The Ministry of Tourism (MoT), Government of India
is planning to formulate a new tourism policy in the next 6 months. It will
be a comprehensive action plan and road map for Indian tourism for coming
times, said Dr Lalit K Panwar, Secretary - Tourism, Government of India.
Seeking contribution from industry stakeholders, he
asked them for valuable suggestions to make the new policy really help drive
the industry forward. Prior to this, the tourism policy was made in 2002. With
the new policy, the MoT now wants to adapt to changing times.
Panwar said that the MoT is planning to extend
Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) to five countries—France, China, UK,
Spain and Italy. This will cover 63 per cent of India's source markets, and
within three years help India reach the magical figure of one per cent of
international arrivals. To support this growth, India would require another two lakh hotel rooms. Therefore, he said the MoT has approached the government to incentivise the hotel industry, like offering infrastructure status.
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