A tourism conclave will be organised in Jharkhand in the month of October to promote tourism and invite people from tourism industry to the State. Chief Minister Raghubar Das has directed the officials to make several improvements in the tourism policy for the same.
Das said that in a bid to promote tourism, government will provide land and promote construction of guest houses on a PPP mode at tourist places.
During a review meeting of the work of tourism, art culture, sports and youth affairs department of the State on Monday, the CM said that the number of national and international tourists in the State have doubled since 2014.
The number of national tourists in the year 2015-16 was 1.80 crore which increased to 3.54 crore in 2018-19. Similarly, the number of international tourists visiting the State grew from 0.82 thousand to 1.76 lakh. Also, the jobs created through tourism in state were 31.95 thousand in 2014-15 which increased to 74.16 thousand in 2018-19. The number of hotels increased from 359 to 618 from 2014-15 to 2018-19.
Talking about the upcoming Shravani Mela, CM said that the government would ensure that none of the devotees face any kind of problem. "The construction of second phase of queue complex will be done on PPP mode. The discussion on tourist circle in Deoghar will be done during the review meeting of Shravani Mela preparations to be held on Tuesday," he said.
Questioning the quality and pace of rejuvenation work of Maluti Temples, Das directed the concerned officers to stay in Maluti and supervise the work. "Ensure that there are no changes with the basic essence of Maluti," he said.
The CM also directed the officials to construct international level Aqua Park in Ranchi and Deoghar. He also directed to develop the Audrey House in Ranchi into a cultural hub.
CM also directed the department officials to get the list of sports grounds in State from Kamal club and make plans to develop them so that State can get excellent sports persons.
Das said that Lunguburu has been given the status of Rajkiya Mahotsava and developing it as a religious tourism spot is the responsibility of the government. He directed the PCCF Sanjay Kumar to send a team of forest department to Lunguburu and develop solar farming and roads to reach the hills.
In the coming days four new tourist spots including the new tourist hub at Patratu Dam, hotel management institute in Ranchi, tourist complex in Netarhat and Yatri Niwas at Rajrappa will come up.
