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Visit 200 monuments across India for free on World Tourism Day
by Seva Lamberdar Sat Sep 26, 2015 2:53 pm
NEW DELHI: The ministry of culture on Saturday announced free entry for tourists to nearly 200 ticketed monuments and museums across India except Bihar as a part of the World Tourism Day's celebration on Sunday.
"The government is taking various measures to reach out to tourists and that the Centre is determined to attract more internationals tourist from across the world," minister of state for culture Mahesh Sharma said.
The monuments which will be free for entry include 116 national monuments like Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Qutub Minar, Red Fort and 35 museum sites under the ASI, the ministry of culture said in a press release.
The Union tourism ministry in July said the foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) in India have registered a 1.8 percent growth compared to June last year, with the US contributing the highest number of tourists.
The FTAs were registered as 5.13 lakh in June 2015, compared to 5.05 lakh during the same period in 2014, the ministry said.
September 27 has been globally recognized by the UN as World Tourism Day since 1980.
With this year's theme of 'One billion tourists, one billion opportunities', the World Tourism Day 2015 emphasizes the impact of the sector on economic growth, job creation and development, according to the UN World Tourism Organization.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Visit-200-monuments-across-India-for-free-on-World-Tourism-Day/articleshow/49119952.cms
"The government is taking various measures to reach out to tourists and that the Centre is determined to attract more internationals tourist from across the world," minister of state for culture Mahesh Sharma said.
The monuments which will be free for entry include 116 national monuments like Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Qutub Minar, Red Fort and 35 museum sites under the ASI, the ministry of culture said in a press release.
The Union tourism ministry in July said the foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) in India have registered a 1.8 percent growth compared to June last year, with the US contributing the highest number of tourists.
The FTAs were registered as 5.13 lakh in June 2015, compared to 5.05 lakh during the same period in 2014, the ministry said.
September 27 has been globally recognized by the UN as World Tourism Day since 1980.
With this year's theme of 'One billion tourists, one billion opportunities', the World Tourism Day 2015 emphasizes the impact of the sector on economic growth, job creation and development, according to the UN World Tourism Organization.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Visit-200-monuments-across-India-for-free-on-World-Tourism-Day/articleshow/49119952.cms
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