Lok Sabha Question No. 2401 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-15
Subject: Contribution of States in Tourism Industry
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Shri Mani A

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2401 ANSWERED ON 15.12.2025

## CONTRIBUTION OF STATES IN TOURISM INDUSTRY

## 2401.  SHRI MANI A:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the States that made  the most significant contribution  to  the  development  of  the  tourism  industry  in  the country;
- (b) the details of the metrics used to assess the contribution of States to the tourism industry;
- (c) the details of the revenue generated by the tourism sector during the last three years and the current year;
- (d) the employment generated in the tourism sector, especially in the States contributing the most to its development;
- (e) whether the States with significant contributions to tourism are incentivized through Central schemes or grants; and
- (f) the  details  of  the  States  that  contributed  the  most  to  the promotion and preservation of cultural and heritage tourism?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM        (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

(a) & (b): As per the Domestic and Foreign Tourist Visits, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan are among the major contributors to the country's tourism industry. The State/UT-wise DTVs  and  FTVs,  along  with  their  respective  shares,  are  given  in  the Annexure.

- (c): The Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) from tourism in India during the last three years and the current year are given below:

|   Year | FEEs from Tourism in India (in Rs. Crore)   |
|--------|---------------------------------------------|
|   2022 | 1,69,917                                    |

| 2023                      | 2,66,045   |
|---------------------------|------------|
| 2024 #2                   | 2,93,033   |
| 2025 (Jan to October) (P) | 2,12,348   |

#2: Revised Estimates

(P): Provisional Estimates

- (d): The Employment scenario in the tourism sector in India for the year 2021-22 to 2023-24 is given below:
- (e): Ministry of Tourism through its central sector schemes of 'Swadesh Darshan(SD)', Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (SD2.0), 'Challenge Based Destination Development (CBDD)' a sub-scheme of Swadesh Darshan, 'Pilgrimage  Rejuvenation  and  Spiritual,  Heritage  Augmentation  Drive (PRASHAD)' and 'Assistance to Central Agencies for Tourism Infrastructure  Development'  schemes  (ACA)  is complementing  the efforts  of  tourism  infrastructure  development  by  extending  financial assistance  to  the  State  Governments/UT  Administrations.  In  addition, Government of India under its initiative for 'Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (S ASCI)' has also provided financial assistance to the States for development of tourism projects.
- (f): The  development,  promotion,  management  and  maintenance  of tourist  sites,  including  cultural  and  heritage  sites,  is  primarily  the responsibility of the respective State Governments and Union Territory Administrations. However, as part of its ongoing activities, the Ministry of  Tourism  promotes  the  tourism  destinations  and  products  of  the country in a holistic manner through various initiatives. These promotional  efforts  include  organizing  and  participating  in  events, providing  assistance  to  State  Governments  for  conducting  fairs  and festivals, undertaking outreach through the Ministry's website and social media platforms, and participating in international tourism exhibitions, with a view to enhancing domestic and foreign tourist inflow into the country

| Year    |   Total Number of tourism Employment (in million) |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 2021-22 |                                             70.04 |
| 2022-23 |                                             76.17 |
| 2023-24 |                                             84.63 |

Source: Estimates based on Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2401 ANSWERED ON 15.12.2025 REGARDING CONTRIBUTION OF STATES IN TOURISM INDUSTRY  RAISED  BY  SHRI MANI A.

State/UT-wise Domestic and Foreign Tourist Visits (DTVs and FTVs) and Total Visits during 2024

| S. No.                              | States/UTs       | DTVs 2024    | FTVs 2024   | Total Visits   |
|-------------------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|
| 1                                   | Uttar Pradesh    | 64,68,07,146 | 22,69,067   | 64,90,76,213   |
| 2                                   | Tamil Nadu       | 30,68,42,014 | 11,61,302   | 30,80,03,316   |
| 3                                   | Karnataka        | 30,45,63,569 | 4,85,204    | 30,50,48,773   |
| 4                                   | Andhra Pradesh   | 29,02,66,452 | 2,62,431    | 29,05,28,883   |
| 5                                   | Rajasthan        | 23,00,84,198 | 20,72,407   | 23,21,56,605   |
| 6                                   | Maharashtra*     | 18,93,71,541 | 37,05,170   | 19,30,76,711   |
| 7                                   | West Bengal      | 18,44,75,527 | 31,24,462   | 18,75,99,989   |
| 8 Gujarat                           |                  | 18,40,14,075 | 22,74,477   | 18,62,88,552   |
| 9 Madhya                            | Pradesh          | 13,31,76,410 | 1,67,535    | 13,33,43,945   |
| 10 Telangana                        | 8,82,39,675      |              | 1,55,313    | 8,83,94,988    |
| 11 Bihar                            |                  | 6,54,63,304  | 7,36,720    | 6,62,00,024    |
| 12 Uttarakhand                      | 6,08,49,060      |              | 1,39,375    | 6,09,88,435    |
| 13 Jharkhand                        |                  | 5,40,40,789  | 45,273      | 5,40,86,062    |
| 14                                  | Delhi*           | 4,62,57,000  | 19,99,410   | 4,82,56,410    |
| 15 Chhattisgarh                     | 3,14,87,900      |              | 3,485       | 3,14,91,385    |
| 16 Punjab                           |                  | 2,77,45,183  | 5,41,784    | 2,82,86,967    |
| 17 Jammu & Kashmir                  |                  | 2,30,12,707  | 65,452      | 2,30,78,159    |
| 18 Kerala                           | 2,22,46,989      |              | 7,38,374    | 2,29,85,363    |
| 19 Himachal                         | Pradesh          | 1,80,41,929  | 82,765      | 1,81,24,694    |
| 20 Odisha                           |                  | 1,09,98,819  | 87,854      | 1,10,86,673    |
| 21                                  | Goa              | 99,41,286    | 4,67,911    | 1,04,09,197    |
| 22                                  | Assam            | 76,08,169    | 27,170      | 76,35,339      |
| 23 Puducherry                       | 21,19,792        |              | 17,819      | 21,37,611      |
| 24                                  | Haryana          | 18,92,251    | 543         | 18,92,794      |
| 26                                  | Sikkim           | 15,40,421    | 84,820      | 16,25,241      |
| 25                                  | Meghalaya        | 15,85,535    | 23,075      | 16,08,610      |
| 27 Dadra Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu | 13,58,901        |              | 2,626       | 13,61,527      |
| 28 Chandigarh                       |                  | 9,98,605     | 39,058      | 10,37,663      |
| 29 Arunachal                        | Pradesh 8,69,912 |              | 4,714       | 8,74,626       |
| 30 Andaman & Nicobar                | 7,10,397         |              | 11,497      | 7,21,894       |

| 31    | Tripura     | 6,00,651       | 90,824      | 6,91,475       |
|-------|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
| 32    | Mizoram     | 4,21,888       | 5,414       | 4,27,302       |
| 33    | Ladakh      | 3,36,682       | 39,704      | 3,76,386       |
| 34    | Nagaland    | 1,25,516       | 5,623       | 1,31,139       |
| 35    | Lakshadweep | 67,430         | 898         | 68,328         |
| 36    | Manipur     | 29,102         | 2,518       | 31,620         |
| Total |             | 2,94,81,90,825 | 2,09,42,074 | 2,96,91,32,899 |

Source: State/UT Tourism Departments *: Estimated Data ********