印度旅游业随着更好的基础设施和更丰富的体验而增长

India has positioned itself prominently within the global tourismlandscape. The country currently accounts for 1.40% of totalinternational tourist arrivals and 2.02% of global tourism receipts,underlining its growing relevance in international travel flows. In According to the World Economic Forum’s biennial Travel andTourism Development Index (TTDI) 2024, India is ranked 39th Notably, India is among the few countriesto rank within the top 10 across all majorresource pillars, including 6th in NaturalResources, 9th in Cultural Resources, and9 t hi n N o n - L e i s u r e R e s o u r c e s .Complementing these inherent strengthsisIndia’s strong price competitiveness(18th)and continued improvement int o u r i s m - r e l a t e di n f r a s t r u c t u r e , experiences.International TouristArrivals(ITAs)reached 20.57 million,reflectingan 8.89%increase over thep r e v iou sye a r a nd a 1 4 .82 %r i s ecompared to 2019. Over the long term,ForeignTourist Arrivals(FTAs)havegrown steadily from 1.28 million in 1981to 10.93 million in 2019, crossing keymilestonesin 2011(6.31 million)and Arrivals of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs)r e a c he d1 0 . 6 2 m i l l i o n i n 2 0 2 4 ,representing a 13.22% increase over 2023anda 52.15%rise compared to pre-pandemiclevels in 2019.This strongresurgence reflects growing confidence INBOUNDTOURISM:RECOVERY I n d i a ’ si n b o u n d t o u r i s m h a sd e m o n s t r a te da r obu s t r e c o v e r ytrajectory,supported by improved Region-wise analysis for 2024 indicatesthat Asia and the Pacific accounted for thelargest share of FTAs at 43.00%, followedby Europe (26.70%) and North America(23.10%). Additional contributions camefromSoutheast Asia(8.71%),Oceania(6.10%),Sub-Saharan Africa(3.11%),Central and Eastern Europe (3.86%), theMiddle East (2.97%), and North-East Asia(3.98%), highlighting India’s broad-basedappeal across international markets. The at 6.26 million during FY 2024–25. Othermajorattractions included the SunTemple,Konark,which received 3.57million domestic visitors, and the Qutub G O V E R N M E N TP O L I C I E S& Swadesh Darshan TheMinistry of Tourism launched itsflagshipscheme Swadesh Darshan in2014–15 to complement the efforts of therespective State Governments and UnionTerritory Administrations for developingtourismfacilities across the country.Under the scheme, an amount of US$ 639.2million(Rs.5,292.91 crore)has beensanctioned for undertaking 76 projects,outof which 75 projects have been DOMESTIC TOURISM IN INDIA India recorded 2,948.19 million domestictourist visits in 2024, registering a 17.51%increase over 2,508.82 million visits in2023, highlighting the strong momentumindomestic travel demand across thecountry. At the state level, Uttar Pradesh Domestictourist footfall at CentrallyProtectedTicketed Monuments also Destination Development, a sub-schemeunder Swadesh Darshan 2.0. This sub-scheme aims at the holistic developmentofdestinations to enhance tourist other related tourism infrastructure. Swadesh Darshan 2.0 The Ministry of Tourism has revampedthe Swadesh Darshan scheme in the formofSwadesh Darshan 2.0 with theobjectiveof creating sustainable andresponsibletourism destinations.Inconsultation with the State GovernmentsandUnion Territory Administrations,and in line with the scheme guidelines, 29projectswere sanctioned during thefinancial year 2023–24, and a further 5projectsduring 2024–25(as of 20 Under this sub-scheme, the Ministry ofTourism has identified 42 destinationsunderfour categories:Culture andH e r i t a g eD e s t i n a t i o n s ,S p i r i t u a l Prashad Scheme C h a l l e n g e - B a s e dD e s t i n a t i o n TheMinistry of Tourism has invited TheNational Mission on PilgrimageR e j u v e n a t i o na n d S p i r i t u a lAugmentationDrive(PRASAD)waslaunched by the Ministry of Tourism as a Inview of the decision taken by theGovernmentfor the closure of the Housing and Urban Development, and forthe inclusion of projects related to thedevelopmentof heritage destinationsunderPRASAD,the scheme guidelinesw e r em o d i fi e d .A c c o r d i n g l y,t he Ason date,48 projects have beensanctioned across 27 States and UnionTerritories under the PRASHAD scheme.Since its launch in January 2015, projectsworthUS$198.4 million(Rs.1,646.99 Notable outcome: III. One project is in the process of beingdropped, following a request from the I.Underthe PRASHAD scheme,25projectshave been reported as IV. Additionally, 27 new sites have beenidentified for development under the II.22 projects are currently underimplementation across various States V.Recently,three PRASHAD projectswere inaugurated on 7 March 2024 oDevelopment of AmarkantakoDevelopment at Hazratbal Shrine,Srinagar weekendtourism,and easier access topilgrimage,heritage,coastal,and hilldestinations. As a result, domestic touristvisits increased from around 128 crore in INFRASTRUCTURE AS A GROWTH Road and Highways: India’s domestic tourism growth over thelast decade h