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Every year a large number of foreign tourists come to India for traveling or holidays. For this reason, the contribution of tourism sector in India's GDP is also seen to be quite significant. In this sequence, on Monday, the Central Government informed the Lok Sabha that the total number of foreign tourists coming to India in the year 2023 was 95.2 lakh. Along with this, the contribution of tourism sector in the country's GDP for the year 2022-23 has been five percent.
How many tourists came for what purpose?
Union Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has given information about the tourism sector in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha. Shekhawat said that among the total foreign tourists, the number of tourists traveling for holiday and entertainment purposes was 46.2 percent. At the same time, the share of Indian immigrants was 26.9 percent. Apart from this, business and professional was 10.3 percent, medical 6.9 percent, student 0.5 percent, others (including unknown) 9.2 percent.
How much contribution to GDP?
The Tourism Minister said that in the year 2018-19, the contribution of tourism sector in the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was 5.01 percent, while in 2022-23 this figure would be five percent. The Ministry of Tourism has taken steps to revive the tourism industry in India such as improving the quality of infrastructure and facilities at tourist destinations and enhancing connectivity and accessibility at tourist destinations.
3 trillion dollars aim of
India is becoming one of the most sought after tourist destinations in the world. To provide a global reach in the tourism sector, India has set a target of US$ 3 trillion tourism economy by 2047. In the year 2022, 14.3 million foreign tourists visited India and generated revenue of $17.6 billion. (input language)
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