Rs 43 crore spent for utsavs in 3 years by Gujarat govt, participated by 245 foreign tourists
February 27, 2017
Gandhinagar: Congress MLA from Sidhpur and whip in Gujarat Assembly, Balvantsinh Rajput today said the Gujarat government spent Rs 42.67 crore for Rann Utsav, Patan Utsav and Navratri Mahotsav in last three years but could attract only 245 foreign tourists.
Rajput shared these figures based on the reply given to him by government. He interpreted the figures in a way to state that in last three years, Rs 17.42 lakh amount was spent for each foreign tourist in these three festivals organized by Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Ltd(TCGL), an arm of Gujarat government.
According to Rajput, Rannotsav saw Rs 10.49 crore govt expenditure during 2014-16 and presence of 38 foreign guests while Patangotsav Rs 11.85 crore and 149 foreign guests. Similarly Navratri Mahotsav saw Rs 20.33 crore expenditure and 58 foreign guests.
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