Punjab Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister, Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday held a marathon meeting with experts to chalk out a plan for putting Punjab on global tourism map.
The meeting saw discussions take place regarding identifying religious, cultural, historical and royal destinations in the State and transform these into centers of tourist attraction. The issue of formulating a comprehensive tourism policy was also debated upon at length.
In a statement after the meeting, Sidhu said Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh visualised Punjab as numero uno State in terms of tourism which is why the department has been allotted a separate amount for the first time in the budget this year.
The minister said that the department is now actively working in the direction of framing a tourism policy which would be announced soon. He said Punjab holds immense potential in terms of tourism keeping in view the numerous historical, religious and heritage spots which need to be further developed for making them attractive to the tourists.
Sidhu said the department is in the process of forming various tourist circuits including religious, Maharaja, Mughal and Sufi for the facilitation of the tourists. He also outlined his vision for developing Amritsar into an epicenter of tourism.
The minister also said that there are numerous tourist complexes in the State which could be renovated to turn them into fascinating places.
