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Cover Story
Cover Story Tourism Development
toned up for the convenience of farmers,
fishermen, and other people in the state. The
greenfield airport being built in 'Mopa' is going
to be ready in the next few months. To connect
this airport with the national highway, a 6-lane
modern connecting highway is being built at
a cost of about Rs 12,000 crores. Thousands
of crores of rupees have been invested in Goa
in the last few years for the construction of
National Highways. Increased
Similarly, in 2014, the country had also tourism benefits the
announced the 'PRASHAD Scheme' (Pilgrimage poor the most; the lowest
Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage of the poor gets work; at the very
Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) for the least, the capital investment provides
development of pilgrimage places. Under this maximum employment. When tourism
scheme, about 40 big pilgrimage centers are grows, foreign tourists flock to the area
being developed in the country, out of which 15 and spend money. In 2014, the tourist
projects have also been completed. In Gujarat sector brought in 1 lakh 20 thousand
also work is going on on 3 projects worth more crore rupees in foreign exchange for
than 100 crores under the PRASHAD scheme. the Indian people. At the same time,
Special attention is being given to connectivity the foreign exchange grew to
to connect Somnath and other tourist places almost Rs 2 lakh crore in
and cities in Gujarat. The idea behind this is 2018-19.
that when tourists come to visit one place, they
should also go to other tourist places.
Similarly, 19 Iconic Tourist Destinations visiting India and mapping their likes and dislikes.
across the country have been identified and Indian tourism is getting new dimensions with
being developed. All these projects are set to the provision of special signage at tourist places,
give new energy to the tourism industry in the facility of foreign language guides etc.
coming times. Covering 76 sectors in 15 theme CULTURAL-SPIRITUAL TOURISM: THE CARRIER OF INDIAN
circuits, the government is connecting more TRADITION
than 900 tourist destinations. Of these, work is
completed on 35 and 80 percent of work has Today the world is getting attracted to India's
been done in 15 places. yoga, philosophy, spirituality, and culture. There
To promote international tourism, the has also been a new awareness in the new
government has also taken many policy generation to connect with their roots. That is
decisions in these seven years, which are why today there are national and international SWADESH DARSHAN
benefiting the country today. The country has possibilities in the field of cultural and spiritual
pushed forward systems such as e-Visa and tourism. To give shape to these possibilities, the
Visa on Arrival, and has also reduced visa fees. country is not only creating modern infrastructure
Similarly, the GST charged for hospitality in the but also reviving its ancient glory.
tourism sector has also been reduced. Keeping Touring around the Ramayana Circuit gives
in mind the adventure, the country has also one a sense of Lord Rama's majesty, while the
opened 120 mountain peaks for trekking. Guides Buddha Circuit allows Buddhist adherents from
are also being trained by running programs so all over the world to visit India. The development
that tourists do not have to face inconvenience of Ayodhya is being envisaged as a spiritual
in the new place. India is constantly doing new global tourism center and sustainable smart city.
things by studying the psychology of tourists In the last few years, all the monuments related
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