Ministry of tourism

Group 6
• Alonny- R/TT-19-02
• Amisha- R/TT-19-03
• Miraan- R/TT-19-23
• Ninoshka- R/TT-19-27
• Swanza- R/TT-19-42
• Valusha- R/TT-19-44
 Contents
 Introduction
 Objectives of ministry of tourism
 Minister of tourism
 Roles and functions
 Division
 Tourism offices
 Schemes
 National policy of tourism
 Conclusion
 Introduction
The Ministry of Tourism, is the nodal agency for the formulation of national
policies and programs and for the co-ordination of activities of various Central
Government Agencies, State Governments/UTs and the Private Sector for the
development and promotion of tourism in the country.
Shri Prahalad Singh Patel is the Minister of culture and tourism of the
State.
 Objectives of ministry of tourism
• The main objective of this sector is to develop and
promote tourism, maintain competitiveness of India
as tourist destination and improve and expand
existing tourism products to ensure employment generation
and economic growth.
 Minister of tourism

Politician of Bharatiya Janata party(BJP)

Born in narsinghpur and an advocate by profession
Currently the minister of culture and tourism of the State
He was elected in the 9th,11th,13th & 16th Lok Sabha respectively.
He is interested in improving the life style of people through  Nirvikar
Path. 
Prahalad Singh Patel is the Minister of culture and
tourism of the State.
 Roles and functions
The functions include:
All policy matters
Co-ordination with other Ministries, Departments, State/UT
Governments
Infrastructure & Product Development.
HRD
Publicity & Marketing
 Divisions

HRD
Hotels and restaurant division
Overseas marketing
Niche tourism
 Tourism offices
Andaman & Nicobar (Port Blair)- Ms. Moutoshi naskar
Assam (Guwahati)- Mr. D. K. Mandal
Goa (Panaji)- Mr. Jagdish thombare
Patna- Mr. Y. Neelakantham
Kerala- Ms. Sandhya haridas
Karnataka- Shri A.Gopal
 Schemes
Tourism infrastructure development
Scheme for rural tourism
Scheme for organising fair &festival and tourism related events
Overseas marketing
Marketing development assistance scheme for promoting tourism abroad
 National Policy on Tourism
• Tourism policy is a set of decisions and practises driven by
the government, sometimes in collaboration with private or
social actors with the intention to achieve diverse objectives
related to tourism.
 National Policy on Tourism
Key objectives of the measure:
To encourage development of a national identity and promote a
culture of national pride through tourism.
Policy focuses on employment generation and community
participation in tourism development.
Development of women and other disadvantage group.
Foreign exchange
 
 Conclusion
India stole the limelight at the World Tourism Mart 2011
in London by winning two global awards - World's Leading
Destination and World's Leading Tourist Board. This was
possible due to the efforts of the tourism industry.