The meeting was attended by those MPs whose constituencies have important Buddhist sites which can be developed under the Buddhist circuit identified under the new Swadesh Darshan Scheme of the Ministry.
Among those MPs who participated in the meeting include Yogi Adityanath (Gorakhpur), Jagdambika Pal (Domariyaganj), Rajesh Pandey (Kushi Nagar), Sharad Tripathi (Sant Kabir Nagar), Daddan Mishra (Shrawasti), Vinod Kumar (Kaushambi), Thupstan Chhewang (Ladakh), and Rama Kishore Singh (Vaishali).
The circuit will include places like Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, Sarnath, Sidharth Nagar, Sant Kabir Nagar, Shrawasti, Piprawa, Bodh Gaya, Vaishali, Nalanda among others.
At the meeting, MPs highlighted the issue of connectivity which is the biggest problem concerning the development of tourism in the areas.
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They also requested for setting up of a special museum where centuries-old statue of Lord Buddha, artefacts and various other objects related to Buddhism can be placed at a single location in the Buddhist circuit for the tourists.
The MPs also suggested that an inter-ministerial group be formed for the development of the circuit as it involves coordination and cooperation of various ministries like civil aviation, roads and highways among others.