The Uttar Pradesh state government has set an ambitious target of generating 500,000 jobs every year by attracting Rs 5000 crore as investment and increasing foreign tourists arrival by ten per cent.Published on : Monday, February 19, 2018
The Uttar Pradesh state government has set an ambitious target of generating 500,000 jobs every year by attracting Rs 5000 crore as investment and increasing foreign tourists arrival by ten per cent.
Uttar Pradesh’s new tourism policy, which was unveiled today by state tourism minister Rita Bahuguna Joshi, primarily aims ensuring safety of women tourists, in a state where law and order is a major issue.
Another highlight is the plan to set up up to 50 heritage hotels in the country’s largest state.
“The policy will be applicable for five years and has set a target of increasing by 15 per cent, domestic, and by 10 per cent foreign tourist arrivals. The sector will generate five lakh direct or indirect jobs and attract an investment of Rs 5,000 crore per year,” Joshi said.
“Investment opportunities would be offered within 20 kms of all tourist sites of the ten tourism circuits including the Ramayana circuit, Krishna-Braj circuit, Buddhist circuit, Wildlife and Eco tourism circuit, Bundelkhand circuit, Mahabharata circuit, Shakti Peeth circuit, Aadhyatmik circuit, Sufi-Kabir circuit and Jain circuit,” the minister added.
The new policy intends to attract one lakh additional tourists to national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in the state and also convert ten heritage buildings to heritage hotels every year. .
“The focus will be on promotion of eco-tourism. Efforts will be made to explore local entrepreneurship avenues through execution of fairs and festivals,” Bahuguna said.
The tourism department will create a land bank for promoting tourism in the state, she added. .
“The new tourism policy will help make UP the most preferred tourism destination,” Bahuguna claimed adding that emphasis will be on extending safety and security of all tourists, especially women.
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