Privacy Policy:

1. The World Scenario and Indias Position :
In recent years tourism has emerged as a major economic activity that is employment oriented and earns foreign exchange. Its share in the worlds GDP in 1994-95 was 10% which is more than the world military budgets put together. In global terms, the investment in tourism industry and travel trade accounts for 7% of the total capital investment.



Indias tourism industry has also recorded phenomenal growth. The rate of international arrivals in India in recent years has been to the tune of about 19 lakh arrivals per year. The unprecedented growth in tourism in India has made it the third largest foreign exchange earner after gem and jewellery and ready-made garments. This is not surprising since India possesses a whole range of attractive normally sought by tourists and which includes natural attractions like Iandscapes, scenic beauty, mountains, wildlife, beaches, forts, palaces and havelis. However, in global terms, inspite of such attractions, tourist arrivals in India are a mere 0.30% of the world arrivals. Receipts are similarly low, just a 0.50% of the world receipts.

2. Tourism In The State :
A separate Tourism Department was established to identify and develop the tourism potential in the State. This was followed by the creation of Tourism Corporation of Jammu & Kashmir which was entrusted with the task of undertaking and developing tourism-related commercial activities. The Corporation is presently engaged in a variety of activities such as creation of lodging and boarding facilities for the tourists and other aspects of tourist acilitation such as transportation, packaged tours, wayside catering along the National and State Highways, arranging cultural festivals, organizing exhibitions and producing and distributing maps, posters, brochures and pamphlets. One of the recent tourist attractions introduced by the Corporation in collaboration with the Indian Railways is a special tourist train. However, the Corporation has suffered losses due to a number of organizational constraints. In order to minimize these losses and also to provide better services to the tourists, the Government has undertaken privatisation of some of the commercial property units of the Corporation.

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