Guwahati, July 16 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said the state is preparing to scale up its tourism sector through a comprehensive five-year Tourism Master Plan after recording nearly six crore visitors over the last decade.In a post on social media platform X, the Chief Minister said the state has witnessed significant growth in tourist arrivals over the past ten years and asserted that the next phase of development would focus on expanding rural tourism, creating …
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Bhopal, April 4 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government’s ‘homestay’ concept, which provides tourists with an experience of the “Heart of India” through local customs, lifestyle, and home-cooked food, has witnessed significant success over the past two years. A senior official in the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Department on Saturday told IANS that the number of tourists visiting the rapidly growing network of homestays is steadily increasing. He said that a significant number of homestays …
Shimla, Feb 2 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday launched the dedicated home stay registration portal, http://homestay.hp.gov.in, designed to simplify the administrative process. The new platform allows operators to complete their registration online, ensuring a user-friendly experience from the comfort of their homes. The Chief Minister emphasised that the state government is committed to facilitating hotel owners and home stay operators to ensure that their…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said on Thursday that the government has approved an initiative to develop 1,000 tribal homestays under its Swadesh Darshan Scheme.The homestays would be developed as part of ‘Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan’, and the intervention includes a support of up to Rs 5 lakh per unit (for new construction), up to Rs 3 lakh (renovation) and Rs 5 lakh for village community requirement, he said in a wr…