{"id":1553,"date":"2026-08-03T06:34:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T06:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/?p=1553"},"modified":"2026-08-10T06:35:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T06:35:32","slug":"swadesh-darshan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/03\/swadesh-darshan\/","title":{"rendered":"Swadesh Darshan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Swadesh Darshan<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>About<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The<strong> Ministry of Tourism<\/strong> launched the <strong>Swadesh Darshan Scheme<\/strong> in<strong> 2015<\/strong> for the <strong>integrated development of<\/strong> <strong>theme-based tourist circuits <\/strong>in the country.\u00a0\u00a0\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thematic circuits identified under the scheme include: <strong>Eco-tourism, Wildlife, Buddhist, Desert, Spiritual, Ramayana, Krishna, Coastal, Northeast, Rural, Himalayan, Tribal and Heritage.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Scheme aims to boost tourism&#8217;s economic impact, generate employment, improve youth skills, attract private investment, and safeguard cultural and natural resources.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is a <strong>Central Sector Scheme <\/strong>and<strong> completely funded by the central government.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Swadesh Darshan 2.0<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In 2023, the Ministry of Tourism revamped the scheme as<strong> Swadesh Darshan 2.0 <\/strong>with the objective to develop <strong>sustainable and responsible destinations <\/strong>following a<strong> tourist &amp; 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