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Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said that 46 heritage places belonging to the Kempegowda era have been identified in three circuits that would be developed at a cost of Rs 223 crore for promoting tourism. A plan has been prepared to develop the Magadi circuit at a cost of Rs 132 crore. Rs 47 crore for the Bengaluru circuit, and Rs 44 crore for the Nandi circuit.

To strengthen the hospitality & tourism industry, the Ministry of Tourism (MOT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Yatra. The primary objective of this MoU is to provide extensive visibility to accommodation units, which have self-certified themselves on SAATHI on the OTA platform.

Serving as the Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways in the Second Narendra Modi Government, Retired General Vijay Kumar Singh has also been made the Minister of State for Aviation. He will report to the Minister of Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya Scindia. He previously served as Minister of State for External Affairs in the First Modi ministry and as Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of the North-Eastern Region.

Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs in the Second Modi Cabinet, Arjun Ram Meghwal and Member of Parliament from New Delhi Parliamentary constituency, Meenakshi Lekhi have been made the new Minister of State for Culture post the latest cabinet reshuffle by the PM Narendra Modi when 43 new ministers took the oath. Member of Parliament from Bikaner, Meghwal formerly served as Chief Whip and Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises. Lekhi is also a lawyer in the Supreme Court of India.

BJP Lok Sabha MP for Jalna, Danve Raosaheb Dadarao and third-time MP from Surat, Darshana Vikram Jardosh have been made the new Minister of State for Railways post the latest cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Both the new ministers will work under the new Minister of Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw who has also been made the Minister of Communications. Dadarao was previously the Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Odisha Ashwini Vaishnaw will be the new Railways Minister. He will take over charge from Piyush Goyal. Vaishnaw will also head the Ministry of Electronics and Information and Technology Ministry apart from Ministry of Communications.

Shripad Yesso Naik and Ajay Bhatt have been made the new Minister of State for Tourism post the latest cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Both the new ministers will work under the Minister of Tourism, G Kishan Reddy who has been given charge of MOT apart from the Ministry of Culture.

G Kishan Reddy has become the new Minister of Tourism and Minister of Culture. He takes over from Prahlad Singh Patel, who took over office on 30th May 2019. He has also been made the Minister of Development of the North Eastern Region. MOT also gets a Minister of State with Shripad Yesso Naik being appointed as the new Minister of State for Tourism the news came after a cabinet reshuffle was announced by Prime Minister Modi.

Jyotiraditya Scindia has been announced as the new Minister of Civil Aviation. He takes over the charge from Hardeep Singh Puri, who has been at the helm of Ministry of Civil Aviation since 2019. The news came after a cabinet reshuffle was done by Prime Minister Modi. Scindia was a Minister of State with an independent charge for Power in the cabinet of Prime Minister ManMohan Singh from October 2012 until May 2014.

The industry body ASSOCHAM held a round table discussion on the Revival of the Tourism Sector, attended by industry leaders with the aim to shed light on key focus areas for the revival of the segment, the way forward and how the industry can convert the crisis into an opportunity. Addressing the gathering, Arvind Singh, Tourism Secretary, Government of India, mentioned, “We have to inculcate confidence in the minds of the travellers. The pain points of the travel sector have been discussed. What we are going through is once in a century event, we have seen ups and downs and after every down, there is always an up. We have seen the same in the first wave, where there was a revival after a pushback. We are hearing signs of revival, with people travelling to the hills. We are witnessing the revival again from the second wave of the pandemic in the domestic tourism sector. The ministry of tourism has kept dialogue & doors open with the industry.  A lot of suggestions have come up which we have examined and have taken up with the finance ministry and the other stakeholders” Putting forth his views while presenting how India as a destination can become a leader in the space of Medical Value Tourism C&MD ITDC, G Kamala Vardhana Rao said, “The increasing globalization of healthcare services has led to the rise of medical tourism. India is visited not only for its tradition, enthralling beauty, and delightful diversity but also for its high-end healthcare ecosystem and world-class medical treatment. Over the years, India has become a premier and attractive destination for travellers from across the globe to attain best-in-class clinical treatment, …