Tourism is a vital element for
overall growth of economy and gears both state and central governments to work
towards increasing India’s tourism market share on the global platform in the
current 12th plan (2012-2017). The ministry has projected the budget
requirement of Rs 22,800 crores for various activities relating to development
of tourism. The foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) in India witnessed an impressive
growth of around 8.9% during 2011 as compared to 4.4% for the world as a whole.
During the first four months of 2012 growth in FTAs has been 8.3%.
CINEMA TOURISM:
In an Endeavour to establish India as
a filming destination, the ministry of tourism and ministry of information and
broadcasting have recently entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to
promote cinema of India as a sub brand of INCEREDIBLE INDIA at various
international film festivals and markets to develop synergy between tourism and
film industry and to provide an enabling partnerships between India and the
global film industry.
SPIRITUAL TOURISM:
The government is promoting spiritual
tourism by coordinating with local authorities and other stakeholders to keep
the highest standards of hygiene at sacred places. In consultations with
stakeholders the Jain circuits, the Buddhist circuits Sufi and other spiritual
circuits have been identified for development during 12th plan.
Jain circuits:
(a)
Jodhpur-Bikaner-Udaipur-Chittorgarh-Nagpur
(b)
Bengaluru-Mandya-Hassan-Dakshin
kannada-Udipi
(c)
Muzaffarpur-Bhojpur-Patna-Nalanda-Girdhir-Navda-Jamui-Banka
(d)
Bhavnagar-Mehsana-Patna-Udaipur-Bikaner-Nagur
Sufi circuits:
(a)
Delhi-Agra-Fathehpursikri-Ajmer
(b)
Mumbai-Aurangabad-Shiridi
(c)
Sufi circuit of Bihar
(d)
Hyderabad-Bijapur-Gulbarga
(e)
Dargahs of J&K, Punjab,Himachal
Pradesh
Sufi
circuits of Awadh region
The government is also targeting the Buddhist
rich destinations of Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, J&K,
Sikkim, and Bihar. The ministry of tourism is endeavoring to strengthen
international infrastructure capable of meeting the market demand of
hospitality sector. This is done for both managerial as well as skilled service
provider categories.
Tourism Promotion in North East:
Embracing
the eastern Himalayan region from Sikkim eastwards, north east region of India
witnessed an incredible increased flux of tourists. Each year people come here
to experience its rich natural beauty serene environments exotic flora and
fauna. Huge plan for promoting tourism in north east as it will have a positive
socio economic impact of these states. Central financial assistance to augment infrastructure
at selective places is provided
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