nIndia faces challenges after Covid-19 to move from the 34th position to the top in the global tourism sector, Minister of State for Tourism and Culture Prahalad Patel said on Friday.
Steps are on to retain the 2.2 million local tourists visiting foreign countries against the arrival of 1.8 million to India, he said.
Patel was interacting with the media after the inaugural session of Domestic Tourism Roadshow as chief guest under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat (ESBS) in Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar.
"Chhattisgarh has ecological, historical, archaeological, tribal and other tourist spots which can draw foreign tourists. We need to ensure safety and security to tourists so that they can stay and enjoy the tribal and rural culture in its original form,” he said.
On the Ram Gaman Tourist Circuit in Chhattisgarh, he said that if states agree within a month, inscription pillars will be installed giving various details. In Chhattisgarh, all assistance will be given.
The Central government utilized Covid to register all the hotels in a single website as now more than 32,700 have been listed.
Similarly, all the sites under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and which are controlled by states are now being listed so that tourists can have access at one place.