Tapping the potential of villages in a push for rural tourist destinations

Tapping the potential of villages in a push for rural tourist destinations

A cottage at Maachli in Sindhudurg. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Mattur is a village in Karnataka where residents speak only in Sanskrit. Maachli in Maharashtra is an agrarian homestay surrounded by coconut, betel, and banana plantations. The Bishnoi village in Rajasthan has frequent visits from the endangered Great Indian Bustard. These are destinations … Read more

Govt frames draft policy for rural tourism, invites suggestions from stakeholders

Rural tourism

The ministry has also come up with several initiatives to boost domestic tourism following the devastation the sector has faced in the aftermath of Covid-19. (Photo: jharkhandtourism.gov.in) The Union Tourism Ministry has prepared a draft roadmap to develop rural tourism in India and has invited suggestions from various stakeholders, including all state governments and administrations … Read more

New Culture & Tourism Minister G. Kishan Reddy: With promotion to Cabinet, BJP’s main man in Telangana rewarded

G Kishan Reddy

With his elevation from Union minister of state for home, Reddy becomes the first person from Telangana to hold a Cabinet rank. (Picture courtesy: Indian Express) From a humble foot soldier in the Janata Party in 1977 to being promoted to minister of tourism and culture, life has come full circle for G. Kishan Reddy. … Read more