At present, there are 286 travel agencies approved by Ministry of Tourism
in the country. The details in this regard, State/UT-wise as on December 03,
2012 are given below.
|
Sl. No.
|
STATE
|
TOTAL
|
|
1.
|
ANDHRA PRADESH
|
8
|
|
2.
|
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
|
0
|
|
3.
|
ASSAM
|
1
|
|
4.
|
BIHAR
|
1
|
|
5.
|
CHHATTISGARH
|
1
|
|
6.
|
GOA
|
3
|
|
7.
|
GUJARAT
|
10
|
|
8.
|
HARYANA
|
4
|
|
9.
|
HIMACHAL PRADESH
|
0
|
|
10.
|
JAMMU & KASHMIR
|
1
|
|
11.
|
JHARKHAND
|
1
|
|
12.
|
KARNATAKA
|
14
|
|
13.
|
KERALA
|
9
|
|
14.
|
MADHYA PRADESH
|
3
|
|
15.
|
MAHARASHTRA
|
58
|
|
16.
|
MANIPUR
|
2
|
|
17.
|
MEGHALAYA
|
0
|
|
18.
|
MIZORAM
|
0
|
|
19.
|
NAGALAND
|
0
|
|
20.
|
ODISHA
|
1
|
|
21.
|
PUNJAB
|
12
|
|
22.
|
RAJASTHAN
|
4
|
|
23.
|
SIKKIM
|
0
|
|
24.
|
TAMIL NADU
|
25
|
|
25.
|
TRIPURA
|
0
|
|
26.
|
UTTAR PRADESH
|
15
|
|
27.
|
UTTARAKHAND
|
1
|
|
28.
|
WEST BENGAL
|
13
|
|
29.
|
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
|
2
|
|
30.
|
CHANDIGARH
|
2
|
|
31.
|
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI
|
0
|
|
32.
|
DAMAN & DIU
|
0
|
|
33.
|
DELHI
|
94
|
|
34.
|
LAKSHADWEEP
|
0
|
|
35.
|
PUDUCHERRY
|
1
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
286
|
The approval of travel agents by Ministry of
Tourism is a voluntary scheme. However, on receipt of complaints/shortcomings
in services of any Travel agency, appropriate action is initiated by Ministry
of Tourism. Further, the service providers approved by Ministry of Tourism,
Government of India are required to sign a pledge of commitment to adhere to
the tenets of the ‘Code of Conduct for Safe & Honourable
Tourism’.
This information was given by the Union Tourism Minister Shri Chiranjeevi in a
written reply in Lok
Sabha today.
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