In the Lok Sabha session today, the Union minister Mahesh Sharma said average contribution of tourism to the country's GDP was around 6.7 per cent during the period between 2009 and 2013.
As per the Sharma added, "as per the Second Tourism Satellite Account of India, the contribution of tourism to the country's GDP in 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 was 6.77%, 6.76%, 6.76% and 6.88% respectively."
"The contribution of the sector as far as employment generation was concerned was 10.17%, 10.78%, 11.49% and 12.36% in 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 respectively", he added.
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