17.2.2014
Union Minister for Human Resource Development Dr. Shashi Tharoor,presented the National Tourism Award 2012-13 to Sikkim tourism minister Sh Bhim Dhungel in a function in vigyan bhawan new delhi today
According to union tourism ministry Sikkim is the perfect destination to experience warm hospitality ,rich culture and scenic splendour of natural beauty.
Sikkim tourism Minister Sh Bhim Dhungel said that Chief Minister Sh Pawan Chamling has launched an ambitious Rs 140 crore Project for developing various tourism convenience facilities,view points,halting points, conferences,retiring units and other infrastructural facilities project in the state .
He said that state chief minister Sh Pawan Chamling has sanctioned 50 crore Rs for setting up facilitation centres at state capital Gangtok and various other important tourist destinations of the state .He said that total 20 facilitation centres will be set up in the state for strengthening tourism facilities and added that capacity building, training , marketing,manpower and human resources will be strengthened under these facilitation centres .He said that main facilitation centre will be set up at state capital Gangtok with total cost of Rs 40 crores while the other facilitation centres at small towns and major tourist destinations will be constructed with a cost of Rs 50 lakh on each facilitation centre .He said that all the facilitation centres will start function by the year 2015.
Sikkim tourism minister Sh Bhim Dhungel told that at present around 80,000 tourist visits rural tourists destinations in the state annually and added that target has been fixed to attract 1.50 lakh tourist to rural tourist destinations in next five years by creating additional infrastructural facilities in the state .
He told that so far 500 home stay units have been registered in the state which are providing direct employment to around 1500 persons and added that target has been fixed to double the home stay units and employment opportunities to 3000 persons in the next five years .He said that state govt is providing various incentives like electricity on domestic rates to these home stay units to make them economically viable and create additional beds and modern facilities for the visiting tourists in rural areas
Tourism Minister Sh Bhim Dhungel told that state tourism department has tied up with kerala, maharastra,gujrat,goa and karnataka tourism for ensuring maximum tourist flow from these states to sikkim and added that state tourism department is negotiating with Nepal tourism and Bhutan tourism to ensure maximum international tourism flow from these areas to sikkim
Sikkim tourism Secy Sh C.Zangpo, Sh Sanjay Singh DE(P), Ms Shova Lama AD, Ms Binita Rai PRO Tourism and Mr Vijay Thapa were part of the official delegations who attended the function
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