Writeup AP 2011-12 - Punjab State Planning Board

V Tourism
Development of Tourist infrastructure in the State to be funded by ADB
(ADB 70:30 State)
Outlay- Rs. 1800.00 lac
14.14 The Department of Tourism has a plan to develop the tourist infrastructure in
the state with the assistance of Asian Development Bank (ADB). The total cost of this project
is Rs 398.40 crore. 70% cost which comes to about Rs 278.88 crore would be funded by
ADB as a loan and the state is required to contribute 30% of the total cost which comes to
about Rs 119.52 crore. The total requirement to be contributed by the state over a period of
four years starting from 2009-10 to 2013-14 would be around Rs 40.00 crore per annum. The
breakup of the project is as under:-
SN Districts Total Outlay for
ADB funding
574
Contribution of the State
Govt.(30% of the outlay)
1 Amritsar 125.61 37.68
2 Gurdaspur 24.13 7.24
3 Patiala 116.70 35.01
4 Ropar 75.56 22.67
5 Mohali 12.05 3.61
6 Kapurthala 44.35 13.31
Total 398.40 119.52
An outlay of Rs 1800.00 lac is provided in the Annual Plan 2011-12..
Forestry and Wild Life (Completed)
VI. Externally-Aided Forestry Development Project
Outlay : NIL
14.15 The project was being implemented in the state with the assistance of JICA
(Japan International Cooperation Agency). The operational period for this project was 8
years i.e. from 1997-98 to 2004-05 and was extended up to 31-7-2009. The original project
cost was Rs. 408.10 crore against which an amount of Rs 250.81 crore and Rs.290.46 crore
was spent during first trench up to 30-11-2002 and second trench from 1-12-2002 to
31-7-2009 respectively.
14.16 The aim of the project was to improve the production of fuel wood, small
timber, fuel, fodder, live stock and reduce floods in the plain areas. Under this project