(a) whether the Government proposes to redevelop post-covid tourism sector of the country;
(b) the proposal of the Government to develop tourism with the help of unemployed persons of the country under Bharat Gaurav project therefor; and
(c) the details of projects which are running under the private capacity and employment has generated through Bharat Gaurav Project and post-covid rehabilitation direct support to hotels and tourism industries in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF TOURISM (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)
(a): The details of the various fiscal relief measures announced by the Government, which are expected to benefit in revival of the Indian tourism industry, is enclosed at ANNEXURE.
(b)&(c): Ministry of Railways has informed that Indian Railways have introduced theme-based Tourist Circuit trains under the Bharat Gaurav Trains (BGT) Policy which was formulated with the purpose to showcase India’s rich cultural heritage and magnificent historical places to the people of India and the world through professionals of the tourism sector and other potential service providers.
Though, the policy does not entail any direct employment generation on the part of railway, it is expected that this will help in creation of huge number of direct and indirect employment of people engaged in the field of tourism such as transport, recreation, hotels, food, fuel and other service sectors(handicrafts, textiles, etc) .
The details of the Bharat Gaurav Train policy can be referred on https://bharatgauravtrains.indianrailways.gov.in.
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