The Centre has sanctioned an amount of Rs. 69.83 crores in 2014-15 for the development of Kakinada Hope Island Konaseema as World class coastal and eco tourism circuit in Andhra Pradesh under the Swadesh Darshan scheme. The coastal circuit is one of the twelve thematic…

The e -Tourist Visa scheme of the Government of India has been extended to 77 countries at nine airports designated for providing e-Tourist visa service till now. The Government is now going to extend this facility to 36 more countries from August 15, 2015. The…

The Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Vasundhara Raje met Union Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma to discuss the possibilities of promoting culture and tourism in Rajasthan. Raje placed before the Minister several specific demands of the state with respect to promoting tourist destinations/circuits, conservation of historical monuments…

The numbers of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) to India during 2012, 2013 and 2014 were 6.58 million, 6.97 million and 7.68 million, respectively. The figures of FTAs do not include the arrivals of NRIs. This information was given by the Minister of State for Tourism…

The Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge), Tourism (Independent Charge) and Civil Aviation, Mahesh Sharma inaugurated the “Bharat Parv” in New Delhi recently. Bharat Parv is a celebration of Culture & Cuisine from different states of India being organised from 3 to 15 August…

Narendra Kumar Sinha, IAS (BH:80), Secretary, Ministry of Culture has been given the additional charge of the post of Secretary, Ministry of Tourism with immediate effect for a period of three months or till the appointment of regular incumbent or until further orders, whichever is…

In order to ascertain the incidence of high taxations on tourism sector and its impact in making Indian tourism industry products un-compatible, a study on Taxes levied on tourism sector vis-à-vis Export sector has been conducted, and the findings of the study have been shared…

The Union Minister of State for Tourism (Independent Charge), Culture (Independent Charge) and Civil Aviation, Mahesh Sharma held a meeting with Tourism Minister of Uttarakhand, Dinesh Dhanai in New Delhi. The meeting was a follow up of the earlier meetings to seek central assistance for…

The Ministry of Tourism (MoT) has stepped up its effort to provide adequate security to foreign tourists. Replying to a question in Lower House of Parliament, Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State for Tourism (I/C), Culture (I/C) and Civil Aviation, said that the Ministry of Tourism,…

In a rare demonstration of inter-ministerial coordination to raise the profile of India’s tourism sector, . Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Minister for Civil Aviation and Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State (IC), Ministry of Tourism, shared the same platform at the ‘Tourism Investors Meet’ (TIM) here today,…