Presentation On

TOURISM IN INDIA
PRESENTED BY: ANSHU GUPTA

ARVIND AGARWAL
ASHISH NATANI

Incredible India

INDIA An Overview
GEOGRAPHY
India is a 7th largest country in the world. An Area of 3,287,590 sq. km. Surrounded by Indian Ocean in the South , Himalayas in the North , Arabian Sea in the West & the Bay of Bengal in the East.

CLIMATE
Coolest months are from NOV MAR. Hottest months are from APR JUN. Monsoon season from JUL SEP. Winters season from OCT FEB.
Cont..

Population 104,58,45,226 (upto 2002)

Language
18 official languages, 1652 dialects, Mother language is Hindi, English is widely spoken.

Religion

India is a secular state.

Hindu 80%, Muslims 14%, Christian 2.4%, Sikh 2%, Buddhist 0.7%, Jain - 0.5%, & Others - 0.4%.

Uniqueness
Heritage Sites Cultural Attractions

Beaches
Shopping Indian Cuisine

Heritage Sites

TAJMAHAL ,AGRA

HAWA MAHAL,JAIPUR

GOLDEN TEMPLE , AMRITSAR CHARMINAR,HYDERABAD JANTAR MANTAR,DELHI

Cultural Attractions
MUSIC to listen
Ghazals Veena ,Tabla ,Sarod , & Mridangam

DANCE to enjoy
Kathakali Bharatnatyam Kuchipudi Odissi Bhangra Garbha Kalbeliya & ghoomar - Kerala - Tamil Nadu - Andhra Pradesh - Orissa - Punjab - Gujrat - Rajasthan

Beaches
Best Beaches in India
Vizag beach ,Andhra Pradesh

Juhu beach , Mumbai

Anjuna beach , Goa

Marina beach , Chennai

Kovalam beach , Kerala

Shopping
Kashmiri carpets Rajasthani mirror work Kanjeevaram & Benaras Sarees Chicken work of Lucknow Darjeeling tea & coffee

Indian Cuisine
East -Bengali Sweets North- Makki di Roti & Sarso da Saag South - Idli Dosa Vada Sambhar

West - Churma Dal - Batti

Tourism Industry
No. of Foreign Tourist Arrivals

2004-05
2005-06 2006-07

36.03 lakh
41.00 lakh 46.33 lakh

Upto MAY 2008

23.15 lakh

Foreign Exchange Earnings From Tourism

2004-05
2005-06 2006-07

$ 6666 million
$ 7853 million $ 9696 million

Tourism Contributes 5.83 % in country s GDP India ranks 42nd in International tourist arrival

Foreign Tourist Arrivals

MONTH 2006
JAN FEB 4,59,489 4,39,090

2007
5,32,088 4,98,806

2008
5,84,765 5,60,658

MARCH 3,91,009
APRIL MAY 3,09,208 2,55,008

4,44,186
3,33,045 2,67,758

5,09,926
3,69,677 2,90,785

MAY
TOTAL

2,55,008
18,53,804

2,67,758
20,76,783

2,90,785
23,15,811

SHARE OF INDIA IN WORLD TOURISM

0.49 %

Steps Taken To Boost Tourism

jTourism Development Corporation was Established in the Public Sector on 1st October 1966

Development of tourist infrastructure at tourist circuits and destination. Growth of hotel infrastructure. Augmentation air capacity. Enhancing availability of skilled manpower. International publicity campaigns by media.

Try to remove terrorism .

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