January 25th is observed as the National Tourism Day in India- a day marked by the Indian government to raise awareness on the importance of tourism for the country.
Here some facts that people need to know about Indian Tourism.
Tourism in India generate Rs 6.4 trillion in 2012. This made 6.6 percent of the nation's GDP in the year. Tourism in India support over 40 millions jobs. The sector is predict ro grow of 7.9 percent till 2023 making India the third fatest growing tourism destination over next decade. About 22.57 million tourists arrived in India in 2014, compared to 19.95 million in 2013. In 2014, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh were the most popular states for tourists. The 2011 Kumbh Mela was the largest gathering of people with over 75 million pilgrims.The gathering was so huge that the crowd was visible from space. India has the largest postal network in the world with over 1, 55,015 post offices.post office on an average serves a population of 7,175 people. The largest source market for visitors to India was the US, followed by Bangladesh and the UK.UK. Outbound travel from India is also is forecasted to reach 1.41 million in 2020. Tourist arrivals in India increased to 8,91,000 in November from 7,54,000 in October, 2016.It averaged 4,26,846.43 from 2000 until 2016, reaching an all-time high of 9,13,000 in December, 2015 and a record low of 1,29,286 in May, 2001.Related news:
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