Out-of-the-box thinking, long-term vision can take tourism to new heights: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said outofthebox thinking and longterm vision can take tourism to new heights and added that villages in farflung areas of India have now come up on the map of tourismAddressing a postbudget webinar on Developing Tourism in Mission Mode he also pitched for devolving apps which will have information in multiple languages of India besides multilingual signage at tourist sitesThe prime minister elaborated on how this years Union Budget would help the tourism sector and create many economic opportunities for the youthThis webinar is for transformation of the tourism sector and when all stakeholders come together we reach desired results and within the time frame he saidAn outofthebox thinking and longterm vision can take tourism to new heights Modi saidAlso Read Vote for progress and stability says PM Modi after BJPs Tripura winHe also emphasised that rejuvenation of religious sites has boosted tourism and seven crore people visited the Kashi Vishwanath Dham last yearSome people think that tourism is a fancy word for highincome groups but in India it has a long sociocultural context Modi said citing various yatras undertaken by the masses over the centuriesThe webinar is part of a series of 12 postbudget webinars being organised by the government to seek ideas and suggestions for effective implementation of the initiatives announced in the Union BudgetThe Union Budget has stated that promotion of tourism will be taken up in mission mode with active participation of states convergence of government programmes and publicprivate partnershipsDuring the webinar Modi also said that even farflung villages in India have come up on the tourism mapIf civic amenities are increased there is good digital connectivity good hotels and hospitals and cleanliness Indias tourism sector can grow manifold he saidThe prime minister said wedding destinations are a big business now and this has a huge potential in IndiaWe should develop at least 50 tourist destinations which will appear on the list for tourists whenever they think of visiting India he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever