Lok Sabha Question No. 1043 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Revenue Generated from Domestic Tourists
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1043 ANSWERED ON 26.07.2021

## REVENUE GENERATED FROM DOMESTIC TOURISTS

## 1043. SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  domestic tourists  and  revenue  generated nationally  and  by  each  State/UT,  year-wise  for  the  last  five years;
- (b) the steps being taken by the Government to attract domestic tourists to heritage sites in the country;
- (c) whether any sites have been identified by the Government for a  special  focus  to  improve  tourist  inflow  and  if  so,  details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has received any proposals from the State Government of Bihar to promote tourism in the state and if so, details thereof; and
- (e) the details of steps taken to revive tourism footfall and ensure stability  of  tourism  and  hospitality  industry  in  light  of  COVID pandemic?

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

MINISTER OF TOURISM

- (a): Details  of  State/UT  wise  Domestic  Tourist  Visits  (DTVs) during  last  five  years  are  given  in  the  Annexure-I.  Ministry  of Tourism,  Government  of  India  does  not  maintain  data  on  revenue

generated from tourism.

(b): The  steps  being  taken  by  Government  to  attract  domestic tourists to heritage sites in the country are given below:

- (i) In present scenario, the International travelling has been restricted  which  has  affected  the  global  economy  at large  hence  the  Ministry  is  focusing  in  big  way  on
- promotion of Domestic Tourism and travelling to heritage sites in the country under 'Dekho Apna Desh' campaign which  has  become  the  prime  focus  of  the  Ministry  of Tourism  to  rebuild  the  trust  among  the  tourist  and tourism fraternity.  Series of Webinars have been carried out regularly on uncovered themes identified as domestic tourism products like lesser known heritage sites, stories  on  tradition,  culture,  history  and  heritage  of  our country as local landing.
- (ii) Aerial  photography  of  key  cities  and  cultural/heritage assets (Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata,  Mumbai,  Bengaluru, Udupi,  Aurangabad,  Iconic Tourist sites) across the country during lockdown.
- (iii)   Social Media has also been used extensively to promote domestic as well as Heritage Tourism.
- (iv) Roadshows have also been held at number of locations including Kevadia (Gujarat), Srinagar, Goa etc. to promote domestic as well as Heritage tourism.
- (c) & (d): Identification and development of tourism is primarily the responsibility of the State Government/ UT Administration. However, the Ministry of Tourism under its schemes of 'Swadesh Darshan' and 'National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation  Drive  (PRASHAD)'  provides  financial  assistance  to State  Governments/  Union  Territory  (UT)  Administrations/  Central Agencies  for  development  of  tourism  infrastructure  to  improve tourist inflow in the country. The approval of the new projects under these schemes is a continuous process which is done in consultation with the State Governments/ Union Territory Administrations and are sanctioned subject to availability of funds, submission  of  suitable  Detailed  Project  Reports,  adherence  to scheme guidelines and utilization of funds released earlier etc. The details  of  the  projects  sanctioned  under  Swadesh  Darshan  and PRASHAD scheme in Bihar are given at Annexure-II.
- (e): The  details  of  steps  taken  to  revive  the  tourism  footfall  and ensure stability of tourism and hospitality industry in light of COVID pandemic are at Annexure-III.

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ANNEXURE-I

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.1043  ANSWERED  ON  26.07.2021  REGARDING  REVENUE GENERATED FROM DOMESTIC TOURISTS

Domestic Tourist Visits (DTVs) during last five years (2016 to 2020)

| Sr. No.                   | States/UTs                | 2016                      |      2017 |      2018 |      2019 |     2020 |
|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------|
| 1.                        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 384552                    |    471919 |    498279 |    505398 |   191207 |
| 2.                        | Andhra                    | 153163354                 | 165433898 | 194767874 | 237051508 | 70828590 |
| 3.                        | Arunachal Pradesh         | 385875                    |    444005 |    512436 |    555639 |    42871 |
| 4.                        | Assam                     | 5160599                   |   6052667 |   4710617 |   5447805 |  1266898 |
| 5.                        | Bihar                     | 28516127                  |  32414063 |  33621613 |  33990038 |  5638024 |
| 6.                        | Chandigarh                | 1182504                   |   1425781 |   1538796 |   1563795 |   417953 |
| 7.                        | Chhattisgarh              | 16534471                  |  17350030 |  19329501 |  17304506 |  2810227 |
| 8.                        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 589074                    |    614182 |    609435 |    618330 |   104959 |
| 9.                        | Daman & Diu               | 826201                    |    858131 |    898824 |    897804 |   297436 |
| 10.                       | Delhi#                    | 28460832                  |  29114423 |  29114423 |  36467598 |  9583671 |
| 11.                       | Goa                       | 5650061                   |   6895234 |   7081559 |   7127287 |  3258715 |
| 12.                       | Gujarat                   | 42252909                  |  48343121 |  54369873 |  58864661 | 19464517 |
| 13.                       | Haryana                   | 7382995                   |   6050325 |   4888952 |   4549017 |  2114731 |
| 14.                       | Himachal Pradesh          | 17997750                  |  19130541 |  16093935 |  16829231 |  3170714 |
| 15.                       | Jammu & Kashmir           | 9414579                   |  14235473 |  17076315 |  16163330 |  2574704 |
| 16.                       | Jharkhand                 | 33389286                  |  33723185 |  35408822 |  35580768 |  2519524 |
| 17.                       | Karnataka                 | 129762600                 | 179980191 | 214306456 | 227934714 | 77453339 |
| 18.                       | Kerala                    | 13172536                  |  14673520 |  15604661 |  18384233 |  4988972 |
| 19.                       | Lakshadweep               | 8716                      |      6620 |     10435 |      6985 |     3462 |
| 20.                       | Madhya Pradesh            | 150490339                 |  78038522 |  83969799 |  88707139 | 23519632 |
| 21. Maharashtra#116515801 | 21. Maharashtra#116515801 | 21. Maharashtra#116515801 | 119191539 | 119191539 | 149294703 | 39234591 |
| 22.                       | Manipur                   | 150638                    |    153454 |    176109 |    167560 |    49669 |
| 23.                       | Meghalaya                 | 830887                    |    990856 |   1198340 |   1245633 |    24734 |
| 24.                       | Mizoram                   | 67238                     |     67772 |     76551 |    163762 |    30890 |

| 25.   | Nagaland    | 58178      | 63362      | 101588     |     125949 |     10979 |
|-------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
| 26.   | Odisha      | 12842766   | 14011229   | 15208540   |   15307637 |   4622273 |
| 27.   | Puducherry  | 1398289    | 1531972    | 1616660    |    1713248 |   1114942 |
| 28.   | Punjab      | 38703326   | 40293352   | 44595061   |   47385387 |  16692197 |
| 29.   | Rajasthan   | 41495115   | 45916573   | 50235643   |   52220431 |  15117239 |
| 30.   | Sikkim      | 747343     | 1375854    | 1426127    |    1421823 |    316408 |
| 31.   | Tamil Nadu  | 343812413  | 345061140  | 385909376  |  494865257 | 140651241 |
| 32.   | Tripura     | 370618     | 398669     | 414388     |     437201 |  39997001 |
| 33.   | Telengana   | 95160830   | 85266596   | 92878329   |   83035894 |    127815 |
| 34.   | Uttar       | 213544204  | 233977619  | 285079848  |  535855162 |  86122293 |
| 35.   | Uttarakhand | 30505363   | 34359989   | 35609650   |   37585920 |   7005264 |
| 36.   | West Bengal | 74460250   | 79630345   | 85657365   |   92366025 |  28841732 |
| 37.   | Ladakh      | -          | -          | -          |     241285 |      6743 |
|       | Total       | 1615388619 | 1657546152 | 1853787719 | 2321982663 | 610216157 |

Source:  State/UTs Tourism Department #  :  Data  for  2017  is  repeated  for  2018.  Further,  Data  for  2019  and  2020  is estimated by applying all India growth rate for 2019/18 on 2018 data and all India growth rate for 2020/19 on 2019 data respectively.

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ANNEXURE-II

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.1043  ANSWERED  ON  26.07.2021  REGARDING  REVENUE GENERATED FROM DOMESTIC TOURISTS

Details    of    the    projects    sanctioned  under      Swadesh    Darshan    and PRASHAD scheme  in Bihar till  18 th   July, 2021

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.                             | State/UT                            | Name of the Project                                                         | Name of Scheme                      | Project cost                        | Year                                |
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1.                                  | Bihar                               | Development of basic facilities at Vishnupad temple, Gaya, Bihar**          | PRASHAD                             | 4.27                                | 2014-15                             |
| 2.                                  | Bihar                               | Development at Patna Sahib**                                                | PRASHAD                             | 41.54                               | 2015-16                             |
| 3.                                  | Bihar                               | Development of Vaishali- Arrah- Masad- Patna- Rajgir- Pawapuri- Champapuri. | Swadesh Darshan                     | 37.19                               | 2016-17                             |
| 4.                                  | Bihar                               | Integrated Development of Kanwaria Route: Sultanganj- Mojma- Banka.         | Swadesh Darshan                     | 44.76                               | 2016-17                             |
| 5.                                  | Bihar                               | Construction of Convention Centre at Bodhgaya                               | Swadesh Darshan                     | 98.73                               | 2016-17                             |
| 6.                                  | Bihar                               | Development of Gandhi Circuit: Bhitiharwa- Chandrahia- Turkaulia            | Swadesh Darshan                     | 44.65                               | 2017-18                             |
| 7.                                  | Bihar                               | Development of Mandar Hill & Ang Pradesh                                    | Swadesh Darshan                     | 47.52                               | 2017-18                             |
| ** Projects completed successfully. | ** Projects completed successfully. | ** Projects completed successfully.                                         | ** Projects completed successfully. | ** Projects completed successfully. | ** Projects completed successfully. |

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## ANNEXURE-III

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1043 ANSWERED ON 26.07.2021 REGARDING

REVENUE GENERATED FROM DOMESTIC TOURISTS

The following are the various fiscal and relief measures announced by the Government which are expected to revive the tourism footfall and  ensure  stability  of  tourism  and  hospitality  industry  in  light  of COVID pandemic:

- i. The Government announced Atmanirbhar Bharat Package vide which Rs.3 lakh crore collateral free automatic loan has been made available  for  MSMEs.  The  loan  will  have  4-year  tenure and 12-month moratorium.
- ii. The Government waived off PF contribution for three months for  organisations  with  less  than  100  pax  and  90%  of  their employees earn below Rs.15000.
- iii. Under  Atmanirbhar  Bharat  package,  PF  contribution  of  both employer and employee has been reduced to 10% each from existing 12% each for all establishments covered by EPFO for three months
4. iv.
5. Deferment of TCS up to October 2020.
- v. Return filing deferred for three months with no penal interest for companies up to Rs.5 Crore, rest @ 9% penal interest.
- vi. The Central government also gave relief from various regulatory compliances under Income Tax Act, companies Act and GST Act for varying period in the wake of COVID-19 crisis to ensure business continuity and survival.
- vii. The RBI extended moratorium on term loans till 31 st  December 2020.
- viii. Suitable  provision  for  funds  for  implementing  the  Service Exports from India Scheme (SEIS) for services rendered in FY 2019-20 has now been made by the Ministry of Finance.
- ix. The Government of India has launched Emergency Credit Line Guarantee  Scheme  (ECLGS)  to  support  eligible  Micro,  Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and business enterprises in meeting their operational liabilities and restarting their business.
- x. The scope of the scheme has been enlarged with introduction of  ECLGS  3.0.  to  cover  business  enterprises  in  Hospitality,
12. Travel & Tourism and Leisure & Sporting sectors. The scheme
13. is valid till 31.03.2021.
- xi. The  validity  of  ECLGS  (ECLGS  1.0,  ECLGS  2.0  &  ECLGS  3.0) have been extended upto 30.06.2021 or till guarantees for an amount of Rs. 3 lakh crore are issued. Last date of disbursement under the scheme has been extended to 30.09.2021.
- xii. On 16.06.2021, Hon'ble Finance Minister announced release of SEIS scrips for 2019-20.
- xiii. Financial  support  to  more  than  11,000  registered  Tourist Guides / Travel and Tourism Stakeholders. Under the new Loan Guarantee Scheme for Covid Affected Sectors, working capital / personal loans will be provided to people in tourism sector to discharge  liabilities  and  restart  after  being  impacted  due  to COVID-19.  The  scheme  will  cover  10,700  Regional  Level Tourist  Guides  recognised  by  the  Ministry  of  Tourism  and Tourist  Guides  recognised  by  the  State  Governments  and Travel  and  Tourism  Stakeholders  (TTS)  recognized  by  the Ministry of Tourism. TTS's will be eligible to get a loan upto Rs. 10 lakh each while tourist guides can avail loan upto Rs 1 lakh each. There will be no processing charges, waiver of foreclosure  /  prepayment  charges  and  no  requirement  of additional collateral. Scheme  to  be administered by the Ministry of Tourism through NCGTC.
- xiv. Free 5 Lakh Tourist Visa: As per the announcement, once Visa issuance  is  restarted,  the  first  5  lakh  Tourists  Visas  will  be issued free of charge. The benefit of free of charge visa will be available only once per tourist during the issuance of the first 5 lakh tourist visas (free of charge visas). The scheme will be applicable till 31st March 2022 or till 5,00,000 visas are issued, whichever is earlier.
- xv. Ministry  of  Finance  has  given  concurrence  to  release  SEIS scrips  on  16.06.2021.   Earlier,  several  Industry  stakeholders had flagged appeals to the government to release SEIS Scrips for  2019-20  and  DGFT  had  put  a  detailed  proposal  for  the allocation for SEIS for exports made during 2019-20. Taking all circumstances  into  account,  the  Department  of  Expenditure, Ministry of Finance has given concurrence to the proposal of Department of Commerce for continuation of SEIS for 2019-20 with  a  financial  allocation  of  Rs.2061  crores  subject  to  the condition that the amount will be provided through
19. Expenditure  Budget  following  the  procedure  of  providing  a New Minor Head.
- xvi. These  above  moves  are  expected  to  immensely  help  the stakeholders  in  the  sector  by  providing  them  much  required liquidity and gear up for the operations in near future. Similarly, it is also expected to provide much needed relief to the government  approved  tourist guides  who  have  been affected  by  the  ongoing  slowdown  in  the  sector  due  to  the pandemic.
- xvii. Vide  notification  dated  17th  October,  2017  of  the  Ministry  of Finance,  Government  of  India,  the  following  sub-categories were included under the category of 'Social and Commercial Infrastructure' in the Harmonized Master List of Infrastructure Sub-Sectors: Tourism infrastructure viz. (i) three-star or higher category classified hotels located outside cities with population of more than 1 million, (ii) ropeways and cable cars.
- xviii. Further,  vide  notification  dated  26th April  2021, 'Exhibitioncum-Convention Centre' has been included in the Harmonized Master List of Infrastructure Sub-sectors by insertion of a new item in the category of 'Social and Commercial Infrastructure ' , with a footnote defining Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre.
- xix. The  Ministry  has  been  in  regular  touch  with  the  industry stakeholders through several rounds of discussions and brainstorming sessions and examined their suggestions carefully.  All  such  proposals  have  been  taken  up  with  the concerned Ministries and Departments of Government of India. Similarly, the issues pertaining to the relief measures expected from the States/UTs have been pursued with them at the highest level.
- xx. Operational Recommendations for safe resumption of business with  easing  of  lockdown  restrictions  have  been  issued  for various  segments  of  the  travel  and  hospitality  industry  and circulated amongst all stakeholders.
- xxi. With a view to prepare for a post-COVID 19 revival, the Ministry has formulated and issued detailed operational guidelines for Covid safety and hygiene for hotels, restaurants, B&Bs/Home stays and Tourism Service Providers on 08.06.2020 to facilitate smooth resumption of business.
- xxii. An initiative called SAATHI (System for Assessment, Awareness  &  Training  for  Hospitality  Industry)  has  been developed,  for  effective  implementation  of  Guidelines/SOPs
27. issued with reference to COVID-19  and  beyond  for  safe operations of Hotels, restaurants, B&Bs and other units.
- xxiii. Further, the Ministry of Tourism has issued modified guidelines for Recognition of Tourism Service Providers dated 08.12.2020 which  are  effective  from  January,  2021.  As  per  the  modified guidelines,  Category  of  Greenshoot  /  Start-up-  Agencies  is being introduced for the first time. This is in keeping with the policy of the Govt. of India for encouraging Start-Ups and will also further the cause of 'Atmanirbhar India'.
- xxiv. With an aim to incentivize stakeholders in the  Tourism industry, the Guidelines for the Scheme of Market Development Assistance (MDA) for providing financial support to  stakeholders  for  the  promotion  of  Domestic  Tourism  have been modified to enhance the scope and reach of the scheme, so  as  to  provide  maximum  benefits  to  the  stakeholders. Additional promotional activities have been incorporated including  online  promotions  and  and  the  extent  of  financial assistance permissible has been enhanced.
- xxv. Recognising the fact that revival in the tourism sector will be largely spearheaded by Domestic tourism, the Ministry initiated  arranging  a  series  of  webinars  under  the  overall theme  of  Dekho  Apna  Desh.  The  objective  is  to  generate awareness  and  at  the  same  time  sustain  interest  amongst stakeholders, students and the general public.
- xxvi. Validity  of  approval  or  certifications  of  hotels  and  other accommodation units whose project approval/re-approval and classification/re-classification have expired/were likely to expire, has been extended upto 30th September, 2021.
- xxvii. Recognition of Travel Agents, Tour Operators, Tourist Transport  Operators  by  the  Ministry  of  Tourism  has  been extended  automatically by six  months.  Those  who  have submitted  applications  for  recognition  by  the  Ministry  have been  given  provisional  recognition  for  six  months,  pending completion of required procedures.
- xxviii. The  Guidelines  of  the  Marketing  Development  Assistance Programme  under the Overseas Promotion and Publicity Scheme has been modified to enhance the scope and reach of the  scheme,  so  as  to  provide  maximum  benefits  to  the stakeholders in the tourism industry.

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