AATMANIRBHAR BHARAT IN THE TOURISM SECTOR
AATMANIRBHAR BHARAT IN THE TOURISM SECTOR
The Ministry of Tourism took the following initiatives to make Aatmanirbhar Bharat in Tourism sector by improving the domestic Tourism and Hospitality Industry:-
The efforts by Government in the last decade have helped in improving the country’s GDP through the Tourism sector’s contribution in the pre-covid as well as post covid period. Details of the share of Tourism in the GDP of India is below:-
Share in GDP (in %) during 2015-16 to 2021-22
Year
Total Tourism Share in GDP (%)
Direct Share (%)
Indirect Share (%)
2015-16
5.09
2.65
2.44
2016-17
5.04
2.62
2.42
2017-18
5.03
2.61
2.42
2018-19
5.01
2.61
2.4
2019-20
5.18
2.69
2.49
2020-21 (Covid Year)
1.5
0.78
0.72
2021-22 (Covid year)
1.77
0.92
0.85
Source: Third Tourism Satellite Account, 2015-16 and National Account Statistics (NAS) 2023.
However, Jobs due to tourism have remained largely stable and are showing a positive trend. FTAs have reached 85% of the pre-pandemic level. Domestic tourist Visits have surpassed the pre-covid level.
Details of Direct + Indirect jobs due to tourism (in million) are below:
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
69.44
68.07
70.04
76.17
Source: Third Tourism Satellite Account, 2015-16 and respective rounds of Periodic Labour Force Survey
Details of Foreign Tourist Arrivals to India (in Million) are below:
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023 (P)
10.93
2.74
1.52
6.44
9.24
Source: Bureau of Immigration; (P) – Provisional
Details of Domestic Tourist Visits (in million) are below:
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023 (P)
2321.98
610.22
677.63
1731.01
2509.63
Source: State/UT Tourism Departments; (P) – Provisional
This information was given by Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.