Government / Ministry News

» Kashmir to develop 2 KM Tourism Street at Srinagar

GoI sponsored Cluster Development Initiative to give employment opportunity to 1700 families ... Read more

» WTTC calls on India Government to reduce taxes and improve visa policies

The total contribution of Travel & Tourism to India’s GDP in 2011 was 5.6 billion Indian rupees or 6% of GDP and due to rise by 7% in 2012 ... Read more

» Tourism Ministry aims at higher tourist arrivals in next 5 years

We need to accelerate the rate of its growth: Union Minister of State for Tourism K. Chiranjeevi ... Read more

» MoT launches campaign to promote tourism in North East India

Aggressive campaign to market the brand entity of 'Paradise Unexplored' designed for Northeast India; Rs 560 crore invested for promoting tourism in North-East ... Read more

» Arunachal Pradesh to simplify Inner Line Permit procedure to increase tourist inflow

The ILP is an official travel document issued to Indian citizens who want to visit "protected/restricted areas or states" like Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram ... Read more

» International Tourism Mart begins in Guwahati

85 buyer delegates from 23 countries including ASEAN & European countries to attend the mart ... Read more

» DGCA to review Dreamliners aircrafts of AI for safety

Both ANA and its rival Japan Airlines have grounded their entire 787 fleets pending safety checks ... Read more

» West Bengal to woo investors with firm PPP tourism projects

The bid issue for the Rs 1,500-crore Gajoldoba mega project, spread over 280 acres in Dooars, North Bengal, will open on January 30 and bid approvals will be done by April 30 ... Read more

» West Bengal plans a 208 acre Tourism Park

Private operators can design, build, finance and operate the project for a pre-defined period of time ... Read more

» Ghulam Ahmed Mir replaces Jora as the Tourism Minister of J-K

Mir, a Congress MLA from Dooru, will be the new Tourism Minister while Sajad Ahmad Kichloo is Minister of State for Tourism ... Read more

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