There is a huge shelf of ongoing projects and limited availability of resources. As on April 1, 2011, there are 340 ongoing new line, gauge conversion and doubling projects requiring about Rs. 1,25,000 crore for their completion.
Funds for these projects are provided as Gross Budgetary Support on yearly basis from Ministry of Finance and Planning

Union Tourism Minister. Shri Subodh Kant Sahai said that in the North-Eastern region, because of the fragility of habitat and society, it is niche kind of community based tourism which will succeed and will be “sustainable and not the five star tourism or mass tourism because that can permanently damage the habitat and the society

The number of Foreign Tourist  Arrivals (FTAs) in India witnessed an increase in 2010 as well as 2011. It increased from 5.78 million in 2010 to 6.29 million in 2011 registering a growth rate of 8.9% over 2010. Similarly in 2010, it increased to 5.78 million from 5.17 million in 2009, registering a growth rate

Discussions were held today between the Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad and the UN Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, who is on an official visit to India from 26-29 April 2012. The UN SG’s visit is focussing on important issues related to public health. Shri Azad conveyed to UN

The Working Group on Tourism constituted by the Planning Commission for the 12th Five Year Plan has proposed wide-ranging strategies. As per these strategies, there will be increased emphasis on skill development and capacity building for bridging the huge gap in demand and supply in skilled manpower in the hospitality sector.
For developing tourism infrastructure based

With the Ministry of tourism  targeting over 12 % growth rate in in-bound as well as domestic tourists, it has been projected that tourism sector will generate additional jobs of about 2.5 crore, both direct and indirect, during the 12th Fiver year Plan. This was stated by Union Minister for Tourism

Ministry of Tourism continued its efforts to develop quality tourism infrastructure at tourist destinations and circuits across the country. According to the Annual Report of the Ministry of Tourism for the year 2011-12 released here today, the Ministry has sanctioned 160 tourism projects for an amount of Rs. 710.02 crore for tourism infrastructure augmentation to

The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, as part of its on-going activities,   releases media campaigns in the print, electronic, online and outdoor media campaigns in the international and domestic markets, under the Incredible India brand-line, to promote various tourism destinations and  products  of the country.
(c)   The expenditure on campaigns

Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) during the Month of February, 2012 was 6.77 lakh as compared to FTAs of 6.36 lakh during the month of February, 2011 and 5.52 lakh in February, 2010. There has been a growth of 6.6% in February 2012 over February 2011 as compared to a growth of 15.1% registered in February

Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) during the Month of January, 2012 was 6.81 lakh as compared to FTAs of 6.24 lakh during the month of January, 2011 and 5.69 lakh in January, 2010. The trend of positive growth in FTAs observed during the year 2011 continued in January, 2012 too with a growth rate of 9.2%.