Dekho Apna Desh Webinar
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Why in News ?

The Ministry of Tourism’s Dekho Apna Desh Webinar series held its 86th webinar titled Mountains to Mangroves A Journey of 1000 Kilometers.

Key Facts

• India marked off by the mountains and the sea, which give the country a distinct geographical entity.
• Every state in India is distinct from each other in its landscapes, heritage, arts & crafts, cuisine and offers varied tourism options to travel enthusiasts.
• Bounded by the Great Himalayas in the north, it stretches southwards and at the Tropic of Cancer, tapers off into the Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal on the east and the Arabian Sea on the west.

Dekho Apna Desh

• Journey started from the Himalayan range of mountains from Sikkim through the Queen of the hills Darjeeling to the Gangetic Plains.
• State of Sikkim and West Bengal are one of the most preferred states on the travel lists as both offer wide range of tourism products be it adventure, spiritual, heritage, wildlife.
  • To visit Sikkim foreigners must obtain Restricted Area Permit (RAP) previously known as InnerLine Permit.

Tourism in India

• The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2019 ranked India 16th out of 140 countries overall.
• The World Travel and Tourism Council calculated that tourism generated 9.2% of India’s GDP in 2018.
• India’s medical tourism sector was estimated to be worth US$3 billion.
• India has recently implemented an online method for citizens of 168 countries to apply for an e-Tourist Visa.
• There are 38 World Heritage sites in India that are recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) had high impact for tourism.
• Ministry of Tourism maintains the Incredible India campaign focused on promoting the tourism in India.

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