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Jharkhand
Accords ‘Industry Status’ To Tourism
Savio Rodrigues /Mumbai
Realising the potential of ‘tourism’ in the
development of a state as well its revenue generating
prowess, the Jharkhand government has recently accorded
‘industry status’ to its tourism sector.
Commenting on the impetus provided by the state government
to the tourism sector, Babu Lal Marandi, chief minister,
Jharkhand, revealed, “In order to create a strong
presence in both the domestic and international tourism
platform, the government felt that it is necessary to
provide the tourism industry and its players with a
level and competitive playground endowed with tax concessions
and varied sops, in order to ensure that entrepreneurs
invest extensively into tourism related infrastructure
development. More so, though different from most states,
we consider tourism to be a powerful industry not just
a sector, therefore the accordance of ‘industry
status’
The state government through the ‘industry status’
firmed up its intention to give a boost to tourism sector
by attracting higher investment in the areas with tourist
potential and to generate employment opportunities through
combined efforts of governmental agencies and the private
sector.
More so, the government has decided to allot land for
the development of hospitality and tourism related projects.
Also in ensuring that promoters look towards the state
as a viable option, the government is working on improving
the current infrastructure facilities and open doors
for the private sector to play a vital part in the infrastructural
development both tourism related as well social infrastructure.
“The
government shall endeavour to provide land and other
facilities at concessional rates for this purpose,”
asserted Mrigendra Pratap Singh, minister for finance,
commercial taxes and national savings, Jharkhand.
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