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Particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with, or representation by, the members of the public in relation to the formulation of its policy or implementation thereof

Formulation of Policy

S.No.	Subject / Topic	Is it mandatory to ensure public participation (Yes/No)	Arrangements for seeking public participation
1.	National Tourism Policy	No	Parliamentary Standing Committee comprising people’s representatives advises the Ministry in policy formulation The National Tourism Policy was formulated in 2002 and was finalised after circulation of the draft policy amongst the stakeholders in the tourism sector, the private sector, the industry associations, State Governments and Central Ministries/Departments.

 

Implementation of Policy

S.No.	Subject / Topic	Is it mandatory to ensure public participation (Yes/No)	Arrangements for seeking public participation
1.	National Tourism Policy	No	The Tourism Policy sets up a framework that will allow various stakeholders to fully develop the tourism potential and to harness this to the national development priorities of economic growth and employment generation.