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Tourism Industry The Gujarat Experience Sector

The document provides an overview of tourism in India and Gujarat. It highlights that tourism is an important sector for employment and GDP growth in India. Gujarat is a vibrant tourist destination with over 3,500 years of history and diverse natural and cultural attractions including beaches, temples, heritage sites and festivals. Popular destinations mentioned include Dwarka, Somnath, Ambaji temples and heritage sites like Rani Ki Vav and Adalaj Ni Vav.

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The document provides an overview of tourism in India and Gujarat. It highlights that tourism is an important sector for employment and GDP growth in India. Gujarat is a vibrant tourist destination with over 3,500 years of history and diverse natural and cultural attractions including beaches, temples, heritage sites and festivals. Popular destinations mentioned include Dwarka, Somnath, Ambaji temples and heritage sites like Rani Ki Vav and Adalaj Ni Vav.

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Tourism

Sector Profile
Table of Contents
1 India Scenario
2 Gujarat Scenario
3 Vibrant Tourist Destination
4 ‘Khusbhoo Gujarat Ki’
5 Tourist Attractions
6 Arts & Crafts
7 Fairs & Festivals
8 Cinematic Tourism
9 Tourism Policy
10 Investment Opportunities
11 Success Stories
12 Awards & Accolades
Key Contacts
2
Tourism sector:
India Scenario
Economic Impact of Tourism
2nd in the World in terms of Contribution to Employment

Contribution to Employment (‘000 Jobs) % For every direct


Year
60,000 Contribution job in Travel &
45,566
40,000
36,695 37,365 Tourism, nearly
2014 8.7
one additional job
20,000
2015 8.7
is created
0 on an indirect and
2014 2015 2025E 2025E 9.0 induced basis

Amongst Top 15 Countries in terms of Contribution to GDP

Contribution to GDP (USD Billion) %


Year
300 255.2 Contribution
Expected to grow
200
126.4 2014 6.7 at a rate of 7.3%
117.5
100 per annum from
2015 6.8 2015 to 2025
0
2014 2015 2025E 2025E 7.6

Source: WTTC, India Economic Impact 2015; USD 1 = INR 65 4


Economic Impact of Tourism
Amongst Top 20 Countries in terms of Foreign Visitor Spending

Leisure vs. Business Spending in Domestic vs. Foreign Visitor Spending


2014 in 2014
16.5% 18.6%
Leisure Spending Foreign Spending
Business Spending Domestic Spending

83.5% 81.4%

4th in the World in terms of Capital Investment

Capital Investment (USD Billion)


80.00 66.74 Capital Investment in Travel
60.00
32.42 35.43 & Tourism is expected to
40.00
rise by 6.5% per annum to
20.00
USD 66.73 Billion in 2025
0.00
2014 2015 2025E

Source: WTTC, India Economic Impact 2015; USD 1 = INR 65 5


Tourism sector:
Gujarat Scenario

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Vibrant Tourist Destination

Gujarat has over 3500 years of history, natural & cultural


delights, beaches, fairs & festivals, temples, spiritual sites
coupled with the warmth & hospitality of its people

Gujarat is bestowed with great geographical diversity

Ethereal Salt-Encrusted Desert Languid Valleys

Expansive Wetlands Arid Grasslands

Pristine Beaches Lush Forests

7
Tourist Flow
Tourist footfalls in Gujarat is growing fast with Gujarat Tourism sector
performing better than country average

Tourist Footfall (in Millions)


50
38.3
40 32.7
28.8
30 25.4
19.8 22.4
20 15.8 17
12.3 14.1
10
0
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

 Top-draw destinations that account Ahmedabad, Ambaji, Dwarka,


for over 40% of tourist flow: Surat and Vadodara

Source: GITCO 8
Khushboo Gujarat Ki
‘Khushboo Gujarat Ki‘ campaign by Mr. Amitabh Bachchan has
reinforced Gujarat as a tourist destination and contributed to the
increasing tourist flow into the State.

The popular marketing campaign has generated a lot of interest in the


tourists.

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Diverse Tourist Attractions

10
Diverse Tourist Attractions
Spiritual
Sites

Architectural
Archaeological & Heritage
Sites
Sites

Gujarat
Natural
Ecosystems/ Beaches/
Water Based
Wildlife
Attractions
Sanctuaries

Heritage
Circuits

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Top Tourist Destinations
Spiritual Sites
 A glorious structure, believed to be built more than 2500 years
ago by Vajranabh (the great grandson of Lord Krishna), seems
Dwarka
to rise from the waters of the Arabian Sea
Temple  Main temple is known as Jagat Mandir (Universal Shrine) or
Trilok Sundar (the most beautiful in all the three worlds)

 It is believed to have been built in 1951 in gold by the moon


Somnath
god Soma, in silver by the sun god Ravi, in wood by Krishna
Temple and in stone by the Solanki Rajputs in the 11th century

 Principal shrine of a goddess who has been worshiped since


Ambaji the pre-Vedic period
Temple  Originally built by Nagar Brahmins, the temple is made of
white marble with gold cones

 Most sacred pilgrimage place for Jains


 World’s only mountain that has more than 900 temples
Palitana  World's largest temple complex with more than 3000 temples
located on the Shatrunjaya hills
Lakhpat Sarkhej Roza Udvada Jumma Masjid
Akshardham Dakor Temple Shabri Dham
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Top Tourist Destinations
Architectural & Heritage Sites

 The stepwell, constructed during the period of the Solanki, is


Rani Ki
called Rani Ki Vav which means Queen’s step well
Vav  Inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 2014

 The 'Vav', built in 1499 by Mohammed Begda for Queen Rani


Adalaj Ni Roopba (wife of Veer Singh), is an intricately carved stepwell
Vav which is five stories in depth
 It is venue for colorful festivals and sacred rituals

Modhera  Exclusively carved temple complex and magnificently sculpted


kund are jewels in the art of masonry of Solanki period, also
Sun known as the Golden Age of Gujarat
Temple  Remains of the Sun Temple are relics of the time of Vedic gods
 Famous for temples and beautiful architectural monuments
like Gadh (Palace) of Idar, Roothi Rani Ka Mahal, Jain Temples,
Idar Shiva & Vishnu Temples and Harishchandra Ki Chouri
 It is known for manufacturing of handmade wooden toys and
tiles
Vadnagar Sidhpur Dutch Tomb

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Top Tourist Destinations
Beaches / Water Based Attractions

 Maharao's private beach, behind Vijay Vilas Palace, has nice


Mandvi
white sand, lovely places to swim and accommodation
Beach available in swiss tents along the shore

 The beach was once home to the royal palace of the Nawab of
Chorwad Junagadh
Beach  As a place for relaxing and enjoying the ocean breeze, it
serves as an ideal excursion from Somnath

 Chief attractions include Shri Sai Baba temple located south


Tithal
and Shri Swami Narayan temple located north of the main
Beach beach

 One of its kind of urban regeneration and environmental


Sabarmati improvement initiative, the riverfront provides a meaningful
Riverfront waterfront environment and public space for recreation and
leisure along the banks of the Sabarmati River

Unai Hot
Dumas Beach Kevadia Colony
Springs
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Top Tourist Destinations
Heritage Circuits
Sabarmati Ashram (Ahmedabad)
 A crucial location for India’s independence movement
 Worth visiting to understand Gandhiji’s way of life and his philosophies,
especially his art of khadi weaving
Gandhi
Dandi (Navsari)
Circuit  Coastal village made famous by Mahatma Gandhi’s Salt March during the
independence struggle
Porbandar
 Birth place of Mahatma Gandhi
Buddhist Monastery (Mehsana)
 The monastery has two votive stupas and an open central court yard, around
which an arrangement of cells creates a swastika-like pattern
Dev Ni Mori (Aravalli)
Buddhist  Has remains of Buddhist Monastery belonging to 3 rd – 4th Century AD
Circuit  Has a stupa which is unique on account of having an encrypted chest
containing relics of Buddha
Buddhist Caves (Junagadh)
 The caves, carved during Emperor Ashoka's period to 1st - 4th Century AD, are
3 separate sites of rooms carved out of stone to be used as monks’ quarters
Rama Trail Krishna Circuit Sardar Patel Circuit 15
Top Tourist Destinations
Natural Ecosystems/ Wildlife Sanctuaries
 Located at the foothills of Girnar in Junagadh, Gir National Park
Gir
is extremely popular for abode of the Asiatic Lions
National
 Close proximity to heritage sites like Mahabat Maqbara, Durbar
Park Hall Museum, Narsinh Mehta's Choro and Ashokan Rock Edicts

Nal  A haven for bird-watchers, it is the largest wetland bird


Sarovar sanctuary in Gujarat and one of the largest in India
Bird  The lake attracts over 200 species of birds and harbors a
Sanctuary variety of flora and fauna

Velavadar  The park has the largest population of blackbuck in India


Blackbuck  Other animals include the jackal, wolf, jungle cat, fox, pelicans,
National flamingos, white and painted storks, cranes and the rare
Park Stolizca’s Bushchat

 As geographically unique landscape that was once an arm of


Little
the Arabian Sea, it supports a variety of wildlife including
Rann of
Gudkhur (Asiatic wild ass) that is not found elsewhere, the
Kutch elegant blackbuck, and the graceful Chinkara
Ratanmahal Shoolpaneshwar Polo Marine
Wildlife Sanctuary Wildlife Sanctuary Forest National Park
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Top Tourist Destinations
Archaeological Sites
 Inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in
Champaner- 2004
Pavagadh  Kalika Mata Temple, located on top of Pavagadh
Archaeological Hill, is an important religious shrine which
Park attracts large number of pilgrims throughout
the year

 One of the two largest Harappan sites in India


and 5th largest in the subcontinent
Dholavira  Has excavations of the Indus Valley
Civilization/ Harappan culture

 One of the most prominent cities of the ancient


Indus valley civilization
Lothal  Lothal's dock, the world's earliest known, was a
vital and thriving trade centre in ancient times

Balasinor Kuntasi Surkotda Buddhist Caves

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Rich Heritage of Arts & Crafts

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Rich Heritage of Arts & Crafts
Aari Embroidery, Terracotta, Zari Embroidery,
Ahmedabad Surendranagar Surat

• An enduring custom and • Most of the terracotta figures are • The Zari weaving in Surat makes
inherited skill offered to the Hindu deities use of a wide range of trimmings,
• Mostly practiced in the • Thanagadh in Surendranagar has fringes and motifs, mostly to
Ahmedabad district by various a large number of small-scale produce exquisite fabric designs
organizations such as the Mahila ceramic manufacturing units • Apart from fabric designs, zaris
Vividh Laxi Odhyogik Sahakari • The Matikam Kalakari and Rural from Surat are also used to adorn
Mandli Ltd that employs nearly Technology Institute (MKRTI) – a materials made even of woods
100 craftsmen working from their State government promoted and glasses
households organization teams up with • In 2010, the Geographical
• Embellished with subtle designs Central Glass and Ceramic Indication (GI) status has been
of various sizes and shapes, Aari Research Institute (CGCRI) along bestowed upon the ‘Zari’ making
made sarees, suits, dupattas and with designers from National craft of Surat, providing this craft
other attires find themselves to Institute of Design (NID) and a unique identity and quality
be the centre of attention for National Institute of Fashion based upon its geographical
women across the globe Technology (NIFT), to impart location
training to potters, for reviving
their products and designs, as
they can be sold in domestic as
well as international markets

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Rich Heritage of Arts & Crafts
Cane & Bamboo, Rogan Paintings, Pachchikam Jewellery,
West & South-East Gujarat Kutch Kutch

• The communities spread in the • Rogan painting or Rogan art is a • Gujarat, popularly known as the
southeast Gujarat make several rare craft with centuries-old 'Jewel of the West‘, has been
handwoven bamboo products tradition – the word ‘Rogan’ identified for its large collection
such as baskets (woven typically literally means oil based painting of flickering and customary jewels
by men), trays, boxes, mats and in Persian language • The uniqueness of this designer
musical instruments and sieves • Gujarat bears a rich tradition in jewellery is that instead of gold,
used as farm tools and fish traps hand painted and printed textiles silver, a soft metal is used
• Besides basket-weaving, bamboo • Rogan is a seasonal art practiced nowadays to provide it an
is used chiefly in the construction during wedding occasions to aesthetic appeal
of houses and fencing adorn the bridal trousseau such • Offering a wide variety of
• Umbrella handles made of as ghaghara, odhana, chabla, bracelets, bangles, necklaces,
bamboo are a specialty and have dharajo and other items like bed earrings, chokers, and jhumkas,
designs of leaves, creepers, plants, sheets, pillow cases and quilts Pachchikam is a flashy and fragile
rings and crosses etched on them • Rogan painting on attires give jewel that can be worn on formal
the impression of embroidery occasions
because the surface application of
paint has an embossed and shiny
look, similar to the embroidery
works applied on clothes

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Rich Heritage of Arts & Crafts
Bandhani and Block Print, Patola,
Kutch & Saurashtra Patan & Rajkot

• Form of tie and dye that dates • One of the most difficult weaving
back to more than 4000 years techniques in the world, the Patan
• An important element in marriage Patola (or the double-ikat weave)
ceremonies, the embellished cloth involves printing a pattern on a
is considered by many as yarn, tying sections of pre-woven
auspicious and believed to hold the warp & weft yarn and then dying it
power to harbor good luck • Patola displays an identical design
• The crafting process involves on both the sides with colours and
printing the design on fabric and patterns (geometric, figurative and
creating thousands of dots, by floral) often being symbolic
using a sharp tool, each of which is • Less labourious and more
then tied using a wax thread. The affordable than the traditional
fabric is then dyed in a variery of Patan Patola, Rajkot Patola is a
colours. single-ikat weave
• The cloth (made of silk, gajji-a • The single-ikat Patola is also
satin weave on silk fabric, cotton produced in Surendranagar
or wool) combined with the colors
and designs reveal the identity of
the community who wears it

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Vibrant Fairs & Festivals

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Vibrant Fairs & Festivals
• Navratri • Modera Dance Festival
• Polo Utsav • Adalaj Water Festival
• Rann Utsav • Paragliding Festival
• International • Shetrunjay Festival
Kite Festival • Sabarmati Festival Festivals
• Don Festival • Monsoon Festival
• Boat Festival • Tanariri Festival
• Sasan Festival • Beach Festival
• Panch Mahotsav

• Kavant Fair • Vautha Fair


• Tarnetar Fair • Dang Darbar
• Bhavnath Fair • Shamlaji Fair Fairs
• Chitra-Vichitra Fair
• Bhadrapad Ambaji Fair

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Cinematic Tourism

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Preferred Film Making Destination
• Diverse landscape ranging from 1600 km long coastline to Sahiyadhri, Vindhya &
Landscape Aravalli Hills, from White desert of Kutch to Narmada, Tapi, Mahi & Sabarmati Rivers
& History • Majestic forts, magnificent palaces, exquisitely carved temples and imposing
historical monuments

Gujarat • Movies like Refugee and Border have been shot in Gujarat and have featured
Captured sequences along the Rann of Kutch to epic Mythology TV serials filmed at Umergaon
in Camera and Halol

Single
• A separate single window clearance desk to assist filmmakers scout locations and
Window extend logistic support
Clearance

Gujarat • Promotion of quality and popular Gujarati films through financial assistance to
Film Gujarati film producers
Policy • Prize Money for Gujarati Films that win national award or gain international acclaim

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Tourism Policy

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Tourism Policy 2015-2020

Tourism Policy provides a slew of incentives to Tourism Units &


Service Providers with an aim to proactively promote Tourism
through Sustainable Development and Inclusive Growth

 1 in every 11 jobs worldwide attributed to tourism


 Infrastructure development to get a boost
 Skill development for youth employability
 Income generator for local artisans
 Contribute to Swachch Bharat, Digital India, Make in
India initiatives

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Policy Coverage

Tourism Units: Financial Support for Tourism


Infrastructure Projects
One to Five Star Hotels
Special Package for Mega Tourism
Heritage Hotels Units
Apartment Hotels
Incentive for ICT Enablement
Motels
Resorts Incentive for Innovation
Amusement Parks
Theme Parks Support for Marketing and Promotion

Water Parks Support for Training & Skill


Convention Centres Development

Tented Accommodation Support for Research & Development


(R&D)
Wayside Amenities
Recognition through Excellence
Tourism & Hospitality Institutes Awards

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Incentives and Concessions*
Ceiling: Rs.
Capital Subsidy 10 Crore 100% Mega Tourism
Reimbursement
up to 20% on eligible capital
Units
of Registration
investment for eligible tourism Fee/Stamp Duty Capital Subsidy
units
15% (subject to a
5% for new Tourism Units at Luxury Tax

}
ceiling of Rs. 20
+ Yatra Dhams, Eco-tourism
Centers & Tourism units in &
Exemption Crore)
around Gandhinagar Entertainment 5 Registration
Fee/ Stamp Duty
+ 5% for women Tax Exemption
Years
entrepreneurs, SC/ST 100%
category & differently abled Electricity Duty Reimbursement
Exemption
Interest Subsidy Luxury Tax,
Entertainment
 5% in Municipal Corporation areas for eligible
tourism units
 7% for areas other than above
 7% for Heritage Hotels
* As per provision of Gujarat Tourism Policy 2015-2020
} 5
Years
Tax & Electricity
Duty
Exemption for a
period of 7 years
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Investment Opportunities

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Opportunities Galore
Tourism: A Wholesome Menu Development of Tourism Circuits
through Public Private Partnership

Gandhi Circuit
Beach & Cruise Cinematic Spiritual
Buddhist Circuit

Sardar Circuit

Coastal Circuit
Heritage & Handicraft &
Archaeological
Cultural Textile Yoga Circuit

Rama Trail

Krishna Circuit
Adventure &
Ecological Medical
Water Sports
Parsi Circuit

Sufi Circuit

Jain Circuit
Educational Industrial Rural

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Opportunities Galore
Archaeological Tourism Handicraft & Textile Tourism

• Conservation and infrastructure • Development of Haats


upgradation of Archaeological • Promotion of Khadi
monuments at Lothal, Dholavira, • Patola, bandhani, embroidery, mirror
Champaner, Rani-ki-Vav, etc. work, bead work, zari etc.

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Opportunities Galore
Cinematic Tourism Spiritual Tourism

• Film shooting at tourist destinations • Infrastructure augmentation of


through single-window clearance and spiritual destinations like Dwarka,
associated concessions Somnath, Ambaji, Dakor, Palitana,
Udvada, Lakhpat, Shamlaji, etc.

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Opportunities Galore
Cruise Tourism Beach Tourism

Over 1600 km long coastline at Porbandar, Major destinations: Dandi, Tithal,


Dwarka, Somnath, Ahmedpur-Mandvi, Umergaon, Dumas, Somnath, Porbandar,
Kutch-Mandvi Okhamadi, Ahmedpur-Mandvi

• Ocean voyages • PPP for Beach Tourism facilities


• Luxury/specialty cruises • Resort development
• Destination/expedition cruises • Water sports
• Carnival cruises
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Opportunities Galore
Rural & Tribal Tourism Homestay

Unique and inimitable blend of tradition Empowers rural communities and is an


and modernity existing side by side income generator for households

• Tie-ups with big hotels, resorts, tour • Package tours for pre-identified
operators, etc. as an extension of their households
existing business or their CSR initiative
• Tie-ups with local village communities
or NGOs
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Opportunities Galore
Industrial Tourism Medical Tourism

Vibrant manufacturing sector Medical facilities offer cost advantage,


latest technology, international quality
• Industrial tours to Kutch - salt pans, standards
ports; Jamnagar - petroleum, wind
farms; Surat -petrochemicals, • PPP for Medical facilities
diamonds; Vadodara - engineering, • Medical helpdesk
dairy, chemicals; Ahmedabad - • Medical packages
automobile, pharma, textile • Medical tourism portal
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Major Upcoming Projects
 Dev Ni Mori  Funicular Transport at Selected Destinations
 Sant Nagri  Cruise Tourism
 Theme Park Based on Augmented Reality  Dwarka: Our Heritage Under The Sea
 Wayside Amenities Chain  Floating Restaurant in Sabarmati River Front
 Oceanarium at Dwarka  Skill Building/Hospitality Training Institute
 Wellness Tourism  Narmada Parikrama
 Giant Wheel at Sabarmati River Front  5-Star Beach Resorts
 Dinosaur Park Development at Balasinor,  Sound and Light Shows at Popular
Nakhatrana Destinations
 Wild Life and Eco Tourism Circuit  Aero Sports at Amreli
 Lake Development at Saputara and Elsewhere  Global Village
 Film City  Water Sports
 Mini India at Adalaj  Aviation Park
 Wi-Fi at Tourist and Pilgrimage Destinations  Island Development
 MRO Facility, Ankleshwar  Luxury on Wheels
 Air Strip at Palitana  Eco-Tourism Friendly Sites
 Geo Tourism in Kutch  Dharoi Dam
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Key PPP Initiatives
Ongoing & Upcoming

Development of Vadodara Convention Centre

Development of Ajwa Theme Park

Redevelopment of Nalsarovar Area

Allotting Bhungas in Kutch for Operation & Maintenance

Development of Greenfield Properties - Tithal, Chorwad, Kutch Mandvi,


Shivrajpur, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, etc.

Operation and Maintenance of Government-Owned Tourism Properties -


Urban Centres, Highways, etc.
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Statue of Unity
Development of Tallest Iconic Structure in the World, with a height of 182 Metres,
is under advanced stage of planning

INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNIIES

• Development of the
iconic structure
• Tourism projects and
services around the
structure
• Hotel, Convention
Centre, Museum/
Exhibition Hall, Laser,
Sadhu Bet, Kevadiya, Narmada Light and Sound Show,
Memorial Garden,
Visitor Centre Building
Estimated Project Cost - USD 416.67 Million and Ferry Services

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Success Stories

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Success Stories
International Kite Festival
The Sky of Gujarat filled up with
Vibrant Colors

 One of the most prominent, internationally talked about and loved


Kite Festival - a global event wherein master kite flyers visit
Gujarat from all over the world (as many as 31 countries) to
participate in the event

 Gujarat now enjoys being the biggest manufacturer of kites in


India

 The festival has resulted in increased contribution of Gujarat (~


40%) to the Indian kite industry

 The festival has led to Gujarat kite industry’s annual turnover


crossing the USD 100 Million mark

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Success Stories
Rann Utsav
Putting the Nondescript Village on
the World Tourism Map

 Surreal to be true, Rann Utsav gives one the experience of


enchanting desert life, colorful Kutchi culture and breathtaking
beauty of the nature

 Rann Utsav lasts around 4 months (November to February)

 The festival provides employment to approx. 1000 local inhabitants

 The exhibition of world renowned Kutch embroidery clothing,


bandini sarees, gold and silver jewellery work is a source of income
generation for the local populace

 The tourist footfall surged by 67% from 2 lakh (in 2013-14) to 3.2
lakh (in 2014-15)
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Awards & Accolades

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Awards & Accolades
Travel Trade Journal Jury Choice Awards 2016 - Gujarat Tourism for
2016 Innovative Tourism Product

Better Holiday Awards 2016 by Holiday IQ - Somnath (Grand Winner


2016 in the Spiritual Category)

Readers' Travel Awards 2015 by Conde Nast Traveller India Magazine


2015 - 2nd Prize for Favourite Emerging Indian Destinations

National Tourism Awards by the Government of India


• Best State in Comprehensive Development of Tourism
• Best Film Promotion Friendly State
2013-14 • Best Rural Tourism Project: Rann Utsav
• Best Tourism Promotion & Publicity Material: “Gujarat's 50
Golden Destinations” Coffee Table Book

National Tourism Awards by the Government of India - Most Film


2013-14 Friendly State for its Effort to Ease the Shooting of Films

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Key Contacts

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Supporting Agencies
TOURISM CORPORATION GUJARAT PAVITRA GUJARAT TOURISM
OF GUJARAT LIMITED YATRADHAM VIKAS OPPORTUNITY LTD
(TCGL) BOARD (GPYVB) (GUJTOP)

 Setup in 1975, to facilitate  Setup in 1995 to undertake  Setup in 2007 to identify


implementation of Tourism developmental work tourist sites for
Policy and promote tourism related to Yatradhams and development and to set
through activities like religious places of state up project development
accommodation, tours and fund
 GPYVB is responsible for
ground transport with a
various developmental  GUJTOP assists in
wide range of choice to meet
works like water, sewerage, undertaking various
diverse needs of the tourists
parab, road and garden in a activities including
 Website: planned manner. The Board development of tourism
www.gujarattourism.com makes available various infrastructure projects
 The website provides details facilities for the pilgrims on Public Private
about major tourist and undertakes acquisition Partnership format,
attractions, various fairs and modification of supports Government in
and festivals along with immovable properties, Policy Development and
information on investment publication of literature, many other initiatives
opportunities available in etc.  Website:
Gujarat  Website: www.gujtop.com
yatradham.gujarat.gov.in
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Key Contacts
Additional Chief Secretary Block 5, 3rd Floor, New Sachivalaya,
Industries & Mines Department Gandhinagar - 382010, Gujarat
 +91-79-23250701, 23250703
[email protected]

Principal Secretary (Tourism) Block 5, 4th Floor, New Sachivalaya,


Industries & Mines Department Gandhinagar - 382010, Gujarat
 +91-79-23250708, 23259862
[email protected]

Deputy Secretary (Tourism) Block 5, 4th Floor, New Sachivalaya,


Industries & Mines Department Gandhinagar - 382010, Gujarat
 +91-79-23254511
[email protected]

Commissioner (Tourism) Block 16/17, 4th Floor, Udyog Bhavan,


and Sector - 11, Gandhinagar - 382010, Gujarat
Managing Director (Tourism  +91-79-23222029, 23221908
Corporation of Gujarat Limited)  [email protected]

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