ESTIMATED DOMESTIC & FOREIGN TOURIST VISITS OF MIZORAM(1998 –2000)
1998
1999
2000
Prop. to the total (%)
Location
Dom.
For.
Dom.
For.
Dom.
For.
Dom.
For.
Northeast
Region
529784
2909
567284
3570
1489112
11788
0.7
0.2
Mizoram
23998
126
27139
216
28221
235
0.0
0.0
Mizoram has tremendous and quite unique tourism potential. This could be tapped mainly through the concept of eco-tourism. Nature / wildlife tourism, adventure tourism, cultural / heritage tourism, leisure tourism, international border tourism could be some special tourist packages.
The state government declared its Industrial Policy in March 1993, wherein tourism has been declared as an industry. Many incentives and financial assistance are being proposed for creation of tourist infrastructure through private participation. However there have been no responses till now.
The Department of Tourism, Govt. of India, under the ministry of Tourism and Culture has been providing liberal financial and technical support for the tourism development in the state based on the projects received from the states.
In the present scenario, the state government’s outlook towards tourism development is of total dependence on central assistance. Considering the external adverse factors of complex nature, which are beyond the control of the state government, it is unlikely that the tourism development in the state can be self-sustaining in the near future.
However looking at the bright tourism potential, enthusiasm of the state government, peaceful ambience and the expected rise in tourist arrivals and receipts, it looks quite possible to make tourism in the state sustainable in a decade. It will require futuristic vision, conscious and planned efforts at all levels and a disciplined action plan and implementation strategy. In the meanwhile, sympathetic approach of the central government will be required to stabilise the socio-political situation in the northeast followed by overall infrastructure development in the region.
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1998
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1999
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2000
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Prop. to the total (%)
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Location
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Dom.
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For.
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Dom.
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For.
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Dom.
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For.
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Dom.
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For.
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Northeast
Region
(7states
except Sikkim)
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529784
|
2909
|
567284
|
3570
|
1489112
|
11788
|
0.7
|
0.2
|
|||
|
Mizoram
|
23998
|
126
|
27139
|
216
|
28221
|
235
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
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Mizoram has tremendous and quite unique tourism potential. This could be tapped mainly through the concept of eco-tourism. Nature / wildlife tourism, adventure tourism, cultural / heritage tourism, leisure tourism, international border tourism could be some special tourist packages.
The state government declared its Industrial Policy in March 1993, wherein tourism has been declared as an industry. Many incentives and financial assistance are being proposed for creation of tourist infrastructure through private participation. However there have been no responses till now.
The Department of Tourism, Govt. of India, under the ministry of Tourism and Culture has been providing liberal financial and technical support for the tourism development in the state based on the projects received from the states.
In the present scenario, the state government’s outlook towards tourism development is of total dependence on central assistance. Considering the external adverse factors of complex nature, which are beyond the control of the state government, it is unlikely that the tourism development in the state can be self-sustaining in the near future.
However looking at the bright tourism potential, enthusiasm of the state government, peaceful ambience and the expected rise in tourist arrivals and receipts, it looks quite possible to make tourism in the state sustainable in a decade. It will require futuristic vision, conscious and planned efforts at all levels and a disciplined action plan and implementation strategy. In the meanwhile, sympathetic approach of the central government will be required to stabilise the socio-political situation in the northeast followed by overall infrastructure development in the region.
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