Major milestones in Tourism
development in India
Year
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Milestones
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1945
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Sir John Sergeant Committee on Tourism
is set up
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1947
|
Report of Sir John Committee
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1949
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On Sir John Committee Suggestions, Govt.
started branches of Tourism
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in Delhi, Calcutta Bombay and Madras
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1951-55
|
First Five Year Plan, No allotment for
tourism development
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1956-60
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Allotment for tourism with name of
transportation Division
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1957
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Establishment of Department of Tourism
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1958
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Establishment of Tourism Department
Council
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1966
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Establishment of Indian Tourism
Development Corporation (ITDC)
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1963
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L.K. Jha Committee Recommendations on
tourism
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1966
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Establishment of Department of Aviation
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1966
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Establishment of Department of Aviation
and Tourism
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1967
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Establishment of Ministry of Tourism and
civil Aviation
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1968
|
Report on Cultural Tourism
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1969
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Estimates Committee of the Parliament on
tourism
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1970
|
Report of Indian Institute of Public
Administration (IIPA) on tourism
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1970
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UNDP Study on Tourist Organization
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1982
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Declared First Tourism Policy
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1986
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Establishment of National Committee on
Tourism
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1986
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Separate Department of Tourism is set up
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1986
|
Tourism as an industry declared by
Government
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1986
|
Separate department with cabinet
minister is set up
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1988
|
Establishment of Ministry of civil
Aviation Tourism
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1991
|
Tourism as a source of Foreign
Investment
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1992
|
Nation action plan for tourism
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1992
|
Tourism Year
|
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1995
|
Establishment of Tourism cell
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1988-99
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Tourism with export businesses
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1999-2000
|
Visit India Year
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2002
|
The concept of highway tourism,
agricultural tourism, and rural tourism
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Campaign titled as Incredible India is
launched
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2009
|
Campaign titled as Athithi Devo Bhava
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