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Tourism: Tripura govt earns Rs 1.51 crore during past nine months
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Agartala, Feb 07(TIWN):The state government has plan to make Agartala check post, Chuthakhala Maitri Park and old palace at Rajnagar in Udaipur Gomati district as tourist spot, stated Tourism Minister Ratan Bhwomik while replying a question raised by opposition congress MLA Pranajit Singha Roy at Assembly during budget session.
He also stated there are 23 tourist spot in the state and Rs 1.51 crore was earned as revenue by tourist department for financial year 2014 -15 ( April to December) from tourist lodges, package tour,conduct tour and lease of cafeteria.
Another question on tourist lodge, the minister stated that there are 16 tourist lodges under Tripura Tourist Development Corporation Limited (TDCL) and 6 lodges on lease.
“The government has also undertaken ambitious projects and a master plan to develop tourism infrastructure and expand the tourist circuits,” the minister said, adding that eco-tourism is being developed on a priority basis.
“During 2012-13 and 2011-12 financial years, 7,817 and 6,550 foreign tourists (respectively) had visited Tripura. In the last financial year (2013-14), number of foreign tourists visiting Tripura mounted to 15,376,” he stated.
Reason for increase of arrival of foreign tourists in Tripura by a record 97 percent was due to the state’s natural exquisiteness, curbing of decades old terrorism and the people’s affection towards the travelers, the minister claimed.
According to Bhowmik, since April last year and up to May this year, 405,379 tourists, including 18,846 foreign travellers, visited Tripura, which has a number of tourist spots, including religious, heritage and ecological sites.
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