Union Tourism Minister Sh. Chiranjeevi has said that following major steps have been
taken by the Government to boost tourism in the North-East region:-
i. Provision of
complimentary space to the North Eastern states in India Pavilions set up at
major International Travel Fairs and Exhibitions.
Relaxation in Leave
Travel Concession (LTC) norms for Central Government employees.
10% of the annual plan allocation of the
Ministry of Tourism mandatorily earmarked for releasing central financial
assistance (CFA) to the
North Eastern States.
100% central financial assistance for organizing
fairs & festivals allowed only to the North Eastern States & the State
of Jammu & Kashmir.
In
a written reply in Lok Sabha
today the Minister further said that his Ministry has undertaken the following
measures to focus on the tourism potential of (including religious spots) in
the North Eastern region:
i. Releasing
television campaigns on various TV Channels.
ii. A
separate section on the North Eastern region included on the promotional
website of the Ministry of Tourism www.incredibleindia.org.
iii. The
North Eastern region has been the theme of the India Pavilion at the South
Asian Travel & Tourism Exchange (SATTE) organized annually in New Delhi for
the past few years.
iv. Publicity
material produced and distributed widely through Indiatourism
offices in India and overseas including South East Asia and China.
Development & promotion of tourist
places, including religious/Buddhism tourist places, are undertaken primarily
by the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations. The Ministry of
Tourism, Government of India, however, extends central financial assistance for
tourism related projects identified in consultation with them under various
tourism schemes of the Ministry and subject to availability of funds.
The
number of tourism projects and amount sanctioned to the North Eastern states
under the scheme “Product/Infrastructure Development for Destinations and
Circuits (PIDDC)” during the 11th Five Year Plan and for the current financial
year (upto 30th September, 2012) are given below:-
(Rs. in crore)
|
Sl. No
|
Name of the State
|
Amount Sanctioned
|
|
2007-08
|
2008-09
|
2009-10
|
2010-11
|
2011-12
|
2012-13
(as on 30th September, 2012)
|
|
|
|
No.
|
Amt.
|
No.
|
Amt.
|
No.
|
Amt.
|
No.
|
Amt.
|
No.
|
Amt.
|
No.
|
Amt.
|
|
1.
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
11
|
43.30
|
13
|
31.47
|
14
|
36.54
|
13
|
32.26
|
11
|
30.68
|
07
|
21.11
|
|
2.
|
Assam
|
06
|
17.47
|
04
|
21.08
|
07
|
22.76
|
04
|
23.55
|
05
|
11.08
|
00
|
00
|
|
3.
|
Manipur
|
05
|
11.11
|
09
|
29.44
|
09
|
27.14
|
08
|
39.40
|
05
|
30.73
|
01
|
0.50
|
|
4.
|
Meghalaya
|
02
|
6.74
|
07
|
17.14
|
07
|
14.73
|
09
|
22.53
|
03
|
0.50
|
02
|
0.68
|
|
5.
|
Mizoram
|
06
|
26.93
|
04
|
3.18
|
07
|
24.06
|
09
|
11.51
|
07
|
13.91
|
03
|
1.02
|
|
6.
|
Nagaland
|
22
|
32.41
|
11
|
25.40
|
13
|
24.60
|
10
|
29.10
|
19
|
65.45
|
06
|
19.47
|
|
7.
|
Sikkim
|
25
|
55.91
|
20
|
66.78
|
19
|
42.36
|
14
|
23.48
|
08
|
25.15
|
03
|
20.35
|
|
8.
|
Tripura
|
11
|
11.11
|
06
|
3.61
|
13
|
20.67
|
12
|
40.73
|
06
|
15.44
|
00
|
00
|
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