National Tourism Day 2023: National Tourism Day on 25 January every year (National Tourism Day) It is celebrated to create awareness and educate people about the importance of tourism in India and its role in the Indian economy. Many people like to travel. But, for the last two and a half years, due to Kovid-19, people could not move. However, after getting relief from Corona infection this year, tourism lovers have started tourism once again. On the occasion of National Tourism Day on 25 January 2023, let us know about the importance, purpose and history of tourism today.
History of National Tourism Day 2023
World Tourism Day is celebrated on 27 September in most countries of the world. But in India National Tourism Day is celebrated on 25 January. National Tourism Day was started in 1948 soon after independence due to its importance in terms of income. Its first headquarter was kept in Delhi, but later it was shifted to Mumbai. Three years later, in 1951, two more offices of this committee were opened in Chennai (Madras) and Kolkata (Calcutta). In 1998, the Department of Tourism was established under the Ministry of Tourism and Communications.
Significance of Tourism Day
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From Kashmir to Kanyakumari, India is seen as a multilingual, multi-religious country, where religion, dialect, language and dress change every 5 km. Same is the condition of tourist places in India. Where there is more than one hill station, sea coast, tea gardens, national park, world famous historical heritage, world famous fair, snow covered monasteries, ancient pilgrimage sites, which tourists come from all over the world to see. The Ministry of Tourism (Government of India) is also celebrating National Tourism Day under the ‘Amrit Parv of Freedom’. Many tourist places in India are mentioned here.
Objective of Tourism Day
The main objective of National Tourism Day is to promote Indian tourism destinations and bring them to the global platform. Being a major industry, tourism is called the backbone of the Indian economy. National Tourism Day plays an important role in this work. Through this day, people should be made aware of the social, political, economic and cultural values of tourism globally. Apart from this, we want to strengthen the Indian economy through tourism. To create awareness on these issues, National Tourism Day is declared every year by the Government of India.