Swadesh Darshan scheme - Current Affairs Questions and Answers

1)   First meeting of the national committee for which circuits under Swadesh Darshan scheme were held on June 14, 2016?

a. Ramayana Circuit
b. Krishna Circuit
c. Mahabharata Circuit
d. Both a and b
e. All the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both a and b

Explanation:
First Meeting of National Committee on Ramayana Circuit & Krishna Circuit under Swadesh Darshan Scheme was held on 14 June 2016.

  • The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Union Minister of Tourism & Culture Dr Mahesh Sharma.
  • During the meeting proposal to set up 11 Ramayana Circuits and 12 Krishna Circuits were approved.
Destinations under Ramayana Circuit
Under Ramayana Circuit, 11 destinations spread across 6 states are proposed. These are:
  • Ayodhya, Nandigram, Shringhverpur & Chitrakoot (Uttar Pradesh)
  • Sitamarhi, Buxar & Darbhanga (Bihar)
  • Jagdalpur (Chattisgarh)
  • Bhadrachalam (Telangana)
  • Hampi (Karnataka)
  • Rameshwaram (Tamil Nadu)
Destinations under Krishna Circuit
Under Krishna circuit, 12 destinations spread across 5 states are proposed. These are:
  • Dwarka (Gujarat)
  • Nathdwara, Jaipur & Sikar (Rajasthan)
  • Kurukshetra (Haryana)
  • Mathura, Vrindavan, Gokul, Barsana, Nandgaon & Govardhan (Uttar Pradesh)
  • Puri (Odisha)