Lok Sabha Question No. 235 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Economic Importance of Tourism
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL, DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*235 ANSWERED ON 12.03.2018

## ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF TOURISM

- *235. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:
- SHRI D.K. SURESH:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  economic  importance  of  tourism  has  assumed  a special significance for the country in the recent years and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of employment generated by tourism industry in the country during the last five years, State/UT-wise; (c) the  number  of  foreigners  visited  the  country  and  the  total amount of foreign exchange earned during the said period; (d) whether the Government has taken any special measures to develop  tourism  infrastructure  with  a  view  to  boosting  the national income; and (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI K.J. ALPHONS)

(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a)  TO  (e)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*235 ANSWERED ON 12.03.2018 REGARDING ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF TOURISM.

(a): Yes,  Madam.  Tourism  is  a  major  engine  of  economic  growth and an important  source  of  employment  &  foreign  exchange earnings in many countries including India. It has great capacity to create  large  scale  employment  of  diverse  kind  -  from  the  most specialized to the unskilled and hence play a major role in creation of additional employment opportunities.

As per the 2 nd  Tourism Satellite Account of India (TSA) - 200910 and its subsequent estimates, the contribution of tourism to total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country during 2009-10, 201011,  2011-12  and  2012-13  was  6.77%,  6.76%,  6.76%  and  6.88% respectively.

(b): As per the 2 nd  Tourism Satellite Account of India (TSA) - 200910  and  its  subsequent  estimates,  the  contribution  of  tourism employment  to  total  employment  of  the  country  during  2009-10, 2010-11,  2011-12  and  2012-13  was  10.17%,  10.78%,  11.49%  and 12.36%  respectively.  The  details  of  State/Union  Territory  wise employment  and  share  of  tourism employment  to  total state employment during 2009-10 are given in Annexure.

- (c): The Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) to different States/UTs and the  Foreign  Exchange  Earnings  (FEEs)  through  tourism  during  last five years are as follows:

| Year   | FTAs        | FEEs(in Rs crore)   |
|--------|-------------|---------------------|
| 2013   | 69,67,601   | 1,07,671            |
| 2014   | 76,79,099   | 1,23,320            |
| 2015   | 80,27,133   | 1,35,193            |
| 2016   | 88,04,411   | 1,54,156            |
| 2017 # | 1,01,77,248 | 1,80,379            |

#: Provisional

(d) & (e): For creation of tourism infrastructure and in turn to boost the  National  Income,  the  Ministry  of  Tourism  has  two  flagship schemes viz. Swadesh Darshan - Integrated Development of ThemeBased Tourist Circuits and PRASHAD- Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual,  Heritage  Augmentation  Drive.  The  number  of  projects along with the amount sanctioned under these two schemes during last three years are as follows:

|         | Swadesh Darshan    | Swadesh Darshan                  | PRASHAD            | PRASHAD                          |
|---------|--------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------|
| Year    | Number of projects | Amount Sanctioned (in Rs. crore) | Number of projects | Amount Sanctioned (in Rs. crore) |
| 2014-15 | 2                  | 119.6                            | 4                  | 78.56                            |
| 2015-16 | 17                 | 1503.09                          | 7                  | 205.95                           |
| 2016-17 | 37                 | 3191.38                          | 7                  | 203.94                           |

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO.*235 ANSWERED ON 12.03.2018 REGARDING ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF TOURISM.

| Sl. No.   | States                    | State Employment (in lakh   | Tourism Direct Employment (in lakh   | Share of Tourism Employment to Total State Employment   | Share of Tourism Employment to Total State Employment   | Share of Tourism Employment to Total State Employment   |
|-----------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|           |                           | numbers)                    | numbers)                             | Direct (%)                                              | Direct and Indirect (%)                                 | Total (%)                                               |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 1.51                        | 0.19                                 | 12.85                                                   | 30.95                                                   | 43.80                                                   |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh            | 479.35                      | 21.65                                | 4.52                                                    | 17.33                                                   | 21.85                                                   |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh         | 5.32                        | 0.14                                 | 2.56                                                    | 6.92                                                    | 9.48                                                    |
| 4         | Assam                     | 121.11                      | 3.47                                 | 2.87                                                    | 10.36                                                   | 13.23                                                   |
| 5         | Bihar                     | 308.96                      | 9.94                                 | 3.22                                                    | 9.69                                                    | 12.91                                                   |
| 6         | Chandigarh                | 3.27                        | 0.38                                 | 11.68                                                   | 21.83                                                   | 33.52                                                   |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh              | 137.37                      | 2.29                                 | 1.67                                                    | 8.16                                                    | 9.83                                                    |
| 8         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 0.99                        | 0.05                                 | 5.01                                                    | 5.67                                                    | 10.68                                                   |
| 9         | Daman & Diu               | 0.87                        | 0.06                                 | 6.71                                                    | 7.74                                                    | 14.45                                                   |
| 10        | Delhi                     | 52.40                       | 4.49                                 | 8.58                                                    | 17.64                                                   | 26.22                                                   |
| 11        | Goa                       | 4.68                        | 0.74                                 | 15.86                                                   | 32.77                                                   | 48.63                                                   |
| 12        | Gujarat                   | 283.42                      | 12.60                                | 4.45                                                    | 13.17                                                   | 17.62                                                   |
| 13        | Haryana                   | 101.68                      | 3.94                                 | 3.87                                                    | 11.35                                                   | 15.23                                                   |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh          | 42.07                       | 1.13                                 | 2.68                                                    | 14.27                                                   | 16.95                                                   |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir           | 60.90                       | 2.12                                 | 3.48                                                    | 9.26                                                    | 12.74                                                   |
| 16        | Jharkhand                 | 123.50                      | 3.53                                 | 2.86                                                    | 9.37                                                    | 12.23                                                   |
| 17        | Karnataka                 | 301.96                      | 15.55                                | 5.15                                                    | 15.71                                                   | 20.86                                                   |

|   18 | Kerala         |   142.43 |   14.07 |   9.88 |   23.52 |   33.40 |
|------|----------------|----------|---------|--------|---------|---------|
|   19 | Lakshadweep    |     0.3  |    0.03 |  11.49 |   20.86 |   32.35 |
|   20 | Madhya Pradesh |   331.3  |    6.38 |   1.93 |    7.23 |    9.16 |
|   21 | Maharashtra    |   548.84 |   31.43 |   5.73 |   16.16 |   21.89 |
|   22 | Manipur        |     9.68 |    0.32 |   3.33 |    8.4  |   11.73 |
|   23 | Meghalaya      |    14.29 |    0.63 |   4.43 |   11.81 |   16.25 |
|   24 | Mizoram        |     5.56 |    0.14 |   2.59 |    6.62 |    9.21 |
|   25 | Nagaland       |     8.5  |    0.32 |   3.79 |   10.11 |   13.9  |
|   26 | Odisha         |   216.6  |    6.12 |   2.82 |   11.51 |   14.33 |
|   27 | Pondicherry    |     5.01 |    0.46 |   9.19 |   14.86 |   24.05 |
|   28 | Punjab         |   108.75 |    5.84 |   5.37 |   12.96 |   18.33 |
|   29 | Rajasthan      |   331.48 |    8.9  |   2.68 |   10.01 |   12.69 |
|   30 | Sikkim         |     3.36 |    0.2  |   6.03 |    9.83 |   15.86 |
|   31 | Tamil Nadu     |   353.12 |   20.42 |   5.78 |   14.99 |   20.77 |
|   32 | Tripura        |    17.72 |    0.86 |   4.83 |   11.29 |   16.12 |
|   33 | Uttar          |   758.35 |   26.14 |   3.45 |    9.85 |   13.3  |
|   34 | Uttarakhand    |    46.91 |    1.6  |   3.42 |   17.1  |   20.52 |
|   35 | West Bengal    |   407.82 |   28.16 |   6.9  |   16.26 |   23.16 |

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