CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -West Bengal State Tourism Minister, Indranil Sen, told the Assembly that the West Bengal government is planning to improve tourism infrastructure in the Sundarbans. According to Sen, the state government is engaged with the private sector in planning a host of new infrastructure possibilities in Sundarbans.

Detailed explanation-2: -PM Modi highlighted various policy measures including e-visas, introduction of visa on arrival, steps taken to improve last mile connectivity to tourist destinations through UDAN scheme, etc.

Detailed explanation-3: -Role and Functions of the Ministry of Tourism It plays a crucial role in coordinating and supplementing the efforts of the State/Union Territory Governments, catalyzing private investment, strengthening promotional and marketing efforts and in providing trained manpower resources.

Detailed explanation-4: -Definitions. A Tourism Development Fund has been established under KTIL as a strategic intervention to support the development of tourism in Karnataka. The Tourism Development Fund shall be utilized for projects pertaining to Hospitality Infrastructure, Tourism Land Bank and Complementary Infrastructure Assistance.

Detailed explanation-5: -However, the travel and tourism startups need a bigger push. Innovative startups should be encouraged. Support from the government for ideation and access to finance are required. The Indian tourism and hospitality industry have emerged as one of the key drivers of growth among the services sector in India.