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Government is exploring visa-on-arrival for countries that send the biggest numbers of tourists to India, said Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister of Tourism. “We are also working with the MEA to explore ways to engage with top markets to promote India as a global destination,” he added.

G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of Tourism, lays out three major pillars for developing tourism in mission mode to make India the major travel destination—Active participation-to encourage competitive federalism among States and their participation in creating national strategies and models. Convergence of government programmes and Public-Private Partnership

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.

G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of Tourism, Culture and DoNER, in his recent address on govt initiatives in Civil Aviation sector, said that the Ministry of Tourism also funds more than 50 routes and has approved another 10 under the RCS-UDAN Scheme .

In a reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of Tourism, shared that domestic tourist visits in India fell from 2.32 billion in 2019, to 677 million in 2021, owing to the impact of the pandemic.

G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of Tourism, has shared that they have set up a 24×7 Multi-Lingual Tourist Info-Helpline on the toll free number 1800111363 or on a short code 1363 in 12 Languages including 10 international languages (German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic), Hindi English for domestic and foreign tourists to provide support service in term of information relating to Travel in India and to offer appropriate guidance to tourists in distress while travelling in India.

Hotel Association of India (HAI) will be having its conclave on 29 September, 2022 at the Lalit New Delhi, which will be inaugurated by G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of Tourism, Culture and DoNER, revealed MP Bezbaruah, Secretary General, HAI.

G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of Tourism, Culture and DoNER, concluded the 3-day National Conference of State Tourism Ministers in Dharamshala by saying that 34. India is estimated to achieve 50 Bn USD GDP contribution from Tourism, 30 Bn USD in Foreign Exchange Earnings and 15 million foreign arrivals by 2024

G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of Tourism, Culture and DoNER, said that showcasing the rich cultural heritage of the Vijayanagar Empire, Ministry of Railways is redeveloping Karnataka’s Hosapete Junction Railway Station on the theme of Hampi.

G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of Tourism, Culture and DoNER and Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Railways, flagged off the first Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train operating on the Ramayana Circuit. Speaking on the occasion, Reddy said that MOT, in association with IRCTC and Ministry of Railways has also proposed Bharat Gaurav Tourist Trains for Krishna Circuit, Buddhist Circuit and many other circuits.