Government
has earned 83,938 crore rupees as foreign exchange from tourism as
against 68,721 crore rupees last year. This amounts an increase of 22
per cent this year. The visa-on-arrival scheme drew 13,903 tourists as
against 11,121 visitors in 2011, a rise of about 25 per cent this year.
Exploring
possibilities of giving export industry status to the tourism sector
and to meet the demands of the Indian Tour operatrors, the ministry
announced that a comprehensive study will be carried out on impact of
taxation on the sector.
With an aim to develop integrated
tourism circuits in south India, the ministry has formed Southern Zonal
Tourism Council comprising Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
and the Union Territory of Puducherry.
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