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Dharamshala Declaration

Recently, a three-day National Conference of State Tourism Minister concluded with the adoption of the “Dharamshala Declaration”.

Why in the News?

Recently, a three-day National Conference of State Tourism Minister concluded with the adoption of the “Dharamshala Declaration”.

Key Points:

Key highlights of the Declaration Tourism sector

Global leader in the tourism sector by 2047
To develop “sustainable and responsible tourism”
To achieve USD 1 Trillion by the sector in 2047
to support MSMEs in the tourism sector
To recover to the pre-pandemic level by mid-2024.
Achieve a $250 billion contribution of Tourism to the GDP by 2030.

Indian Tourism Sector

India is ranked 10th among 185 countries in terms of travel & tourism’s total contribution to GDP in 2019; contributing 6.8% of GDP.
It is a labour-intensive sector, In 2020, the Indian tourism sector accounted for 39 million jobs, which was 8% of the total employment in the country.