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Madhya
Pardesh is richly endowed with a fascinating variety of tourist
attractions which can be broadly classified into the following
four categories.
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History
and culture |
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Wildlife |
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Religion
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Nature
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Madhya
Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation is the nodal
agency for the promotion of Madhya Pradesh overseas and within
country. However
the Madhya Pradesh Government has decided to set up joint
venture companies between the State Tourism Department/ M.P.
State Tourism Development Corporation and private sector hotel
chains for the development of tourism related projects in Madhya
Pradesh. It has been decided to privatise 35 hotels tendering
for which is almost over.
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Advantage
Madhya Pradesh
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Although
domestic tourists continue to be the backbone of the
tourist industry in M. P. the number of foreign tourists
are on the increase every year. |
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Madhya
Pradesh has recently been declared the ‘Tiger State of
India’ and two o fits well known National Parks have
been attracting increasing number of foreign visitors. |
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Strategy
for Development
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Improvement
and creation of basic infrastructure |
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Upgradation
and augmentation of accommodation, catering and
recreational facilities. |
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Marketing
of destinations to ensure optimal use of infrastructure. |
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Evolving
suitable policies for increasing foreign exchange
earnings. |
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Promotion
of arts and crafts of the State. |
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Destination
and Activities
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Category
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Places
of Importance
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Facilities
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Cultural
Tourism
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Gwalior,
Orchha, Khajuraho, Sanchi, Mandu
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Heritage
Hotels, Museums, Crafts Villages
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Wildlife
and Adventure Tourism
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Kanha,
Bandhavgarh, Panna, Satpura, Pench Valley National Park,
Panchmarhi, Upper Lake
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Log
Huts, Camping Grounds, Trekking, Water Sports,
Aero-sports, Angling, Caravans, Tents
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Leisure
and Business Tourism
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Panchmarhi,
Khajuraho, Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore
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Convention
Centers Exhibition Grounds, Shopping Malls, Evening
Entertainment, Golf Courses, Country Clubs, Weekend
Gateways.
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Pilgrim
Tourism
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Ujjain,
Omkarseshwar, Maheshwar, Chitrakoot, Sanchi, Orchha,
Amarkantak
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Budget
Accomodation, Day Shelters, Cafetarias
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Role
of State Government |
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role of the State Government will be as follows : |
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Infrastructure
Development |
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Ensuring
uninterrupted electricity, water supply and provision of basic
medical facilities |
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Dissemination
of Information |
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Organization
of festivals |
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Inter-departmental
co-ordination for attracting private sector investment for tourism
projects. |
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Role
of MPSTDC |
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The
corporation will focus on developmental and promotional
activities.
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Incentives |
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A
special package for the tourism industry has been prepared.
These incentives include:
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Government
land will be offered as equity participation on behalf of
Government at current market value towards equity participation
for setting up joint Venture Companies |
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New
projects will be
exempt from Luxury, Sales and Entertainment tax for ten years from
the date of commencement of the commercial operations |
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