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Rs. 10781 lakh CFA sanctioned to Rajasthan for tourism infrastructure during 2009-14

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The Union Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned a total Central Financial Assistance (CFA) of Rs. 10781.01 lakh to the State Government of Rajasthan for development of Tourism infrastructure in the State during the period 2009-14. An amount of Rs. 5174.71 lakh was sanctioned during the year 2013-14.

Development of Tourism is primarily undertaken by State Governments/UT Administrations. However, Ministry of Tourism provides Central Financial Assistance (CFA) for projects which are prioritized in consultation with them. The projects which are complete as per scheme guidelines are sanctioned subject to availability of funds, inter-se-priority and utilization of funds released earlier.

This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Tourism (Independent Charge), Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply to Rajya Sabha today.

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First Published: Feb 25 2015 | 6:20 PM IST

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