In an effort to develop national Capital as an international tourism hub, Delhi Tourism department in planning several unique events like organising a boat tour from Sonia Vihar to Jagatpur Shani Mandir and holding an international film festival to establish the metropolis as a prime film production center.
Other proposals presented on Wednesday in a meeting chaired by Delhi tourism minister Kapil Mishra include branding Delhi and promoting tourist destinations, initiating a fellowship programme for youth in the tourism sector, developing a new tourism circuit connecting War Memorial, Kartavya Path and Prime Ministers’ Museum. It is also planned to host an annual Winter Festival featuring cultural programmes, music and food festivals. Additionally, the plan to construct a new guest house in Delhi was also part of the review.
Mishra held the important review meeting as part of the preparations for the departmental review meeting proposed by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta in the first week of July.
The meeting extensively reviewed the progress of major projects of the Delhi Government announced in the Budget for the Financial Year 2025-26. Departments were asked to provide information on their upcoming action plans and the timely completion of schemes. There was also detailed discussion on the implementation status of the Centrally Sponsored Schemes.
In this review meeting, the Department of Art, Culture, and Language discussed the launch of the “Talent Hunt Scheme,” aimed at discovering and providing a platform to the hidden talents among Delhi’s youth.
Additionally, under a key scheme of the Development Department, the proposal for establishing a state-of-the-art Model Gaushala in Ghummanhera village was discussed in the meeting. A detailed discussion also took place on the plan to provide an additional `3,000 financial assistance to farmers under the “PM Kisan Samman Nidhi State Top-Up Scheme” for the comprehensive development of Delhi.
The Labour Department’s plans to establish a Welfare Board for unorganised sector workers and organise a Job Fair were also reviewed.
During the review of the Law and Justice Department, discussions were held on the construction of a residential complex for judicial officers in Dwarka Sector 19 and the redevelopment and new construction plans on the vacant land in the District Court premises, Dwarka.
In the Employment Department’s review, extensive discussions were held on the proposed ‘Job Fair’. The Delhi Government’s priority through this proposed ‘Job Fair’ is to provide large-scale employment opportunities to unemployed youth.
At the end of the meeting, the minister directed all officials to complete development works within the set timeline, with transparency and efficiency, so that the benefits of the schemes directly reach the public.
He said the work should be completed within the stipulated time frame. Under no circumstances should the work be stalled. If it requires frequent meetings, we are fully prepared for that as well.
In a related development, to transform Delhi into the cultural capital of India, the Delhi Government is planning a series of creative initiatives including citywide food and literature festivals, public cultural events at heritage sites, infrastructure for film production, integration of AI into tourism, and talent hunts to promote young artists.
These ideas were discussed during a high-level round table meeting held today at the Delhi Secretariat, chaired by Minister of Tourism, Art, Culture and Languages Kapil Mishra.
Organised in collaboration with the Creative Economy Forum and the Department of Tourism, the session brought together leading voices from across creative industries to help shape a visionary cultural policy for the Capital.