The Ministry of Tourism (MoT), Government of India has appointed a National Level Consultant (NLC) to identify some Spiritual Tourism circuits, including a Sufi circuit, for integrated development, in association with the states/union territories during the 12th Five Year Plan period. The Sufi circuit identified by NLC for Maharashtra is Mumbai–Aurangabad–Shirdi, informed Dr K Chiranjeevi, Minister of State with Independent
Charge for Tourism, Government of India, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha yesterday.
The MoT has appointed State Level Project Management Agency (SLPMA) for Maharashtra to prepare Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of circuits identified by NLC. The fund requirement for each circuit will be decided after the finalisation of DPRs and funds will be provided under the Plan Schemes of MoT based on the project proposal received from the state government, subject to inter-se-priority.