Archive · 3 Dec 2025
Ladakh to become year-round tourist destination
The leader of Ladakh, Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta, visited a holy cave and talked about how tourism in Ladakh will grow a lot.
He said Ladakh will soon be a place where people can visit all year, not just in summer.
They are working on making it a big tourist spot with winter games and better roads.
He also mentioned that there are many jobs in Ladakh, and they are creating more.
They want tourists to stay in local homes, which will help the local people.
There's a big tunnel being built that will help people travel to a holy place called Amarnath.
Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta expressed optimism about Ladakh becoming a year-round tourist destination.
Efforts are being made to promote winter tourism, including organizing All-India-level winter games.
Infrastructure projects like the Zojila tunnel are progressing, aiming to provide an additional route for the Amarnath Yatra.
Ladakh has 18,000 government employees and 3,000 new posts have been created.
Around 13,000 MSME groups involving nearly 50,000 people are operating in Ladakh, with a focus on strengthening the homestay sector.
- Who
- Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta
- What
- Optimism about Ladakh's tourism expansion and infrastructure development
- When
- Tuesday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Mata Vaishno Devi cave shrine, Ladakh
- Why
- To promote Ladakh as a year-round tourist destination and improve infrastructure
- Location
- Ladakh, India
- Key Initiative
- Promotion of winter tourism
- Infrastructure Project
- Zojila Tunnel
- Employment
- 18,000 government employees, 3,000 new posts
- Economic Activities
- 13,000 MSME groups, 50,000 people involved