Gujarat to announce new tourism policy within a month

Ahmedabad

The Gujarat government plans to announce its new tourism policy with a focus on eco-tourism within a month, Gujarat Finance and Tourism Minister Saurabh Patel said here today.

He said that the policy would focus on developing eco-tourism destinations in Gujarat, besides promotion of wildlife tourism. The policy will replace the existing policy which was announced in 2009, he said.

“The new tourism policy will be announced within a month and we are working on it right now. Through the policy, we will try to develop tourist destinations. We want to boost eco-tourism as well as wildlife tourism through this policy,” Patel said.

To identify such destinations across Gujarat, the tourism department has roped in the forest department.

“There are many destinations across the state which are close to nature and can be developed as tourist spots.

Thus, we are working with the forest department to list all such destinations which can be covered under this policy,” Patel said.

PTI