Tuesday, August 23, 2022
The Uttar Pradesh tourism sector is prepared to get an industry status. The UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has given his approval regarding this proposal. A decision for awarding industry status to the tourism and hospitality sector has been taken. A committee of experts is evaluating its pros and cons so that the best investor-friendly draft is prepared for the approval of the state cabinet.
The planned changes will be incorporated in the new tourism policy. Recently, Rajasthan has given industry status to its hospitality sector. Uttarakhand, Goa, Kerala have also taken similar steps. Industry players are hopeful that the tourism sector can provide a huge drive to the economy of Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh is a prominent state in terms of tourism, with 109.71 million domestic tourists and 33,737 foreign tourists in 2021.With the type of work been done in the state in the past few years, a remarkable growth can be expected.
Citing an example of Varanasi, a government spokesperson said that more than one crore pilgrims visited Kashi in the month of ‘Shravan’. With the building of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, tourist footfall is expected to go up notches higher. Experts have opined that industry status will make investment tourism easier as well as make it more sustainable. Conferring of industry status to the tourism and hospitality sector will help in revival of the sector which has undergone a lot of setbacks during the pandemic years.
Tags: India, UP Tourism, Uttar Pradesh
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