Dharamshala, 13 December
Union Tourism and Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, in reply to a question by Kangra Lok Sabha member Dr. Rajeev Bhardwaj, said that the Central Government has given the famous Shaktipeeth Maa Chintpurni Temple in Una district the status of religious tourism under the “Prashad” scheme of the Government of India. To developChosen for.Under which, better facilities will be developed on priority basis in the long term for the devotees visiting this place.
He said that the state government has not yet submitted the detailed project report to the Union Tourism Ministry for the complete development of this religious place. He said that under the “Prasad” scheme, the Central Government provides financial assistance to the State Governments to develop modern facilities in important religious places and sites of archaeological importance in the States and Union Territories, so that religious tourism can be exploited to the maximum. .
Union Cooperative Minister Amit Shah, in response to a question by Kangra Lok Sabha member Dr. Rajeev Bhardwaj, said that no proposal has been received from any cooperative society of Himachal Pradesh under the Yuva Sahakar Yojana.
He told that under the Youth Cooperative Scheme, loan is provided for a period of five years to the youth entrepreneurial cooperative societies operating for 3 months and the National Cooperative Development Corporation provides a subsidy of up to 2 percent on this loan. He said that this amount is sanctioned on project basis.
