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Formed | 1967 |
Jurisdiction | Government of India |
Headquarters | Ministry of Tourism Transport Bhawan Sansad Marg New Delhi,110011 New Delhi |
Annual budget | ₹2,150 crore (US$260 million) (2018–19 est.)[1] |
Ministers responsible |
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Website | tourism |
The Ministry of Tourism, a branch of the Government of India, is the apex body for the formulation and administration of the rules, regulations and laws relating to the development and promotion of tourism in India. It facilitates the Indian department of tourism. The head of the ministry is the Minister of Tourism (India) held by Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
India stole the limelight at the World Tourism Mart 2011 in London by winning two global awards - World's Leading Destination and World's Leading Tourist Board, Incredible India.[2]