Sewa Drashan Scheme

The Ministry of Tourism organised a Buddhist Circuit Train Familiarization Tour and Conference in the first week of October, which covered the prominent Buddhist sites, under Swadesh Darshan Scheme.

Destinations Covered

  • Lumbini (Nepal): Buddha’s birthplace
  • Bodh Gaya (Bihar): He attained Enlightenment
  • Sarnath (Uttar Pradesh): Place of his first sermon
  • Nalanda (Bihar): World’s first learning place
  • Rajgir (Bihar): Buddha spent several months meditating
  • Sravasti (Uttar Pradesh): Place he taught many of his Suttas
  • Vaishali (Bihar): Buddha delivered his last sermon

About Swadesh Darshan Scheme

Swadesh Darshan Scheme is a central sector theme-based scheme launched in 2014-15.

  • Objective: To develop theme-based tourist circuits in the country. These tourist circuits ....
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