Question : Impact of Covid-19 on Tourism Sector

(a) the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the tourism sector;
(b) the economic impact on the tourism sector during the pandemic period along with the expected financial loss during the current financial year;
(c) the number of tourists that came to India in between 1 April, 2021 to 30 October, 2021;
(d) whether the Government has any plan/policy/ compensation package to help the medium and small private operators involved in the tourism sector; and
(e) if so, the details of the plan/strategy to revive the tourism sector in various States of the country particularly in Odisha?

MINISTER OF TOURISM (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) & (b): To assess the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the tourism sector, the Ministry of Tourism engaged National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) to conduct study on “India and the Corona Virus Pandemic: Economic Losses for Households Engaged in Tourism and Policies for Recovery”. As per the results of the study, the tourism industry faced significant impact due to COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns.

(c): The details of Foreign Tourist Arrivals during April 2021 to October 2021 are at Annexure-I.

(d): The Government announced the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) 3.0 on 31.3.2021 to support eligible Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and business enterprises in meeting their operational liabilities and restarting their business. The scope of the scheme was enlarged to cover business enterprises in Hospitality, Travel & Tourism and Leisure & Sporting sectors. The validity of ECLGS (ECLGS 1.0, ECLGS 2.0 & ECLGS 3.0) was extended up to 30.06.2021 or till guarantees for an amount of Rs. 3.00 lakh crore are issued. Last date of disbursement under the scheme was extended to 30.09.2021. The details of guarantees issued under the scheme are given below:

Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) Tourism and Hospitality Scheme wise data as on 30.09.2021
Industry Nature	Support Under	No. of Guarantees Issued	Amount of Guarantees issued on account of loans sanctioned under the scheme (in Rs. crore)
Travel and Tourism	ECLGS 3.0	2,732	1,371.62
Hospitality	ECLGS 3.0	3,160	5,430.96
Hotels, Restaurants, Tourism	ECLGS 2.0	218	3,403.90
Tourism, Hotels & Restaurants	ECLGS 1.0	96,219	3559.43
Total	1,02,329	13,765.91