BEST TOURISM VILLAGE AWARD
BEST TOURISM VILLAGE AWARD
The Ministry of Tourism launched the Best Tourism Villages Competition to honour a village that best exemplifies a tourism destination which preserves cultural and natural assets, promotes community-based values and lifestyles and has a clear commitment to sustainability in all its aspects – economic, social and environmental. Applications were invited under the following categories:
(i) Best Tourism Villages – Heritage
(ii) Best Tourism Villages – Agri Tourism
(iii) Best Tourism Villages – Craft
(iv) Best Tourism Villages – Responsible Tourism
(v) Best Tourism Villages – Vibrant Villages
(vi) Best Tourism Villages – Adventure Tourism
(vii) Best Tourism Villages – Community-Based Tourism
(viii) Best Tourism Villages – Wellness
Applications were submitted and processed online through https://www.rural.tourism.gov.in portal and involved evaluation at the District, State and National levels.
In the first edition of the Best Tourism Village Competition held in 2023, a total of 35 villages were recognized as Best Tourism Villages. The list of the selected villages is given at Annexure.
This information was given by Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
ANNEXURE
LIST OF VILLAGES RECOGNIZED AS BEST TOURISM VILLAGES IN THE BEST TOURISM VILLAGE COMPETITION HELD IN 2023.
S. No.
State
Village
Category
1.
Jammu & Kashmir
Dawar
Gold
2.
Kerala
Kanthalloor
Gold
3.
Madhya Pradesh
Madla
Gold
4.
Mizoram
Reiek
Gold
5.
Uttarakhand
Sarmoli
Gold
6.
Andhra Pradesh
Lepakshi
Silver
7.
Arunachal Pradesh
Shergaon
Silver
8.
Uttar Pradesh
Kurauana
Silver
9.
Chhattisgarh
Sarodhadadar
Silver
10.
Ladakh
Hemis
Silver
11.
Lakshadweep
Kalpeni
Silver
12.
Gujarat
Khijadia
Silver
13.
Odisha
Raghurajpur
Silver
14.
Rajasthan
Menar
Silver
15.
Telangana
Pembarthy
Silver
16.
Haryana
Talao
Bronze
17.
Himachal Pradesh
Chhitkul
Bronze
18.
Jharkhand
McCluskieganj
Bronze
19.
Karnataka
Hampi
Bronze
20.
Madhya Pradesh
Khokhara
Bronze
21.
Maharashtra
Patgaon
Bronze
22.
Meghalaya
Kongthong
Bronze
23.
Nagaland
Diezephe
Bronze
24.
Puducherry
Thirunallar
Bronze
25.
Punjab
Nawanpind Sardaran
Bronze
26.
Rajasthan
Naurangabad-Shree Mahaveerji
Bronze
27.
Sikkim
Kitam
Bronze
28.
Tamil Nadu
Vettaikaranpudur
Bronze
29.
Tamil Nadu
Ullada
Bronze
30.
Telangana
Chandlapur
Bronze
31.
Tripura
Vidyasagar
Bronze
32.
West Bengal
Kiriteswari
Bronze
33.
Assam
Biswanath Ghat
Bronze
34.
Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu
Devka
Bronze
35.
Goa
Cotigao
Bronze