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New Delhi : Ministry of Tourism, GoI, is organising a conference of Tourism and Culture Ministers of the Southern Region on October 28 & 29, 2021, at Bengaluru, Karnataka. Union Tourism, Culture and DoNER Minister G Kishan Reddy and Chief Minister of Karnataka Basavaraj Bommai will address the event on October 28, 2021.
The event is expected to be attended by the Ministers of State for Tourism, Govt. of India, Senior Officials from various Central Ministries, State Governments, Union Territory Administrations (UTs), Media, and industry stakeholders.
The States and Union Territories of Southern Region are endowed with diverse tourist attractions and each State/UT has its own distinct features. The Ministry of Tourism is continuously working on different verticals like infrastructure development, promotion and publicity, skill development etc. to facilitate the development of overall tourism in the region.
The two- day programme will have presentations by various Ministries including M/o Tourism, M/o Shipping, M/o Railways and M/o Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Archaeological Survey of India, NeGD, Niti Aayog, to apprise the participantsof the various projects and initiatives being taken by the Central Government for the development of the region, according to a PIB release.
The conference will have sessions wherein the State Governments & UTs from the region will also be making presentations on the status of the tourism sector in their respective states and latest initiatives being taken by them for development of tourism. During the sessions, discussion on Heritage & Cultural Tourism initiatives, Rail Tourism, Skill development, potentiality of Cruise Tourism in the Southern Region etc. will be held.
Ministry of Tourism promotes India as a holistic destination including southern region States & UTs on various platforms in Digital, Print and Social Media. Since April 2020, under Dekho Apna Desh campaign, the Ministry of Tourism is conducting webinars on various tourism products including dedicated webinars on States & UTs of Southern Region. The connectivity by air, rail, and road to various destinations in the region is excellent and sought-after destinations by many.
As the domestic tourism is showing a great surge for the last few months and as the borders will open for international tourists soon, building confidence and trust of the tourists is extremely important. In this connection, the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Tourism has already notified Covid-19 Safety and hygiene protocols.