SRINAGAR: The Centre on Wednesday reported that over 1 crore tourists have visited Jammu and Kashmir till June this year. Several measures have been implemented, leading to significant improvements in the tourism sector.
Responding to a question from MP Dinesh Sharma, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, said that the tourism sector in JK has experienced unprecedented growth since the abrogation of Article 370.
He mentioned that 34,70,834 tourists visited JK in 2020, 1,13,14,884 in 2021, 1,88,64,332 in 2022, 2,11,24,874 in 2023, and 1,08,41,009 till June this year.
“The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has reported that several measures have been taken that led to significant improvements in tourism, including the Tourism Policy 2020 and granting industry status to the tourism sector for availing incentives under the Jammu and Kashmir Industrial Policy 2021,” he said—(KNO).
