The Ministry of Tourism has recognized the immense potential of sustainable tourism in becoming a source of sustainable livelihoods and achieving the SDGs. The Ministry has accordingly formulated a Draft National Strategy and Roadmap for Sustainable Tourism with focus on ecotourism.
In order to make the document more comprehensive, the Ministry invited feedback/comments/suggestions on the draft National Strategy and Roadmap from identified Central Ministries, all the State Governments/ UT Administrations and industry stakeholders.
Ministry of Tourism, under its Swadesh Darshan scheme, is developing theme-based tourism circuits in the country. Eco Circuit and Wildlife Circuit are among the fifteen thematic circuits identified for development under the scheme.
This information was given by Minister of Tourism G. Kishan Reddy in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.