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Bengal Gives Districts More Power for Tourism Development
West Bengal wants each district to help develop tourism in its own area.
District administrations will receive more power to plan and carry out tourism projects.
The tourism department will help them prepare project reports and implement the plans.
A new policy will promote one important destination from every district.
Districts will create tourism packages about these destinations.
The state also plans to build 1,000 centres where tourists can drink water and rest.
These centres will include facilities for families with babies and bio-toilets.
A hotel management institute in Siliguri is planned to train people for tourism jobs.
West Bengal’s tourism department will give district administrations greater authority to develop tourism projects.
The department will help districts and local bodies prepare detailed project reports and implement projects.
The “One District, One Destination” policy will promote one major destination in each district.
The state plans to establish 1,000 tourist amenity centres with water, rest areas, bio-toilets and infant-care facilities.
A hotel management institution is planned in Siliguri to train workers for the tourism sector.
- Who
- West Bengal’s tourism department, district administrations and local bodies; Tourism Minister Shankar Ghosh announced the plans.
- What
- The state will give districts greater responsibility for tourism projects, promote one destination per district and establish 1,000 tourist amenity centres.
- Where
- Across West Bengal, with a hotel management institution planned in Siliguri; the announcement was made at Udayachal Tourism Property in Salt Lake.
- When
- The announcement was made on Monday.
- Why
- To promote the state’s diverse tourism potential, improve visitor facilities and create a trained tourism workforce.
Key facts
- Policy
- “One District, One Destination”
- Planned amenity centres
- 1,000 across the state
- Amenity facilities
- Drinking water, resting spaces, infant-care facilities, recreational facilities and bio-toilets
- District role
- District administrations will prepare tourism packages and help implement projects
- Workforce initiative
- A hotel management institution is planned in Siliguri
- Stakeholder consultations
- The tourism minister said he had met representatives of more than 450 destination-wedding agencies
Quotes
Shankar Ghosh
West Bengal tourism minister
“We have received proposals from lawmakers, tourism stakeholders and individuals for tourism projects in different districts. However, we found that district administrations did not have the authority to prepare detailed project reports (DPRs) on prospective tourism projects or execute such projects.”
telegraphindia.com
“These amenity centres will provide tourists with short-term resting spaces and basic recreational facilities. They will also have facilities for tourists travelling with infants, along with bio-toilets.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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