Category Archives: MOT

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in the recent post-budget webinar, said that we must profile the tourists coming to India from abroad and decide our target group. “For people living abroad who can spend more, we need to make a special strategy to bring them to India in maximum numbers. Such tourists may stay in India for a short period of time but will go after spending a lot of money,” he added.

G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of Tourism, stated that the biggest employment generating sector could very well be the tourism sector after textiles industry. “This sector is one of the sectors to generate maximum employment with the least capital investment,” he said.

Arvind Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, has highlighted that this year’s budget advocates a shift from department centric and scheme centric approach to a destination centric approach for planning, development and management of tourism.

G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of Tourism & Culture, thanked the attendees of the post budget webinar by saying that the government must work shoulder to shoulder with the private sector to develop tourism in India, which is a huge nation and large population.

Arvind Singh, Secretary, Tourism, said at the MOT webinar that Public private partnerships can be realized in various segments of tourism ranging from accommodation transportation, food development of attractions, adventure and recreational activities.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in MOT’s post budget webinar mentioned the Kankaria lake project in Ahmedabad, Gujarat where the redevelopment of the lake and skill development for those working in the food stalls was carried out. “Every tourist destination can also develop its own revenue model,” he said.

Ministry of Tourism is organising a webinar ‘Developing Tourism on Mission Mode’ on March 3, 2023,  9:30 am onwards. It is aimed at developing an action plan for implementation of the post Budget Announcements 2023-24. It will be addressed by PM Narendra Modi.

Union Minister For Culture, Tourism and Development Of Northeastern Region (DoNER) said, “A two-day brainstorming meeting is scheduled to take place in February or March before the Global Travel and Tourism Summit (GTIS), during which the Ministry and state governments will discuss the necessary steps to enhance tourism in India.” 

Arvind Singh, Secretary, Tourism has said that  based on the discussions at the last G-20 tourism working group meeting,  the members will distill the proceedings and draw the roadmap for further deliberations  on the 5 priorities at the next working group meeting which will be held in April at Siliguri.

The Tourism Ministry will organise 1st Global Tourism Invest Summit from the 17th to 19th of May this year in New Delhi to showcase opportunities in the tourism sector. The Summit was supposed to be held in April 10-12, 2023. It will deliberate on potential opportunities for investment across tourism segments including hotels and restaurants, adventure and eco-tourism, cruise and other related tourism sectors. Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy has the Government is focussing on connectivity, civic infrastructure, tourist amenities and soft infrastructure to promote and develop the tourism sector. The Minister said, with India hosting G-20 Presidency, the Government is also working with State governments, local bodies and other ministries to attract foreign tourists. Reddy said the Government is providing foreign language training to taxi drivers and tourist guides to help foreign delegates understand the rich culture of the country with ease.