Lok Sabha Question No. 3225 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Guidelines for Tourists on Hill Stations
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Ravneet Singh, T. R. Paarivendhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3225

## ANSWERED ON 09.08.2021

## GUIDELINES FOR TOURISTS ON HILL STATIONS

## 3225. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU:

## DR. T.R.PAARIVENDHAR:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that there has been a huge increase in the number of people visiting various tourist spots, especially the hill  stations  in  the  country  since  the  easing  of  Covid-19 restrictions and ICMR has raised concerns over it;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  non-adherence  to Covid-appropriate  behaviour  by  these  tourists  can  lead  to  a serious situation and lead to a surge in coronavirus cases and
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to put any curbs on visits to tourists spots in its guidelines or take any other measures to ensure  Covid-appropriate  behaviour  by  the  people  visiting various tourist spots in the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor along with the action taken by the Government against the tourists which are flouting the Covid rules and over crowding the hill stations of the country?

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

## MINISTER OF TOURISM

- (a) & (b): Ministry of Tourism, Government  of India does not maintain  tourist spot  wise  data  of  tourist footfall.    However, State/UT wise details of Domestic Tourist Visits (DTVs) and Foreign Tourist Visits (FTVs) during last three years are at Annexure.
- (c) to (e): Development and Promotion of tourist places is primarily the responsibility of the State Government/Union Territory

Administration. However, with a view to prepare for a post COVID-19 revival, Ministry of Tourism has formulated Operational Recommendations for different segments of Tourism Service Providers  in  the  Travel  sector  for  facilitating  smooth  and  safe resumption  of  business.  Such  recommendations  have  been  issued for  Travel  Agents,  Tour  Operators,  Tourist  Transport  Operators, Tourist  Guides  and  Facilitators.  They  have  been  formulated  in consultation  with  State  Governments  and  tourism  /  hospitality stakeholders and in keeping with the overall guidelines issued from time to time by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRRED QUESTION  NO.  3225  ANSWERED  ON  09.08.2021  REGARDING  GUIDELINES FOR TOURITS ON HILL STATIONS.

## DOMESTIC TOURIST VISTIS (DTVs)  AND  FOREIGN  TOURIST  VISTIS  (FTVs) DURING 2018, 2019 & 2020

|                          | 2018                     |         | 2019          |         | 2020     |         |
|--------------------------|--------------------------|---------|---------------|---------|----------|---------|
| Sr. No.                  | States/UTs DTVs          | FTVs    | DTVs          | FTVs    | DTVs     | FTVs    |
| 1                        | A&N Island 498279        | 15242   | 505398        | 16206   | 191207   | 5412    |
| 2 Andhra Pradesh         | 194767874                | 281083  | 237051508     | 280356  | 70828590 | 67591   |
| 3 Arunachal Pradesh      | 512436                   | 7653    | 555639        | 7825    | 42871    | 961     |
| 4 Assam                  | 4710617                  | 15592   | 5447805 26878 |         | 1266898  | 7285    |
| 5 Bihar                  | 33621613                 | 1087971 | 33990038      | 1093141 | 5638024  | 308080  |
| 6 Chandigarh             | 1538796                  | 39681   | 1563795       | 44132   | 417953   | 12218   |
| 7 Chhattisgarh           | 19329501                 | 14399   | 17304506      | 6817    | 2810227  | 2322    |
| 8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli   | 609435                   | 1608    | 618330        | 1666    | 104959   | 222     |
| 9 Daman & Diu            | 898824                   | 5694    | 897804        | 5703    | 297436   | 1382    |
| 10 Delhi #               | 29114423                 | 2740502 | 36467598      | 2983436 | 9583671  | 681230  |
| 11 Goa                   | 7081559                  | 933841  | 7127287       | 937113  | 3258715  | 302751  |
| 12 Gujarat               | 54369873                 | 513113  | 58864661      | 595607  | 19464517 | 210047  |
| 13 Haryana               | 4888952                  | 73977   | 4549017       | 48046   | 2114731  | 17474   |
| 14 Himachal Pradesh      | 16093935                 | 356568  | 16829231      | 382876  | 3170714  | 42665   |
| 15 Jharkhand             | 35408822                 | 175801  | 35580768      | 176043  | 2574704  | 490     |
| 16 J&K                   | 17076315                 | 139520  | 16163330      | 57920   | 2519524  | 5317    |
| 17 Karnataka             | 214306456                | 543716  | 227934714     | 608754  | 77453339 | 165325  |
| 18 Kerala                | 15604661                 | 1096407 | 18384233      | 1189771 | 4988972  | 340755  |
| 19 Lakshdweep            | 10435                    | 1313    | 6985          | 820     | 3462     | 413     |
| 20 Ladakh                | -                        | -       | 241285        | 38652   | 6743     | 1126    |
| 21 Madhya Pradesh        | 83969799                 | 375476  | 88707139      | 327958  | 23519632 | 99819   |
| 22 Maharashtra 119191539 | 22 Maharashtra 119191539 | 5078514 | 149294703     | 5528704 | 39234591 | 1262409 |
| 23 Manipur               | 176109                   | 6391    | 167560        | 13608   | 49669    | 3139    |
| 24 Meghalaya             | 1198340                  | 18114   | 1245633 25813 |         | 24734    | 2311    |
| 25 Mizoram               | 76551                    | 967     | 163762        | 2249    | 30890    | 265     |
| 26 Nagaland              | 101588                   | 5010    | 125949        | 5577    | 10979    | 518     |
| 27 Odisha                | 15208540                 | 110818  | 15307637      | 115128  | 4622273  | 10206   |

| 28   | Puducherry    |    1616660 |   141133 |    1713248 |   149919 |          1114942 | 92080   |
|------|---------------|------------|----------|------------|----------|------------------|---------|
| 29   | Punjab        |   44595061 |  1200969 |   47385387 |  1101343 |         16692197 | 359114  |
| 30   | Rajasthan     |   50235643 |  1754348 |   52220431 |  1605560 |         15117239 | 446457  |
| 31   | Sikkim        |    1426127 |    71172 |    1421823 |   133388 |           316408 | 19935   |
| 32   | Tamil Nadu    |  385909376 |  6074345 |  494865257 |  6866327 | 1406512411228323 |         |
| 33   | Telangana     |   92878329 |   318154 |   83035894 |   323326 |         39997001 | 46694   |
| 34   | Tripura       |     414388 |   102861 |     437201 |   154405 |           127815 | 31877   |
| 35   | Uttar Pradesh |  285079848 |  3780752 |  535855162 |  4745181 |         86122293 | 890932  |
| 36   | Uttarakhand   |   35609650 |   151320 |   37585920 |   152273 |          7005264 | 41339   |
| 37   | West Bengal   |   85657365 |  1617105 |   92366025 |  1656145 |         28841732 | 463285  |
|      | Grand Total   | 1853787719 | 28851130 | 2321982663 | 31408666 |        610216157 | 7171769 |

Source:  States/UTs Tourism Department

# Data for 2019 is estimated by applying all India growth rate for 2019/18 on 2018 data and 2020 data is estimated by applying all India growth rate for 2020/19 on 2019 data

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