Bhubaneswar: Puri in Odisha is among the seven tourist destinations being promoted by Ministry of Tourism in a holistic manner. The other six are Ayodhya, Mathura, Maya (Haridwar), Kashi (Varanasi), Kanchi Avantika (Ujjain), and Dwaravati (Dwaraka, Gujarat).
According to a PIB release, the ministry undertakes promotional campaigns in domestic and global markets through electronic, print and digital media to promote the various tourist destinations and products of the country. Further promotions are also undertaken through the official web-site as well as through its social media handles.
Financial assistance is also being provided under the ‘National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD)’ scheme with the objective of integrated development of identified pilgrimage and heritage destinations in consultation with the respective state governments/ Union Territories.
Financial assistance is also provided under the Swadesh Darshan for the development of tourism infrastructure, Minister of Culture, Tourism and Development of North-Eastern Region G Kishan Reddy told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
“The projects are sanctioned subject to availability of funds, submission of suitable detailed project reports, adherence to Scheme guidelines, utilization of funds released earlier, etc. The Swadesh Darshan Scheme has been revamped to SD 2.0 for development of sustainable and responsible tourist destinations and Dwarka has been selected for development under SD 2.0,” he added.
