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Domestic tourism has given very high priority in the Budget proposals for 2005-06 in view of its huge socio-economic development potential. Allocation for domestic tourism campaign has been hiked five times – from Rs. 14 crore (2004-05) to Rs. 70 crore in new budget. Significant increase has also been made in the allocation for tourism infrastructure creation, which include Yatri Niwas, Wayside Amenities, Forest Lodges and Tourist Transport etc. A sum of Rs. 415.75 crore has been proposed for the year 2005-06 for the said infrastructure while the earlier budget had the allocation of Rs. 279 crore for the same.
Tourism schemes for the North East Region and Sikkim will now have allocation of Rs. 79 crore while in the budget of 2004-05 it was Rs. 50 crore. The Ministry of tourism is making all-out efforts to promote India globally so that it turns into a favorite destination on the World Tourism Map. The ‘Incredible India’ campaign launched by the Ministry has borne fruits and the country witnessed a significant rise of 23.5% in 2004-05 in the Overseas Tourist Traffic. An equally encouraging trend was seen in the Domestic Sector also.
The total budget allocation for the tourism has been increased Rs. 786 crore from the Rs. 500 crore in 2004-05.
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