India’s Tourism Sector to see Even More Good Days,17 Iconic Sites To Be Developed Into World-class Destinations to Boost Tourism : FM
To give a boost to the tourism sector in India, 17 “iconic sites” are ascertained to be transformed into world-class tourist destinations. The announcement was made by the Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting Budget 2019, on Friday.
In order to attract more tourists to the country, the Indian government is going to build 17 model sites, said Sitharaman in her maiden Budget speech.
She worded, “One hundred new clusters will be set up in 2019-20 which will enable 50,000 artisans to come into the economic value chain.”
In the attempt, utmost care will be taken of the country’s rich tribal culture. According to the finance minister, government will take all possible measures to protect and preserve it.
For this, a digital tribal repository will be created, in which photos, videos, details of origin, education, lifestyle, skill sets, traditional arts and other anthropological information will be well accumulated.
Further, Sitharaman said, globalizing the concept, the government will embark on a mission to combine traditional artisans and creative persons with the global market to obtain patents for them.
