Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the final budget of the second term of the Modi government today. Sitharaman made announcements for women, farmers, and the tourism sector in the interim budget. To promote tourism in the budget, the Finance Minister mentioned Vande Bharat, the country's airports, spiritual tourism, and Lakshadweep.
Mention of tourism in the budget
Nirmala Sitharaman said some important things to encourage tourism. First of all, he made a big announcement about transport. The Finance Minister said that now a total of 149 airports have been built in the country. The number of airports has almost doubled in the last ten years.
Apart from this, the government is preparing to make the bogies of common trains on the level of Vande Bharat. 40,000 rail coaches will be converted into Vande Bharat. Metro and Namo Rail are also to be expanded to other cities.
There is a plan to promote spiritual tourism. Also, states are being encouraged to develop into tourist destinations. The Finance Minister mentioned Lakshadweep tourism and conference tourism. There is a plan to develop tourism in the states to attract foreign travelers towards domestic tourism.
Lakshadweep
At the beginning of the year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared pictures of his visit to Lakshadweep on social media, after which people started comparing Lakshadweep with Maldives. Many celebs appealed to promote Lakshadweep tourism.
Now the government has decided to give a big gift to Lakshadweep in the budget. The Finance Minister said that new projects will be announced for tourism on many islands including Lakshadweep.
Spiritual tourism
On January 22, the consecration ceremony took place in the Ram temple of Ayodhya. Guests from India and abroad reached Ayodhya. Ayodhya tourism has gotten a boost after the construction of the Ram temple. The city was also renovated. From modern railway stations to airports, construction was done. The government will focus on promoting spiritual tourism.
(PC: PTI)
