Tag: Gujarat

Central Government to test new possibilities in tourism in India. As part of this, lighthouses in India will be turned into tourist destinations. The 65 lighthouses selected in the country will be converted into tourism hubs. The Central Government has already started efforts for this. After covid, the project aims to attract world tourists to India. The lighthouses in different states will be brought under a single scheme by the government. The list includes 13 lighthouses from Gujarat, 11 from Tamil Nadu, 10 from Kerala, 9 from Andhra Pradesh, 5 from Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Odisha, 2 from West Bengal, and ... Read more

The Ministry of Tourism’s Dekho Apna Desh Webinar series held its 76th webinar titled “Vocal for Local: Empowering Local Communities: Gujarat Experience”  on 13th February 2021. The tourism sector has a huge effect in India by providing immense economic opportunities to the local community. Entrepreneurship has been identified as an essential factor for creating job opportunities, generating income, increasing standard of living, and generally growing the income levels of local communities through tourism. The webinar discussed the empowerment of local communities around Kevadia, the site of Statue of Unity, and the Weaves of Gujarat which is a tourism product in itself.  ... Read more

This Annual Convention is the first major physical event being jointly organized by the Ministry of Tourism and a stakeholder Association from the tourism industry Post-Lockdown. The Union Minister of State (IC) for Tourism & Culture, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel will inaugurate the three-day Annual Convention of Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India (ADTOI), being jointly organized by the Ministry of Tourism and ADTOI. His inaugural address will be played through a video message. Ministry of Tourism, Government of India as part of its ongoing engagement with industry and its stakeholders in supporting the Association of Domestic Tour Operators ... Read more

Travellers can soon enjoy homestays around the iconic Statue of Unity in Gujarat. The administration of Narmada district is planning to introduce homestay facility for tourists visiting the world’s tallest statue, located in Kevadia Colony. A total of 116 houses have been identified in 22 villages around the Statue of Unity, where 252 rooms will be renovated as homestay accommodations for the tourists. The houses were shortlisted based on whether they are pucca houses and whether there is an extra or spare room in the house which can be utilized for the purpose. The condition of pucca houses was kept ... Read more

Akshardham Temple, Gujarat The Gujarat government is planning to come up with a heritage tourism policy, while focusing on attracting foreign tourists, said Jenu Devan, Managing Director & Commissioner of Tourism, Gujarat Tourism. The state has registered 14 per cent growth in the number of tourists in 2018-19. In 2016-17, tourists’ inflow was 4.48 crore and the same went up to almost 5.8 crore in 2018-19. The annual growth rate was 14 per cent. With the trend of increasing tourists’ footfalls, we are expecting that tourist inflow should cross six crore in the current fiscal. About six lakh foreign tourists ... Read more

The Government of Canada has issued travel advisory warning its citizens not to travel to India. “Exercise a high degree of caution in India due to a continuing threat of terrorist attacks throughout the country at all times,” it said. The advisory also tells to avoid non-essential travel to parts of north eastern India, including Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland, due to conflict. It also advises to avoid all travel to Western border with Bangladesh and Jammu and Kashmi, due to sporadic terrorist activity and violent demonstrations. This advisory excludes travelling to Ladakh via Manali, and air travel to Leh, it said. ... Read more

The fifth National Budding Chef Competition by AURO University attracted over 15 teams across India with more than 75 participants. The participants were from Mumbai, Pune, Vadodara, Bhopal, Hyderabad, Rajkot, and Bengaluru. “The three-day gala chef competition marked the beginning of new era, which will surely establish Surat, Gujarat as the new culinary hub in western India,” said an official release. Chef Davide Cananzi (F&B Wizard), Chef Parvinder Singh Bali, Chef Sudev Sharma, Chef Veena Picardo, Reju S, Abhijeet etc were present at the event. The three-day annual National Budding Chef Competition, conducted from January 20-22, 2019 at the School of Hospitality, AURO ... Read more

The three-day annual National Budding Chef Competition (NBCC 2019), is all set to be conducted from January 20-22, 2019 at the School of Hospitality, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat. Organized by the School of Hospitality Management, Surat, the event will showcase the Culinary Skills and Hospitality Knowledge of students from Hotel Management Colleges across India and the Sub-Continent. More than 20 teams across India from over eight states are expected to share the stage and display their talent in front of dazzling ensemble of judges at NBCC 2019. Some of the interesting competitions of NBCC on day one include Kitchens of India, which is ... Read more

Prime Minister Inaugurates the Statue of Unity Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the Statue of Unity – the world’s tallest statue at 182 metres – built in honour of freedom fighter Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on Wednesday, 31st October 2018 – which marks the 143rd birth anniversary of  Patel. The statue stands on Sadhu island on the Narmada in Gujarat and is said to be twice the height of the Statue of Liberty in the US. Modi poured soil and Narmada water into a ‘kalash’ to mark the birth anniversary of Sardar Patel. He also did a virtual “abhishek” of the statue with ... Read more

Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal has inaugurated the first Mega Food Park in Gujarat. Promoted by Gujarat Agro Infrastructure Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd, the Park is located at Village Shah and Vasravi, Taluka Mangrol, District Surat. A second Mega Food Park has also been sanctioned by the Ministry in Mehsana District of Gujarat. The Gujarat Agro Mega Food Park will benefit the people of Surat District and the people of nearby Districts of Navsari, Tapi, Narmada & Bharuch. This Mega Food Park has been set up in 70.15 acre of land at a cost of ... Read more

Sardar Vallabhai Pattel’s statue (Photo Courtesy: Indian Express) Just a couple of weeks left for the inauguration of the 182-metre statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Narmada in Gujarat. And, the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Vijay Rupani has invited all states to Narmada, not just to be a part of the inauguration ceremony, but to construct guesthouses and canteens of the respective states at a place marked near the statue. With an aim to boost tourism, the state government has allocated a stretch of land just 4 kms away from the statue for other states to construct guesthouses and canteens on the ... Read more

The 3-day Travel and Tourism Fair (TTF) has kick started on September 7, 2018 at the Exhibition Halls at Gujarat University. “India is a rare country where there is 28 per cent tax in tourism sector. This hurts India’s competitiveness as an attractive tourist destination. Countries like the USA, Singapore, Thailand – have tax in single digits. Very few have in double digits. But no where the tax is as high as 28 per cent. Tourists will prefer destination like Vietnam, Thailand and Sri Lanka. There is also a provision of refund of GST on goods purchased, which is not ... Read more

The government of India has decided to start six new Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) in Gujarat. With the new PSKs, Gujarat will have a total of 25 PSKs. The new PSKs will be coming up in Amreli, Gandinagar, Surendranagar, Patan, Bardoli and Sabarkantha. MoS external affairs M J Akbar said, “For 70 years there were only five PSKs in Gujarat. In the last four years this number has gone upto 19. And, with the opening of the 6 new centres, the number will be 25 soon.” “These new PSKs will help citizens greatly. This will definitely help the citizens going ... Read more

With an aim to promote operation of sea planes in the country, the central government has given in-principle approval for construction of ‘water aerodromes’, in five states. The first such aerodromes are set to come up in Odisha, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Assam. Chilka Lake in Odisha and Sabarmati river front and Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat have been identified by the government to implement the first phase of the project. “In-principle approval has been given for the construction of water aerodromes in various states across the country. This move will promote tourism as well as connect places of ... Read more

കേരളം ആധിപത്യം പുലർത്തുന്ന ആയുർവേദ ടൂറിസത്തിൽ കണ്ണു നട്ട് ഗുജറാത്തും. ഗുജറാത്തിന്റെ സൗരഭ്യം എന്ന ആശയത്തിൽ അമിതാബ് ബച്ചനെ കൊണ്ട് വിശദീകരിച്ച പരസ്യ പ്രചാരണത്തിന് പിന്നാലെയാണ് ആയുർവേദത്തിലേക്കു കടക്കാൻ ഗുജറാത്ത് ഒരുങ്ങുന്നത്. ഈ വർഷം പത്ത് മികച്ച ആയുർവേദ കേന്ദ്രങ്ങൾ തുടങ്ങുകയാണ് ലക്ഷ്യമെന്ന് അഡീഷണൽ ചീഫ് സെക്രട്ടറി പൂനംചന്ദ് പർമാർ പറഞ്ഞു. സംസ്ഥാനത്തിന് ഇക്കാര്യത്തിൽ വലിയ സാധ്യതയുണ്ടെന്ന് ഗുജറാത്ത് സർക്കാർ വക്താവ് പറഞ്ഞു. കടലോരങ്ങളും വനവും മരുഭൂമിയുമൊക്കെ ഗുജറാത്തിനുണ്ട്. കേന്ദ്ര ആയുഷ് മന്ത്രാലയവും പിന്തുണ അറിയിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ടെന്നും സർക്കാർ വക്താവ് കൂട്ടിച്ചേർത്തു. പൊതു-സ്വകാര്യ പങ്കാളിത്തത്തോടെ തുടങ്ങുന്ന ആയുർവേദ കേന്ദ്രങ്ങൾക്ക് അഞ്ചു കോടി രൂപ നീക്കിവെച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്. പ്രമുഖ ടൂറിസ്റ്റ് കേന്ദ്രങ്ങൾക്ക് സമീപമാകും ആയുർവേദ സുഖ ചികിത്സാ കേന്ദ്രങ്ങൾ തുടങ്ങുക.