New Delhi: Foreign tourists soared 124% in 2023 at a rate of $192 million, with Tourism and Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat informing Lok Sabha in a critical state of high foreign tourists’ footsteps.
In 2022, the inflow of tourism into India will be 8.5 million. Over the years, the Ministry of Tourism has taken several steps/initiatives to encourage more foreign tourists to visit India.
Under the “Swadesh Darshan” program, the Ministry of Tourism “Drive of the State’s Pilgrimage Restoration and Spiritual Heritage Enhancement Driver (Prashad)” and “providing assistance to central agencies for the development of tourism infrastructure”, providing various tourism industries and facilities for the development of various facilities for the state government/union territorial management/central agencies, and providing economic assistance to various enterprises for various tourism industries.
The Ministry of Tourism promotes a variety of tourist destinations and products in India’s domestic and international markets through its various activities and activities.
Some initiatives are the Dekho Apna Desh movement, the Chalo India movement, the International Tourism Market, Bharat Parv. The incredible Indian Content Hub is launched, and it is a comprehensive digital repository containing a wealth of high-quality images, movies, brochures and newsletters related to the Indian tourism industry.
The promotions are also conducted through the department’s website and social media handles. In addition to other niche themes such as health tourism, culinary tourism, rural, ecotourism, etc., it can also promote the tourism scope to expand the tourism scope.
Enhance the overall quality and visitor experience through programs focused on capacity building, “capacity building for service providers,” “Incredible Indian Tourism Promoter” (IITF), “Paryatan Mitra” and “Paryatan Mitra” and “Paryatan Didi”.
As of the date, the minister has announced 53 tourist routes. The E-VISA program is now used in 167 countries and can be used in 9 subcategories: e-tourism visa; e-business visa; e-medical visa; e-conference visa; e-medical waiter visa; e-ayush visa; e-ayush waiter visa; e-student visa; and e-Student X Visa.
