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 India as a global brand to take advantage of the burgeoning global travel trade and the vast untapped potential of India  as a destination;

·  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 India gets physically invigorated, mentally rejuvenated, culturally enriched, spiritually elevated  and “feel India from within”.

 

·  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)    

    

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Scheme for Product/ Infrastructure Development and Destination & Circuits

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Scheme of Assistance for Large Revenue Generating Projects

Scheme of Capacity Building for Service Providers (Rural Tourism)

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Scheme of Rural Tourism

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Scheme of Financial Assistance to States for Organization Tourism Related Events

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Scheme of Central Financial Assistance for Information Technology (IT) Projects

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Scheme for support to Public Private Partnership in Infrastructure Development (Viability Gap undoing)

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Time Share Resorts (TSR)

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Marketing Development Assistance Scheme for promotion of Domestic Tourism

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Revised Guidelines for Adhoc Advertisement

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Scheme of Financial Assistance to the IHMs/FCIs/IITTM/ITIs/POLYTECHNIC etc