Lok Sabha Question No. 194 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: Inflow of Tourists
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Geetha Viswanath Vanga, Sanjay Jaiswal, Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari, Prasun Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.194 ANSWERED ON 18.11.2019

## INFLOW OF TOURISTS

194.  SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH: DR. SANJAY JAISWAL: SHRI N. REDDEPPA: SHRI PRASUN BANERJEE:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any details of the foreign tourists who visited the country and the foreign exchange earned;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof during the last three years, countrywise;
- (c) the  details  of  the  destinations  they  visited  the  most,  Statewise along with the details of the States which attract more foreign tourists;
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  attract  more  foreign tourists in the country with visa liberalization in future; and
- (e) the steps taken to achieve the Hon'ble Prime Minister's goal of motivating each individual to visit at least 15 domestic tourist destination by 2022?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a)& (b): The details of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) and Estimated Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEE) through tourism for the last three years are as under:

| Year   | FTAs (Million)   | FEE (US$ billion)   |
|--------|------------------|---------------------|

|   2016 |   8.80 |   22.923 |
|--------|--------|----------|
|   2017 |  10.04 |   27.31  |
|   2018 |  10.56 |   28.586 |

County-wise details of FTAs for top 60 countries for the last 3 years are at Annexure-I. FEE from tourism is not maintained country-wise.

## (c): Details  of  State/UT  wise  Foreign  Tourist  Visits  (FTVs)  during 2018 are at annexure-II.

(d) & (e): Ministry of Tourism promotes India as a holistic destination  in  the  tourism  generating  markets  to  promote  various Indian tourism products and tourism destinations of the country to increase India's share of the global tourism market. In addition to advertisement, Promotions are also undertaken through the website and  Social  Media  accounts  of  the  Ministry. The  India  Tourism Offices in India and overseas undertake various promotional activities with the objective of showcasing the tourism potential of the different States/UTs.

In light of Hon'ble Prime Minister's goal to motivate individuals to  visit  tourist  destinations,  promotion  of  Domestic  Tourism  on social  media  has  been  undertaken.  Events  like  Paryatan  Parv /Bharat  Parv  have  been  organized  to  promote  DEKHO  APNA  DESH concept.

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ANNEXURE-I

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  &  (B)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.194 ANSWERED ON 18.11.2019 REGARDING INFLOW OF TOURISTS

| Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) of top 60 countries during 2016-   | Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) of top 60 countries during 2016-   |   Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) of top 60 countries during 2016- |   Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) of top 60 countries during 2016- |   Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) of top 60 countries during 2016- |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No. Nationality                                                 | S. No. Nationality                                                 |                                                               2016 |                                                               2017 |                                                               2018 |
| 1                                                                  | BANGLADESH                                                         |                                                            1380409 |                                                            2156557 |                                                            2256675 |
| 2                                                                  | UNITED STATES                                                      |                                                            1296939 |                                                            1376919 |                                                            1456678 |
| 3                                                                  | UNITED KINGDOM                                                     |                                                             941883 |                                                             986296 |                                                            1029757 |
| 4                                                                  | SRI LANKA                                                          |                                                             297418 |                                                             303590 |                                                             353684 |
| 5                                                                  | CANADA                                                             |                                                             317239 |                                                             335439 |                                                             351040 |
| 6                                                                  | AUSTRALIA                                                          |                                                             293625 |                                                             324243 |                                                             346486 |
| 7                                                                  | MALAYSIA                                                           |                                                             301961 |                                                             322126 |                                                             319172 |
| 8                                                                  | CHINA                                                              |                                                             251313 |                                                             247235 |                                                             281768 |
| 9                                                                  | GERMANY                                                            |                                                             265928 |                                                             269380 |                                                             274087 |
| 10                                                                 | RUSSIAN FEDERATION                                                 |                                                             227749 |                                                             278904 |                                                             262309 |
| 11                                                                 | FRANCE                                                             |                                                             238707 |                                                             249620 |                                                             261653 |
| 12                                                                 | JAPAN                                                              |                                                             208847 |                                                             222527 |                                                             236236 |
| 13                                                                 | SINGAPORE                                                          |                                                             163688 |                                                             175852 |                                                             183581 |
| 14                                                                 | NEPAL                                                              |                                                             161097 |                                                             164018 |                                                             174096 |
| 15                                                                 | THAILAND                                                           |                                                             119663 |                                                             140087 |                                                             166293 |
| 16                                                                 | AFGHANISTAN                                                        |                                                             123330 |                                                             149176 |                                                             153905 |
| 17                                                                 | REPUBLIC OF KOREA                                                  |                                                             111076 |                                                             142383 |                                                             150536 |
| 18                                                                 | ITALY                                                              |                                                              95417 |                                                             111915 |                                                             126931 |
| 19                                                                 | OMAN                                                               |                                                             105705 |                                                             107217 |                                                              95160 |
| 20                                                                 | SPAIN                                                              |                                                              76342 |                                                              81442 |                                                              84356 |
| 21                                                                 | NETHERLANDS                                                        |                                                              71840 |                                                              76652 |                                                              81615 |
| 22                                                                 | MYANMAR (BURMA)                                                    |                                                              51376 |                                                              56952 |                                                              75773 |
| 23                                                                 | PORTUGAL                                                           |                                                              54439 |                                                              66378 |                                                              74492 |
| 24                                                                 | IRAQ                                                               |                                                              48227 |                                                              56230 |                                                              68462 |
| 25                                                                 | ISRAEL                                                             |                                                              59231 |                                                              58131 |                                                              67366 |
| 26                                                                 | MALDIVES                                                           |                                                              67457 |                                                              66150 |                                                              62337 |

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| 27 NEW                         | ZEALAND 50917   | 56597   | 60664   |
|--------------------------------|-----------------|---------|---------|
| UNITED ARAB                    | UNITED ARAB     |         |         |
| 28 EMIRATES                    | 67615           | 67238   | 59971   |
| 29 SOUTH AFRICA                | 52636           | 57060   | 58613   |
| 30 PHILIPPINES                 | 52692           | 53963   | 53473   |
| 31 TAIWAN                      | 42327           | 47043   | 49457   |
| 32 SWITZERLAND                 | 48123           | 49607   | 49322   |
| 33 KENYA                       | 44783           | 46011   | 48845   |
| 34 SAUDI ARABIA                | 61605           | 52976   | 47546   |
| 35 INDONESIA                   | 35084           | 43973   | 46867   |
| 36 SWEDEN                      | 43689           | 45851   | 46743   |
| 37 BELGIUM                     | 37960           | 41902   | 44086   |
| 38 MAURITIUS                   | 34280           | 37706   | 42096   |
| 39 PAKISTAN                    | 104720          | 44266   | 41659   |
| 40 IRELAND                     | 36440           | 37993   | 39276   |
| 41 IRAN                        | 39184           | 42641   | 35596   |
| 42 SUDAN                       | 17093           | 22762   | 34712   |
| 43 TURKEY                      | 29545           | 33251   | 33825   |
| 44 AUSTRIA                     | 33089           | 31832   | 33200   |
| 45 POLAND                      | 25706           | 28674   | 31555   |
| 46 VIETNAM                     | 16728           | 23771   | 31427   |
| 47 DENMARK                     | 24717           | 26761   | 28195   |
| 48 BRAZIL                      | 21289           | 24453   | 26579   |
| 49 BHUTAN                      | 20940           | 25267   | 26470   |
| 50 UKRAINE                     | 26753           | 25988   | 26260   |
| 51 TURKMENISTAN                | 14302           | 17653   | 25038   |
| 52 ETHIOPIA                    | 20555           | 23215   | 24277   |
| 53 UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA | 23026           | 22261   | 23443   |
| 54 NORWAY                      | 20148           | 20882   | 22631   |
| 55 UZBEKISTAN                  | 21605           | 23257   | 21686   |
| 56 YEMEN                       | 19383           | 21695   | 21674   |
| 57 FINLAND                     | 18371           | 20384   | 21239   |
| 58 EGYPT                       | 20864           | 20528   | 20486   |
| 59 MEXICO                      | 15689           | 18114   | 19909   |
| 60 ARGENTINA                   | 12308           | 14875   | 16345   |

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ANNEXURE-II

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.194 ANSWERED ON 18.11.2019 REGARDING INFLOW OF TOURISTS

| STATE/UT WISE FOREIGN TOURIST VISTIS (FTVs) 2018   | STATE/UT WISE FOREIGN TOURIST VISTIS (FTVs) 2018   | STATE/UT WISE FOREIGN TOURIST VISTIS (FTVs) 2018   |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                             | States/UTs                                         | FTVs 2018(R)                                       |
| 1                                                  | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                          | 15242                                              |
| 2                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                     | 281083                                             |
| 3                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                                  | 7653                                               |
| 4                                                  | Assam                                              | 36846                                              |
| 5                                                  | Bihar                                              | 1087971                                            |
| 6                                                  | Chandigarh                                         | 39681                                              |
| 7                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                       | 14399                                              |
| 8                                                  | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                               | 1608                                               |
| 9                                                  | Daman & Diu                                        | 5694                                               |
| 10                                                 | Delhi *                                            | 2740502                                            |
| 11                                                 | Goa                                                | 933841                                             |
| 12                                                 | Gujarat                                            | 513113                                             |
| 13                                                 | Haryana                                            | 73977                                              |
| 14                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                   | 356568                                             |
| 15                                                 | Jammu & Kashmir                                    | 139520                                             |
| 16                                                 | Jharkhand                                          | 175801                                             |
| 17                                                 | Karnataka                                          | 543716                                             |
| 18                                                 | Kerala                                             | 1096407                                            |
| 19                                                 | Lakshadweep                                        | 1313                                               |
| 20                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                     | 375476                                             |
| 21                                                 | Maharashtra *                                      | 5078514                                            |
| 22                                                 | Manipur                                            | 6391                                               |
| 23                                                 | Meghalaya                                          | 18114                                              |
| 24                                                 | Mizoram                                            | 967                                                |
| 25                                                 | Nagaland                                           | 5010                                               |
| 26                                                 | Odisha                                             | 110818                                             |
| 27                                                 | Puducherry                                         | 141133                                             |
| 28                                                 | Punjab                                             | 1200969                                            |
| 29                                                 | Rajasthan                                          | 1754348                                            |
| 30                                                 | Sikkim                                             | 71172                                              |
| 31                                                 | Tamil Nadu                                         | 6074345                                            |
| 32                                                 | Telangana                                          | 318154                                             |

| 33   | Tripura 102861        |
|------|-----------------------|
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh 3780752 |
| 35   | Uttarakhand 151320    |
| 36   | West Bengal 1617105   |
|      | Total 28872384        |

Source: State/UTs tourism department *Figures of 2017 repeated for 2018, R: Revised ********