UPSC CDS 2 2018 GK Paper

Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) is a project of the Ministry of Tourism to develop pilgrimage and heritage destinations in the country.
PRASAD Scheme was launched in 2014–15 with 12 identified sites, namely Ajmer (Rajasthan), Amritsar (Punjab), Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), Dwarka (Gujarat), Gaya (Bihar), Kedarnath (Uttarakhand), Kamakhya (Assam), Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu), Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), Puri (Odisha), Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), and Vellankani (Tamil Nadu).
During 2015–16, Patna (Bihar), and during 2016–17, 12 more sites were added in the scheme for development, namely Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh), Badrinath (Uttarakhand), Belur (West Bengal), Deoghar (Jharkhand), Guruvayur (Kerala), Hazratbal and Katra (Jammu & Kashmir), Omkareshwar (Madhya Pradesh), Somnath (Gujarat), Srisailam and Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), and Trimbakeshwar (Maharashtra).