Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

Tourism is not simply the act of travel; it is a bridge between peoples, a generator of livelihoods, and a channel through which our culture is shared with the world. On this World Tourism Day, dedicated to Tourism and Sustainable Transformation, it is important to recognise how under the decisive leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India’s tourism story has been reshaped. What was once a seasonal and scattered pursuit has become a planned, inclusive, and sustainable driver of national development.

This change is measured not in abstractions but in lives touched. By June 2025, inbound tourism reached 1.65 million visitors, outbound travel 8.44 million, and foreign exchange earnings from tourism touched ₹51,532 crore. In 2023–24 alone, the sector cont

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