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PM MODI INVITES FOR WATCHING THE CELEBRATION OF DEMOCRACY

The fourth Tourism Working Group and Tourism
Ministers meeting concluded in Goa, with Prime
Minister Narendra Modi inviting the G20 Tourism
Ministers to the General Election Festival next year.
He also stated that India's G20 Presidency's slogan,
"Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: One Earth, One Family,
One Future," can also serve as a slogan for global
tourism.
The Tourism Ministers meeting was preceded
by the co-event of the Tourism Working Group
on 'Towards a Circular Economy of Plastics in the
Tourism Sector: Global Tourism Plastics Initiative,
"' Making Cruise Tourism a Model for Sustainable
and Responsible Travel." The documents prepared
by the Group, including the Goa Road Map, were
finalised and accepted by the Ministers. See
the full document at this link: https://www.g20. India will hold general
org/content/dam/gtwenty/gtwenty_new/
elections next year. Nearly a
document/G20_Tourism_Outcome.pdf.
Green tourism, digitalization, skill development, billion voters will celebrate
tourism MSMEs, and destination management are the festival of democracy for
among the G-20's five priorities, which India chairs.
more than a month. There will
These priorities reflect those of India and the Global
be plenty of places to see this
South. Following these discussions, the outcome
document, which includes the Goa Roadmap, festival. I invite you all to join
was adopted. Just as India is promoting tourism
us in India for this important
through innovation, G20 Tourism Ministers were
global moment.
urged to work together for greater use of emerging
technologies, increased access to finance, easing
trade rules, and investment in skill development.
Union Tourism Minister G. Kishan Reddy said that - Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
the power of tourism can be harnessed through
collaborative efforts to accelerate the progress of
the Sustainable Development Goals. The Ministers those who have attended in the past. The focus in
approved both documents from the Tourism India is on spiritual tourism. There is something in
Working Group, which includes Prime Minister India for pilgrims of all major religions; it appeals to
Narendra Modi's initiative Travel for Life based on everyone. 7 crore pilgrims have come so far since
Lifestyle for Environment. the improvement of infrastructure in Varanasi,
Atithi Devo Bhava is our approach to tourism. which is ten times more than before. The Statue
Our tourism is more than just sightseeing. It is of Unity, the world's tallest statue, attracts 27 lakh
a completely immersive experience. India has visitors each year. In the last nine years, India
something for everyone. With India hosting 200 has placed a special emphasis on developing
meetings across the country during its G-20 the entire tourism ecosystem in the country. The
presidency, Prime Minister Modi stated that no hospitality industry holds enormous promise for job
two meetings experience would be the same for creation, social inclusion, and economic growth.

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