Lok Sabha Question No. 918 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: Incredible India Tourism Investors' Summit
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, M. K. RAGHAVAN, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, GEETHA KOTHAPALLI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.918 ANSWERED ON 21.11.2016

## INCREDIBLE INDIA TOURISM INVESTORS' SUMMIT

918.  SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  recently  organised  a  three  day 'Incredible India, Tourism Investors' Summit (IITIS), 2016;
- (b) if  so,  the  names  of  the  States  and  other  stakeholders  who have participated in the said summit along with its aims and objectives;
- (c) the  details  of  the  issues  discussed  and  opinions  exchanged about  the  challenges  faced  by  different  stakeholders  during the Summit;
- (d) the number of Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) signed between  various  States  along  with  the  investment  involved therein, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  also  proposed  to  open  tourist helpline in 12 languages and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): The Incredible India Tourism Investors' Summit was organized from 21st - 23rd September 2016 at Vigyan Bhawan, New

Delhi, with the objective of positioning the Indian Tourism sector for attracting large investments and presenting to the Investors tangible  investment-ready  projects  in  the  different  States/Union Territories  of  India.  The  list  of  the  States  and  other  stakeholders who have participated in the Summit is given at Annexure. (c): The  Summit  provided  a  global  platform  for  interaction  with investors, policy makers and Indian industry leaders, other stakeholders  and  showcased  the  investment  opportunities  in  the tourism sector in India by presenting a bouquet of investment ready projects  from  the  States/Union  Territories.  The  issues  discussed included investment in core infrastructure for tourism; Digital India and Start-up India: Investing in Tourism Technology; Panel discussion on MICE and Medical Tourism, etc. (d): The  number  of  MoUs  signed  by  various  States  along  with investment involved in is given below:

|   Sl. No. | States       |   MoUs signed |   Amount (Rs. in crores) |
|-----------|--------------|---------------|--------------------------|
|         1 | Gujarat      |            29 |                   8235   |
|         2 | Karnataka    |             2 |                   2595   |
|         3 | Rajasthan    |            45 |                    847.7 |
|         4 | Uttarakhand  |             9 |                    507   |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh |             1 |                     12   |

(e): The Ministry of Tourism has launched a 24 x 7 toll free multi lingual  tourist  helpline  on  8.2.2016  in  12  languages  i.e.  Arabic, Chinese,  French,  German,  Italian,  Japanese,  Korean,  Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, English & Hindi.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.918 ANSWERED ON 21.11.2016 REGARDING INCREDIBLE INDIA TOURISM INVESTORS' SUMMIT.

LIST OF STATES/UNION TERRITORIES AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN IITIS 2016

|   Sl. No. | Names of States/Union Territories/Other Stakeholders   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andaman & Nicobar                                      |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh                                         |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh                                      |
|         4 | Assam                                                  |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh                                           |
|         6 | Delhi                                                  |
|         7 | Goa                                                    |
|         8 | Gujarat                                                |
|         9 | Haryana                                                |
|        10 | Himachal Pradesh                                       |
|        11 | Jammu & Kashmir                                        |
|        12 | Jharkhand                                              |
|        13 | Karnataka                                              |
|        14 | Kerala                                                 |
|        15 | Madhya Pradesh                                         |
|        16 | Maharashtra                                            |
|        17 | Manipur                                                |
|        18 | Meghalaya                                              |
|        19 | Mizoram                                                |
|        20 | Nagaland                                               |
|        21 | Odisha                                                 |
|        22 | Punjab                                                 |
|        23 | Puducherry                                             |
|        24 | Rajasthan                                              |
|        25 | Tamil Nadu                                             |
|        26 | Telangana                                              |
|        27 | Uttarakhand                                            |
|        28 | Uttar Pradesh                                          |
|        29 | West Bengal                                            |
|        30 | SBI                                                    |

|   31 | SIDBI                     |
|------|---------------------------|
|   32 | Corp Bank                 |
|   33 | IRCTC                     |
|   34 | Somatheeram Health Group  |
|   35 | Cambro Nilkamal Pvt Ltd.  |
|   36 | MIPL                      |
|   37 | Choice International Ltd. |

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