India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) Ltd, in an attempt to enhance the tourism growth in India signed an MoU on Thursday for providing consultancy services for innovative/decorative lighting and illumination of important monuments and sound and light show at important places in Gujarat.
It was signed by G Kamala Vardhana Rao, C&MD, ITDC , Jenu Devan, Commissioner of Tourism and Managing Director, Tourism Corporation of Gujarat in the presence of Union Minister of State for Tourism, Prahlad Singh Patel, Gujarat Chief Minister, Vijay Rupani , senior officials from Gujarat Tourism department and Ministry of Tourism.
Speaking at the inaugural session, Prahlad Patel said, “There is a great scope for developing tourism in Gujarat for which the state government has developed many more new focussed sights to attract tourism. It may work with ITDC to promote and develop tourism through innovative and creative steps.”
The event organised from Thursday to Saturday at Dhordo, Kutch was to discuss the importance of Destination Management and Community Participation in the tourism sector. It involved speaker sessions by government officials, tourism industry and private sector entrepreneurs showcasing best practices/case studies from various states and Union Territories in the related field. The meeting aided in understanding the concepts and frameworks, approaches, challenges faced in implementation and impact generated by such initiatives on the society and the overall economy.