Rs 35 crore spent for promotion of tourism in 2 years: Government

Posted by admin_kas on 2025-03-04 11:20:43 |

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Jammu, Mar 04: J&K government on Tuesday informed the Legislative Assembly that an amount of Rs 35.08 crore was spent for promotion, advertisement and allied activities by the Tourism department for promotion purpose, during the last past two financial years.

The government further informed the House that Rs 14.14 crore was spent in 2023-34 and Rs 20.94 crore in 2024-25 for promotion of tourism.

In a written reply to a question raised by MLA Eidgah, Mubarak Gul, the minister in a written reply said that 4. 48 crore tourists, including 1.20 lakh foreigners, visited J&K during the past two years.

"2.12 crore tourists visited J&K in 2023 and 2.36 crore in 2024. Of them, 55337 foreign tourists visited J&K in 2023 and 65452 in 2024, the minister in a written reply informed the House.

As per the reply, as many as  2.11 crore domestic tourists visited J&K in 2023 and 2.35 crore in 2024.

"Around 59 assets of the Tourism Department have been outsourced in the past two years," the written reply reads.