Tourist Infrastructure:..This
provision relates to the expenditure on creation of Infrastructural facilities
on construction of Budget Accommodation, Wayside amenities, Tourist Reception
Centres, Refurbishment of Monuments, Special Tourism Projects, Adventure and
Sports facilities, Sound and Light Shows, Illumination of monuments, Providing
for improvement in solid waste management and sewerage management, improvement
of surroundings, Signages, Procurement of equipments directly related to
Tourism and Rural Tourism projects etc. This provision also relates to the
Large Revenue Generating Projects, generating revenue through levy of fees or
user charges like Tourist Trains, Cruise vessels, Cruise terminals, Convention
Centre, Golf Courses, etc. and creation of land bank for hotels to provide the
hotel accommodation in the country by purchasing land and building hotels
through Public Private Partnerships. The provision also includes Externally
Aided Projects (including UNDP Endogenous Tourism Projects), Assistance to
Central agencies for Tourism Infrastructural Development and for Construction
of Building of Indian Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering (IISM) at Gulmarg.
This includes 2.5 percent of the total Plan Budget in respect of Tribal
Sub-Plan under the Plan Scheme Infrastructure Development for
Destination/Circuits.