Tourism & Civil Aviation Department Himachal Pradesh

General Statistics on Tourism

HOTELS: 2784

HOME STAY UNITS 850

BED CAPACITY 80243

RESTAURANTS 644

TOURIST GUIDES 908

TRAVEL AGENCIES 2446

Share in SGDP 6.8%

Helipads 63

Airports 03

DOMESTIC & FOREIGN TOURIST

ARRIVAL IN HIMACHAL

(THE FIGURES INDICATE TOURIST ARRIVAL IN A CALENDAR YEAR INCLUDING RELIGIOUS TOURISTS)

YEAR INTERNATIONAL DOMESTIC TOTAL

2010 4,53,616 1,28,11,986 1,32,65,602

2011 4,84,518 1,46,04,888 1,50,89,406

2012 5,00,284 1,56,46,048 1,61,46,332

2013 4,14,249 1,47,15,586 1,51,29,835

2014 3,89,699 1,59,24,701 1,63, 14, 400

2015 4,06,108 1,71,25,045

1,75,31,153

2016 4,53,000 1,79, 98,000

1,84,51,000

(GROWTH 5.24 % over previous year)

Tourism Potential of Himachal

Himachal is nestled in the lap of Himalayas, which have been a source of awe & inspiration for millennia to count less individuals. They are the largest, tallest & geographically youngest mountains of our Planet. With rich flora & fauna & varied climatic & geographical conditions it gives unique advantage to the state as an important tourist destination

The clean environment, cordial industrial relations, ease to do business and abundant cheap power makes Himachal congenial for the growth of tourism industry

Numerous opportunities for setting up

tourism projects in the area of tourist Resorts, Ropeways, Golf courses amusement parks etc.

Tourism Segments

• LEISURE TOURISM

• RELIGIOUS TOURISM

• RURAL TOURISM

• ECO TOURISM

• ADVENTURE TOURISM

• HEALTH TOURISM

Tourism Minister

Secretary (Tourism)

Organizational Structure

Commissioner (Tourism)

Additional Director -I Additional Director-II Publicity Officer ATDO, ARO and Superintendent-Gr.-II Staff

Directorate

Field Offices

•Shimla •Solan • Mandi • Kullu, •Dharamshala •Chamba

Deputy Director/District Tourism Development Officer Assistant Tourism Development Officer Inspector (Hotels) Tourist Information Officers Staff

Functions of the Department

Promotion and Publicity of Tourism Regulation of Tourism Units and Tourism Activities Development of Tourism Related Infrastructure & preservation of important natural and heritage sites Trainings and Skill development Development & maintenance of Helipads and Airstrips

Promotion and Publicity • The Department of Tourism ,Himachal Pradesh has its Tourist Information Offices at main

Tourism Destinations in the state like Dalhousie, Dharamshala, Manali Shimla Mandi etc.

where qualified Tourist Information Officers are deployed to give the tourist accurate and

reliable information about the Tourist Destinations within the state, They also address to the

enquiries about Hotel and Travel arrangements. and bookings

• The Department also has Tourist Information Offices at Chennai,, Ahmedabad (HPTDC),

Mumbai (HPTDC), Kolkata (HPTDC) Pathankot and Chandigarh for providing the Tourist

necessary information.

• Publicity wing which brings out the printed material like Brochures promotional films,

quarterly magazine “ Monal” disseminating information about all the Tourist Destinations of

the state.

• Tourism is also promoted by participating in Tourism marts ,events like TTF,IITM etc.

• Gantries and Sign Boards have been installed all over the state for information about

important tourist places

Himachal Pradesh has been one of the few States to enact a law to regulate the Services like Hotel accommodation, travel arrangements, tourist guides etc.

All the Tourism units are required to be registered with the

Department of Tourism under the provisions of the HP Tourism Development & Registration Act-2002 and the HP Tourism Development & Registration of Tourism Trade Rules 2012.

The concerned Deputy Director’s / District Tourism Development Officers is the prescribed authority under the Act for registration & regulation of Tourism units.

Regulation of Tourism Services

Act and Rules of the Department

•The Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development and Registration Act, 2002 •The Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development and Registration of Tourism Trade Rules, 2012. •HP Aero Sports Rules 2004 •HP River Rafting Rules 2005 •HP Miscellaneous Adventure Activities Rule 2017

Development of Tourism

Infrastructure

•The Department also endeavors to strengthen the Tourist infrastructure like Toilets,

Way Side Amenities, Parkings, Tourist Reception Centers, etc with financial support of

the State Government and Ministry of Tourism , Government of India. The Department

also provides fund for beautification and restoration of important heritage buildings,

temples, churches , monasteries etc. thus playing a role in preservation of Heritage of

the state.

•With the financial assistance of ADB, Master Plans for development of cultural

religious destinations like Naina Devi, Chintpurni and Kangra town are being

implemented. . Beautification of Shimla town and restoration of heritage buildings like

Town Hall, beautification of Mall Road etc is being done. About USD 95.00 million

has been approved for infrastructure projects under two phases,work is under progress

•In Principle approval has been accorded by MOT GOI of Rs.99.99 crores for various

tourism infrastructure development projects in the State under Himalayan Circuit

Ropeway Projects: Operational: (3) Solang, Parwanoo & NainaDevi Under Execution on PPP Mode: (4) Shimla barrier to Lift- Mall, Mall to Jhakhoo, Dharamshala to Mecleodganj , Chamunda to Adi Himani & Kullu bye Pass to Bijli Mahadev At Bidding Stage(6) Toba to Naina Devi, Deotsidh, Dharamkot to Triund, Palampur, Kullu to Bijli Mahadev & Sarahan to Bashal Kanda

Investment Opportunities

Tourism Sites on Long Lease: Suketi (Sirmaur), Baddi (Solan), Bilaspur, Jhatingari (Mandi) & Shoja (Kullu)

Trainings and Skill Development

•In order to enhance skills in hospitality and tourism activities of the un

employed youth of the state and provide them opportunities for self

employment in the Tourism Sector, trainings are provided to youth of the state

•Trainings are provided with financial assistance from the Centre and State

Governments. Budget is allocated for trainings to candidates belonging to

general and S.C Categories

•Trainings are provided for Driving Skills, Tourist Guide Trainings, Dhabha

worker/owners trainings, Trainings in adventure sports like paragliding,water

sports,Trekking Guides,Skiing etc

•Trainings are provided through various agencies like HIMCON, Atal Bihari

Vajpayee Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports, Manali, Regional

Water Sports Centres ,FCIs,IHMs etc

Home Stay Scheme aims at providing comfortable & standardized Home Stay facilities to the tourists and to supplement availability of accommodation in the rural tourist destinations. It also provides an opportunity to the tourists to stay with families in Rural areas and to experience local customs and traditions and relish authentic local cuisines. The scheme also aims at diverting the tourist flow toward off beat areas of the state thereby de-congest the already saturated Tourist Destinations. The scheme also envisages generating self employment opportunities to the youth in Rural areas.

HP Home Stay Scheme

Home Stay Unit: Any private house located in rural areas of the State in good condition and easily accessible in the country-side i.e. within the Farm House, Orchards, Tea-Gardens etc. will primarily qualify under the Scheme. The house shall fulfil the minimum requirement of having one or more room’s accommodation subject to a maximum of three rooms to cover under the scheme.

Incentives: Under the scheme following incentives / exemptions are being provided: Town & Country Planning Department will not charge land use fees from the registered Home Stay units; Home Stay units have been exempted (upto three rooms) from Luxury and Sales tax / Vat. Domestic rates for electricity & water are being charged from the registered Home Stay Units. Presently, there are 850 Home Stay units registered in the State.

Allocation of Budget and Internal Control

•Annual Budget is allocated by the State Government under Plan and Non

Plan Head

•Major Chunk of Budget is allocated for GIA to ADB Project

•Budget is allocated for Infrastructure Development from Major Head

and Minor Head

•Substantial Budget is allocated for Publicity and Promotion

•Besides this funds are also allocated from Ministry Of Tourism

Government of India for infrastructure Development Schemes and other

Tourism Schemes

•Funds for various schemes are routed through the field offices headed by

Deputy Director(Tourism)/DTDO

•The respective field offices further release the funds to Executing agencies like

HPTDC,HPPWD,BDO,s ETC

•The DPRs are prepared and AA/ES are taken from the authority

•Projects are regularly monitored at field level by respective Deputy

Directors/DTDOs

•Respective Deputy Commissioners also review the progress of Tourism Projects

•The Projects are also reviewed and monitored at Head Office and Government

Level and regular meetings are held and inspections are also carried out as per

requirement.

•UC/CCs are furnished by the executing agencies which are verified by Field

officers .

•Regular Audit of the Department is carried out

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