The Uttarakhand Government has signed nine memorandums of intent for projects worth Rs 507 crore at the inaugural Incredible India Tourism Investors Summit 2016 to boost tourism in the State. Agreements were signed to set up tent city, wellness resorts, Yoga and wellness institutes aside from a hill resort in Tehri lake.
Dwelling on the event, Secretary Tourism Uttarakhand Government and CEO Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board Sailesh Bagoli said that they had been overwhelmed having received such an enthusiastic response from the investors found keen on investing in Tourism sector in Uttarakhand.
“The State Government is fully committed to supporting all the stakeholders contributing towards growth and development of Tourism in the State. Our single window mechanism is a proactive step towards facilitating ease of doing business in the State. We are jointly working with YES bank to prepare a New State Tourism Policy which will further boost development of tourism in the State,” he said.
It would be pertinent to mention here that YES bank has tied up as Knowledge Partner for the Inaugural Incredible India Tourism Investors Summit 2016.
The marquee event, held by the Ministry of Tourism at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi between September 21 and 23, was an initiative of the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India in association with Tourism Finance Corporation of India and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). IITIS is a platform for domestic and international investors to meet project owners from across the Indian states and the private sectors .