Question : Impact of Pollution on Tourism

(a) whether the Government has made any assessment of the impact of air and water pollution on tourism;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether it has come to the notice of the Government that the tourists are experiencing health issues due to pollution and tourism is adversely affected by it;
(d) if so, the details thereof and the measures taken by the Government in this regard; and
(e) the details of the inflow of foreign tourists and the amount of foreign exchange earned by it during the last three years?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
(SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a), (b) & (e): Although Ministry of Tourism, Government of India has not assessed the impact of air and water pollution on tourism, from the data given below of Foreign Tourist Arrival (FTA) during the past 3 years, it does not appear that pollution impacted adversely on tourism in the country.
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Year FTA
(in Million) Estimated Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) (in US$ billion)
2017 10.04 27.310
2018 10.56 28.586
2019
(Provisional) 10.89 29.962
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The year wise details of the FTAs and the estimated FEEs from tourism in India are given above.

(c) & (d): According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), no data is available on health issues faced by tourists due to pollution. However, various measures have been taken by the Government to prevent river pollution and air quality management as at Annexure-I and Annexure-II.
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