Chief Secretary Rajiv Gauba directed the officials to form ‘Tourism Monitoring Unit’ in the tourism department to look after developmental work. He said that the unit will also help in supervising the publicity drive in order to promote tourism in the State. Gauba was holding a meeting with the concerned officials related to tourism policies of the State.
“Main motive of the Jharkhand tourism policy is to make it popular in the Country as well as in the foreign Countries,” said CS. He also directed the officials to ensure immediate development of the basic infrastructure, besides increasing employment opportunities in the field of tourism. Stress should also be given on developing rich cultural heritage, along with increasing the basic infrastructure in the State, said Gauba.
“Reservation for circuit house and guest houses of other departments should be done with the centralised portal of tourism department, making it more easy, effective and useful for the common man,” Gauba added.
Additional Chief Secretary of Rural Development department NN Pandey stressing on rural tourism, said that village tourism committees should be formed in the villages to promote traditional rural art and culture in the state. Pandey also suggested on the possibility of promoting rural tourism by taking help of the NGO’s. Tourism Secretary Avinash Kumar on the other hand, said that forest and water resources units also need to be promoted in the field of tourism.