Mukesh Kumar Meshram, the Principal Secretary and Director General, Tourism, Uttar Pradesh Government has said that the diversity spread across the state makes for an unforgettable tourism experience. With the objective of improving the basic tourism infrastructure across all our destinations, development projects to the tune of INR 4503.00 lakh are being implemented under the ‘Swadesh Darshan & Prasad Scheme’. In addition, infrastructure development projects of INR 125800.01 lakh are also being implemented from the state funding.

He informed that the Government is developing 12 circuits including Buddhist, Ramayana and Spiritual circuits. To explore all avenues, Tourism policy 2022 has been revised. The state has attracted various proposals for Hotels, Resorts, Convention Centres, and Adventure Tourism. The Government is also planning to restore 31 palaces and forts which have been recently identified, he added. For the detailed interview of Director General, Tourism, Uttar Pradesh, visit our magazine.