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Time of India
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Development of Karkala pilgrim centres planned
Udupi: Union minister of culture and tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat visited pilgrimage and tourist centres in Karkala, which will be developed by the central govt. The minister said: "We are committed to making the idea of 'Ek Bharath Shreshta Bharat' a reality through this. For this, all pilgrim centres and tourist spots also need to be developed similar to the way our economy is growing." Karkala MLA V Sunil Kumar said he met the minister in Delhi and sought support to develop pilgrim and tourism destinations in the region. "A masterplan has been prepared to develop these tourism destinations under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme of the central govt. The popular pilgrim centre of Bahubali at Anekere, the Jain Basadi of Varanga and Ramasamudra will be developed in two phases at an estimated cost of Rs 116 crore," he said. Further, on Operation Sindoor, the minister said the day India launched the attack was a proud day for the nation.
Time of India
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Union Minister Announces Rs 116 Crore Plan for Karkala Pilgrim Center Development
Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat UDUPI: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister of Culture and Tourism , visited pilgrimage and tourist centres in Karkala , which will be developed by the central govt. The Minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a vision to develop all the pilgrimage centres and tourism destinations across the nation.'India has its own diverse identity, and the idea is to convert this diversity into unity. Tourism is one of the ways to bring unity in diversity. Tourists who visit pilgrimage centres symbolise unity in diversity. We are committed to making the idea of 'Ek Bharath Shreshta Bharat' a reality through this. For this, all pilgrim centres and tourist spots also need to be developed similar to the way our economy is growing,' said emphasised that the need of the hour is to take care and alleviate the tourist experience. 'Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced Swadesh Darshan and PRASHAD Schemes. Several projects under these two schemes have already been taken up, and works are in progress across the nation,' he on Operation Sindoor, the Minister said the day India launched the attack was a proud day for the nation. 'When terrorists attacked our tourists at Pahalgam, the Prime Minister took a stern decision to end saw how our forces entered the terrorist camps and launched attacks to eliminate terrorist elements from their hideouts. It is a changing picture of India, where the nation is getting stronger at a time when we also see the strengthening of our cultural heritage,' he MLA V Sunil Kumar said that he met the Minister in Delhi and sought support to develop pilgrim and tourism destinations in the region. 'A masterplan has been prepared to develop these tourism destinations under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme of the central govt. The popular pilgrim centre of Bahubali at Anekere, the Jain Basadi of Varanga, and Ramasamudra will be developed in two phases at an estimated cost of Rs 116 crore,' he part of the plans to take up development works under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme, the Minister arrived in Karkala to visit the tourist places, he added. Udupi-Chikmagalur MP Kota Shrinivas Poojary was present.
