Govt Redesigning 'Prasad' Scheme to Boost Pilgrim Tourism

• Government is redesigning the 'Prasad' scheme to encourage pilgrim tourism.
• Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat informed the Lok Sabha about the redesign.
• 54 projects have been sanctioned under the scheme over the last ten years.
• The redesign is due to the completion of the scheme's financial cycle.
• Launched in 2014-15, the scheme aims to develop pilgrim sites and improve tourist infrastructure.

Why It Matters: Changes to Prasad scheme will reshape India's pilgrim tourism development.