NEC organises consultative meet on tourism
Our Bureau
SHILLONG, February 14, 2020: The North Eastern Council, Shillong organised a Consultative meet on Tourism chaired by the member of NEC Prof Biman Kumar Dutta, in the presence of member, NEC, Air Marshal Anjan Kumar Gogoi and Secretary NEC K Moses Chalai.
The meeting which was attended by the major Tourism practitioners in the NE Region focused on identifying area, needing attention for development of the Tourism sector.
Secretary NEC highlighted how NEC and the Government of India had initiated a slew of measures to enhance the image of the North Eastern Region as a great tourism destination. He also emphasized on taking constructive steps to increase the number of local as well as international tourists. The consultative meet deliberated on sector’s potential and various problems requiring special efforts for redress, such as marketing platform in order to help tourism become a catalyst of economic growth and employment generation in the North East region.
The need of an exclusive Northeast Tourism Policy was discussed during the session. During the meet, professional training of Tourist Guides was also discussed to ensure the convenience of local and international tourists. The representatives of World Bank shared how Tourism in India is doing and gave specific inputs for the improvement of Tourism sector in Northeast India. Secretary NEC requested all the stakeholders to work together in resolving the issues and taking forward the commitment of developing the tourism sector.