Proforma –II

Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Planning & Development Department
PROJECT CONCEPT FORM
Sector: Sports, Youth Affairs, Tourism, Archaeology & Museums
Department Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Peshawar
Sub-Sector: Tourism
Exp. Up to TF Beyond
01 Cost Allocation for 2020-21
June 2020 2021-22
Local Foreign Foreign
Cap Rev Total
500 Nil Nil 100 100 Nil 400
Title of the Proposed
02 Acquisitions of lands in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Project
The Tourism Department is committed to provide opportunities to all
segments of society to participate in recreational activities that promote
Tourism at local and regional level. In this connection the present
scheme aims to acquire land in phases for developing tourism related
facilities for the tourists which may be developed by public sector open
existing 167 out of which 120 have been taken over .Opening of rest
houses to general public is in line with Prime Minister Directives . It is
03 Proponent information
further planned to out source these to private sector but prior to out
sourcing the dilapidated or obsolete construction of these rest houses to
be fine tuned to fetch better value for money and simultaneously . Uptill
now 58 rest houses have been cleared for onward outsourcing to private
sector but it needs to be put to useable and working conditions. It is to
for facilitating the tourists and various segment of society to relax,
refresh and have hand first-hand information about touristic areas.
The aim is to invest in existing rest houses that are in dilapidated
condition or needs strengthening to get better value in terms of money
Goals & Objectives set
04 and provide appropriate facilities to tourists. These may be would be
to be achieved
future tourism assets besides providing recreation to men, women and
children.
The out sourcing of existing rest after making them up to useable and in
working conditions is the aim. Rest houses opening would reduce
existing expenses on them and fetch better money for government
Rationale for ADP
05 assets. It is expected to help private sector . Using all existing Public
Funding
Sector rest houses for promoting tourism is the priority agenda of the
Federal as well Provincial government, it is therefore on priority basis to
make all the tourist sites accessible with staying facilities .
Geographical
Coverage (for whole
06 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
province or specific
district/ tehsil)
07 Is the Project aligned The project will restore and remodify the dilapidated and obsolete
with CDS building of the first 58 rest houses that are ready for outsourcing and
similarly the remaining rest houses would follow. Where after the private
sector may also start establishing tourist facilities in the proposed sites in
a regulated manner. It will highlight to the stake holders in tourism that
the Public sector is committed to make tourism as a source of income
generation. It will also provide insights to the visiting tourists while they
are traveling from one site to another which is in line with the
 comprehensive development strategy.
The most developed tourist facility is present at Malam Jabba which is
more advanced and in the instant scheme we would be opening up
upgrading the existing 120 rest houses identified for or out sourcing out
Nearest place where of which 58 would be furnished, repaired , furnished in the first go for out
08 similar facility is sourcing to private sector. The aim is to equip these rest houses so that
available it shall meet the basic minimum requirements of health, hygiene and
food . It is further expected that this investment would become a source
of increasing the revenue for local entrepreneurs, which also would help
increasing domestic tourists to KP.
09 Financial Phasing ( 2- Years ) 1st year Rs.100M 2nd year Rs.400M
The local communities would establish businesses around these tourist
spots that would be directly or indirectly related to tourism. It is further
Beneficiaries ( type &
10 expected the residents and host communities as well as the tourists are
Number)
expected to benefit. Similarly the small entrepreneurs serving the tourists
are directly the beneficiaries.
Opening up of existing rest houses of public sector is expected to
Expected output
increase the number of rooms available to the tourists on immediate
11 (qualitative &
basis. It will be hosting of guests with additional accommodation with
quantitative)
projection of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as tourist’s friendly region.
Its our first priority to provide Tourist staying facilities in existing and
outsourcing of existing rest house indicates the commitment of
government to activate private sector participation in tourism that
Priority (indicate top,
12 provides a spring board to those related with tourism and do not have
normal or low)
the means to implement the ideas that they have regarding tourism
besides it helps in disseminating messages on health, hygiene and
cleanliness to the visitors also.