Lok Sabha Question No. 140 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-17
Subject: Performance on World Tourism Index
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: SUDHEER GUPTA, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.140 ANSWERED ON 17.07.2017

## PERFORMANCE ON WORLD TOURISM INDEX

140.  SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether according to the latest UNWTO Barometer, India has improved  its  performance  on  the  World  Tourism  Index  and  if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether Tourist arrival  data,  2016  has  been  compiled  by  the Market Research Division of his Ministry recently and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there is any increase in visit of foreign and domestic tourists in the  country in the year 2016 and if  so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of top 10 popular destinations in 2016 for domestic and foreign tourists, State/UT-wise; and
- the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  boost

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a): Yes, Madam.

As  per  the  UNWTO  Barometer  of  March  2017,  India  has improved  its  rank  in  International  Tourist  Arrivals  (ITAs)  to  24  in 2015.

- (e) tourism in the country?

India  has  also  improved  its  ranking  significantly  in  Travel  & Tourism Competitiveness Index prepared by World Economic Forum to 40th in 2017 from 52nd in 2015 and 65th in 2013.

(b): Yes,  Madam.  The  number  of  Foreign  Tourist  Arrivals  (FTAs), Arrivals  of  NRIs  and  International  Tourist  Arrivals  in  India  during 2016 were 8.80 million, 5.77 million and 14.57 million, respectively.

(c): Yes,  Madam.  The  number  of  Domestic  and  Foreign  Tourist Visits to different States/UTs in 2016 (provisional) were 161.4 crore and 2.5 crore, registering a growth of 12.7% and 5.9% in 2016 over 2015 respectively.

(d): Information on popular destinations in States/UTs  in not available.  However,  information  on  the  top  10  States  in  terms  of Domestic  and  Foreign  Tourist Visits in 2016  is given in the Annexure.

(e): The  initiatives  taken  by  the  Government  in  order  to  boost tourism in the country are as below:

- i. Providing Central Financial Assistance to States/UTs  for  development  of  infrastructure  and promotion of tourism.
- ii. Promotion  of  India  as  a  holistic  destination  in  the international  markets  under  the  Incredible  India brand line.
- iii. Introduction of e-Visa facility for the citizens of 162 countries.
- iv. Promotion  of Niche  Tourism  products  including Medical and Wellness.
- v. Launch  of 24X7  Toll Free Multi-Lingual Tourist Infoline in 12 languages.
- vi. Distribution of 'Welcome Booklet', with information on  Do's  and  Don'ts  and  containing  other  important contact details, to tourists arriving at international airports.
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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.140 ANSWERED ON 17.07.2017 REGARDING PERFORMANCE ON WORLD TOURISM INDEX

The top 10 States in terms of Domestic and Foreign Tourist Visits (DTVs and FTVs) and their percentage share in total during 2016 is given below:

|   Sl. No. | State/UTs      |   DTVs in 2016 |   % Share in Total |
|-----------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
|         1 | Tamil Nadu     |      343812413 |              21.31 |
|         2 | Uttar Pradesh  |      211707090 |              13.12 |
|         3 | Andhra Pradesh |      153163354 |               9.49 |
|         4 | Madhya Pradesh |      150490339 |               9.33 |
|         5 | Karnataka      |      129762600 |               8.04 |
|         6 | Maharashtra    |      116515801 |               7.22 |
|         7 | Telangana      |       95160830 |               5.9  |
|         8 | West Bengal    |       74460250 |               4.61 |
|         9 | Gujarat        |       42252909 |               2.62 |
|        10 | Rajasthan      |       41495115 |               2.57 |

|   Sl. No. | State/UTs     |   FTVs in 2016 |   % Share in Total |
|-----------|---------------|----------------|--------------------|
|         1 | Tamil Nadu    |        4721978 |              19.11 |
|         2 | Maharashtra   |        4670049 |              18.9  |
|         3 | Uttar Pradesh |        3156812 |              12.78 |
|         4 | Delhi         |        2520083 |              10.2  |
|         5 | West Bengal   |        1528700 |               6.19 |
|         6 | Rajasthan     |        1513729 |               6.13 |
|         7 | Kerala        |        1038419 |               4.2  |
|         8 | Bihar         |        1010531 |               4.09 |
|         9 | Goa           |         680683 |               2.75 |
|        10 | Punjab        |         659736 |               2.67 |

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