GOVERNMENT ROLE IN INDIAN TOURISM INDUSTRY

Abstract

India with vast cultural and religious heritage and varied natural attractions has immense possibilities of growth in the tourism sector, but a comparatively it plays a small role in the world tourism scene. With this aim, the following objectives of the study are summarising to assess the government role through five year plan, tourism policy, tourists arrivals, and foreign exchange earnings from tourism industry. The tourist arrivals in the domestic tourist visits to various states and union territories would enable forecasting tourist arrivals for better planning and allocation of resources efficiently in order to improve outcomes both in terms of increasing the tourist arrivals as well as generating revenue and increasing employment. In the present study fully based on Secondary sources of data are used.  The collected information has been complied, grouped and prepared the tables, charts and trend analysis also using the study.  The rapid development of tourism has raised a number of interrelated issues that challenges the effectiveness and efficiency of government.