Agartala, Jul 31, 2012 : Tourist footfalls have considerably risen in the state over the last three years. Tripura doubled its revenue generation from tourism sector in 2011-2012 compared to 2008-2009, ICA Minister Anil Sarkar said here in the sidelines of a press conference on Monday.
The minister said that the Tripura Tourism development Corporation (TTDC) generated total revenue of Rs. 1.87 crore in 2011-2012 from tourism sector. Revenue generation from tourism stood at Rs. 64 lakh 66 thousand 283 in 2008-2009.
The minister also informed that the state had 2 lakh 45 thousand 745 domestic tourists in 2008-2009 while the figure rose to 3.59 lakh in the last financial year. 3,410 foreign tourists visited the state in 2008-2009 while 6,550 foreign tourists paid visit to the state in 2011-2012.
The government has recently shifted its policy of focusing on historical tourism alone, said Sarkar. The tourism corporation has undertaken a massive task of promoting eco-tourism based on the greenery of the state in association with the forest department, he added. “We feel that forestry and tourism coincides each other at a particular spot. Tripura has got a very vast treasure of lush greenery and scenic beauty”, the minister said.
The minister said that the Tripura Tourism development Corporation (TTDC) generated total revenue of Rs. 1.87 crore in 2011-2012 from tourism sector. Revenue generation from tourism stood at Rs. 64 lakh 66 thousand 283 in 2008-2009.
The minister also informed that the state had 2 lakh 45 thousand 745 domestic tourists in 2008-2009 while the figure rose to 3.59 lakh in the last financial year. 3,410 foreign tourists visited the state in 2008-2009 while 6,550 foreign tourists paid visit to the state in 2011-2012.
The government has recently shifted its policy of focusing on historical tourism alone, said Sarkar. The tourism corporation has undertaken a massive task of promoting eco-tourism based on the greenery of the state in association with the forest department, he added. “We feel that forestry and tourism coincides each other at a particular spot. Tripura has got a very vast treasure of lush greenery and scenic beauty”, the minister said.
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