayan Region occupies the strategic position of the entire Northern
boundary of the nation
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About
73% of the Himalayan mountain range falls in India
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3
major rivers of the world (Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra) originated from the
Himalayas and flows through India
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Number
of valleys and hill stations
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Jammu
& Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are the major states fall under
this circuit
Coastal
Circuit
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Indian
coastline: 7516.6 km
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Surrounded
by Bay of Bengal in the East, Arabian Sea in the West and the Indian Ocean in
the South
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India
is known for its beautiful sea beaches and as the land of "Sun, Sea and
Surf"
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Development
of Coastal tourism will align with the objectives of conservation of native
natural flora and fauna
Krishna
Circuit
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Tourism
in India is mainly associated with Region
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Hinduism,
Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and Sufism have their major and minor pilgrimage
centers in different parts of the country
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Krishna
Circuit is basically aimed to develop the places associated with the Lord
Krishna in various states
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Mainly
concentrated in central parts of India
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