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17/02/23 12:58 PM IST

Best Tourism Village Competition Portal

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  • The Union Tourism Minister, Shri G. Kishan Reddy launched important initiatives for tourism promotion in the country like Best Tourism Village Competition Portal’ and Rural Tourism Portal.
About the Initiatives
  • The Ministry of Tourism is organizing 1st Global Tourism Investors’ Summit during 17-19 May 2023.
  • To showcase investible projects and opportunities in tourism and hospitality sector in India to domestic and international investors.
  • In order to develop tourism in mission mode and to accelerate India’s rise towards world leadership in tourism sector, the Ministry of Tourism has launched Visit India Year 2023. It is a unique, collective movement that invites the world to explore India during 2023.
  • The Government, for the first time focussed on the development of spiritual destinations and PRASHAD (National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual and Heritage Augmentation Drive) scheme was launched by the Ministry of Tourism in 2015.
  • Till date, under PRASHAD scheme, a total of 45 projects for an amount of Rs.1586.10 Crore have been sanctioned.
  • The Ministry of Tourism has launched a program for Yuva Tourism Club across the country to engage youth with tourism.
  • It will provide youth with better understanding of their culture, heritage and tourism by engaging in a variety of activities.
  • It will also create awareness about the career opportunities in the field of tourism and hospitality.
Swadesh Darshan Scheme
  • Ministry of Tourism introduced Swadesh Darshan scheme in 2014-15 with focus on integrated development of theme-based tourist circuits in the country.
  • 76 projects were sanctioned for an amount of Rs.5315.59 Crore under various themes such as eco, heritage, Himalayan, coastal theme etc.
  • The Scheme has now been revamped as Swadesh Darshan 2.0 with the objective to develop sustainable and responsible tourist destinations in the country.
  • The Ministry has selected 50 destinations for development in the country.
Source- PIB

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