Q. Name the new schemes launched by the government to promote tourism in India?- Published on 28 Mar 15a. PARYATAN
b. PARIVARTAN
c. PRASAD
d. PRASAD & SWADESH DARSHAN
ANSWER: PRASAD & SWADESH DARSHAN
National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) and SWADESH DARSHAN are the two new schemes of Govt. of India. Under PRASAD, initially, twelve cities namely Amritsar, Ajmer, Amaravati, Dwaraka, Gaya, Kanchipuram, Kedarnath, Kamakhya, Mathura, Puri, Varanasi and Vellankani have been identified for development.