India received 6.19 million FTAs during 2022
New Delhi, Apr 7 :Showing signs of revival after Covid-19 pandemic, India received 6.19 million foreign tourist arrivals in 2022 as compared to 1.52 million during the same period of 2021, Minister of Culture, Tourism and Development of North-Eastern Region G Kishan Reddy informed Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
There were 10.93 million foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) in India during pre-pandemic year 2019, it said.
”Ministry of Tourism, Government of India under its Schemes of Swadesh Darshan, PRASHAD and Assistance to Central Agencies, provides central financial assistance to State Governments/ Union Territories/Central Agencies for development of tourism related infrastructure and facilities in the country to provide an enriching tourism experience to visitors in a planned and phased manner,” he said.
”The Ministry of Tourism has set up a 24×7 Multi-Lingual Tourist Info-Helpline on the toll free number 1800111363 or on a short code 1363 in 12 Languages including 10 international languages (German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic), Hindi & English for domestic and foreign tourists to provide support service in term of information relating to Travel in India and to offer appropriate guidance to tourists in distress while travelling in India,” he added.
The Ministry of Tourism has taken several initiatives to give boost to the tourism sector in the country and to increase foreign tourist arrivals, he added.