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Tourism
Policy and Schemes |
In order to develop tourism in India in a systematic
manner, position it as a major engine of economic growth and to harness its
direct and multiplier effects for employment and poverty eradication an environmentally
sustainable manner, the National Tourism Policy was formulated in the year2002.Broadly, the “Policy”
attempts to:-
· Position tourism as a major engine of
economic growth;
· Harness the direct and multiplier effects of
tourism for employment generation, economic development and providing
impetus to rural tourism;
· Focus on domestic tourism as a major driver
of tourism growth.
· Position
· Acknowledges the critical role of private
sector with government working as a pro-active facilitator and catalyst;
· Create and develop integrated tourism
circuits based on India’s unique civilization, heritage, and culture in
partnership with States, private sector and other agencies and
· Ensure that the tourist to
· Keeping is view the basic principles and
guidelines of the Tourism Policy, the
Ministry of Tourism has been broadly implementing the following schemes/
programs during the 11th Five Year Plan:
Guidelines for Plan Scheme(11th)
