New Delhi, India: In a reply to a written question in Rajya Sabha today (Aug 3), Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai informed that Jammu and Kashmir have welcomed almost 1.06 crore tourists between January to July 3 of this year.
Minister said, “During the current calendar year i.e. from January 2022 till July 3, 2022, the tourist footfall in UT of Jammu and Kashmir increased significantly and estimated to be around 1,06,24,000”, he also said 75 offbeat destinations have been identified for tourism across Jammu and Kashmir.
In order to attract private investors from across the country to invest in tourism infrastructure, the Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Policy, 2020, has been notified and tourism has been given the status of industry to encourage investment, he further mentioned.
