Tourism and Culture Minister Surendra Patwa said that it is for the first time in the history of the country that a Tourism Cabinet was constituted in Madhya Pradesh. The Assembly on Thursday passed the Budgetary demands of the Culture department after the reply of department Minister.
Patwa while replying over discussions on Budgetary demands of his departments in the Assembly on Thursday said, “A new hall of having seating capacity for 1500 person is being built in the Ravindra Bhawan campus of the State capital. Exaltation of Ravindra Bhawan is also going on. Halls similar to that of Ravindra Bhawan are being constructed at Khandwa and Vidisha.”
Patwa further said that huge memorials in the memory of tribal heroes of the State would be constructed. A similar memorial would be built in village Badoda Aheer of Khandwa district in memory of public hero Tantaya Bheel while in village Dhaba Bawri of Badwani district a huge memorial has been constructed in memory of tribal public hero Bhima Nayak, he added.
He said that it has been decided to organise international symposiums during Simhastha. 2015 was declared Tourism year that would continue till Simhastha 2016. For the security of tourists in the State tourist police chowkis have been established at 12 tourist places of the State.
The works of converting Minto Hall of Bhopal into convocation centre and Taj Mahal also of Bhopal into hotel are also going on. During this conversion the original shape of these place would be kept intact, he added.