State Tourism Ministers' conference to be inaugurated by Tourism Minister in New Delhi

Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel will inaugurate the State Tourism Ministers' Conference that will be held in New Delhi on Tuesday. The conference, organised by the Ministry of Tourism will be attended by state tourism ministers, secretaries of tourism and senior officials from the states and union Territories (UTs) who are expected to deliberate on various issues related to the development and promotion of tourism.

The Tourism Ministry said the conference will provide a platform for the ministry of tourism to apprise the states and union territories about new initiatives taken and those in the pipeline, and to get valuable feedback from the states and union territories on the same, and to learn about the initiatives being taken by the states and union territories for the development of tourism.

Discussions will be held with the states and union territories to get their inputs and feedback on developing an all-encompassing one stop solution including information on tourism related services through a web based application and a grievance redressal mechanism through Twitter and the adoption of adventure tourism and bed and breakfast/homestay scheme guidelines by states and union territories besides the status of projects sanctioned under the Swadesh Darshan and PRASHAD Schemes and the implementation of Public Financial Management System (PFMS).


These will be followed by Presentations to be made by the State Governments of Kerala and Sikkim showcasing best practices in the tourism sector and the social media campaigns run by them.