31/01/2019 - Government Policies

KEY POINTS

·        Tourism sector is one of the largest employment generators in India and encourages inclusive growth of the less-advantaged sections of the society.

·        In Hunar Se Rozgar Tak Programme the Ministry of Tourism launched a special initiative called Hunar Se Rozgar Tak (HSRT) in the year 2009-10 for creation of employable skills amongst youth. This initiative is fully funded by the Ministry of Tourism. 

·        One of the objective of the Paryatan Parv is to spread the awareness about tourism as a major engine of economic growth and harness its direct and multiplier effect on employment and poverty eradication in a sustainable manner by active participation of all segments of the society. 

·        India Tourism Mart (ITM) is being held for the Tourism industry stakeholders are coming together for such a large scale event with Ministry of Tourism’s support.

·        The objective  of  the event  is  to  create  an annual Global  Tourism  Mart  for  India  in line with  major  international  travel  marts  being  held  in  countries   across  the world.

·        The Mart  provides  a  platform  for  all stakeholders  in the  tourism  and   hospitality industries  to  interact  and   transact  business  opportunities.

·        Creation of Special Tourism Zones anchored on Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) would lead to overall development of the areas and offer diverse tourism experiences which would help in creating livelihood and improve standards of local communities living in those areas.

·        This Scheme Create employment through active involvement of local communities, harness tourism potential for its multiplier effects in employment generation.

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