(a) whether the Department of Tourism has formulated any plan for the development of tourist centres in Delhi keeping in view the Commonwealth Games 2010 as reported in `Rashtriya Sahara` dated January 28, 2006;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the time by which these tourist centres would be established?
THE MINISTER OF TOURISM AND CULTURE (SMT. AMBIKA SONI)
(a), (b) & (c): Department of Tourism has decided to focus on both
development of infrastructure and promotion and marketing of India as a
tourism destination for the upcoming Commonwealth Games. The strategy in
this regard involves up-gradation of tourist infrastructure of Delhi and
surrounding areas and augmentation of tourist accommodation facilities
in the region. The Action Plan includes:
i) Improvement of infrastructure around heritage sites/tourist spots;
ii) Development/Up-gradation of civic amenities at the historical sites and tourists spots;
iii) Improvement and up-gradation of connectivity between Airport to City, hotels, stadias and tourist spots;
iv) Organization of evening entertainment/cultural programmes;
v) Installation of multi lingual signages;
vi) Compilation of data bank of guides/escorts;
vii) Organization of art/craft exhibition.