In a bid to attract and encourage private investment in the tourism sector in the state, the Madhya Pradesh government will lease out 700 hectares of land for tourism-related projects. The land will be leased through open competitive bidding for a period of 30 years. Speaking at the first Tourism Conclave organised jointly by Madhya Pradesh Tourism and FICCI at Khajuraho, Vinod Semwal, Principal Secretary - Tourism, Madhya Pradesh, and Pankaj Rag, MD, Madhya Pradesh Tourism Development Corp., said that the state intended to engage private investors in a proactive manner.
Of the 700 hectares identified, Semwal said about 450 hectares will be earmarked for projects based on the PPP model. Regarding the poor state of roads connecting various tourist destinations, he said that the Public Works Department is working hard to improve the roads and is updating the Tourism Department on a day to day basis. He added that the government currently has various incentives for private investors, including luxury tax exemption for a period of five to eight years for new hotels. While giving a presentation on tourism in the state, Rag said that the department has identified seven forts and old palaces to be developed as hospitality units. The state tourism body is also planning to develop two islands - Sailani in Omkareshwar and Mala Shree in Gandhi Sagar - as destinations. The focus, he said, would be on developing water-based adventure products along with culture and heritage, and wildlife.
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Commis II Indian - Jobs in India
Of the 700 hectares identified, Semwal said about 450 hectares will be earmarked for projects based on the PPP model. Regarding the poor state of roads connecting various tourist destinations, he said that the Public Works Department is working hard to improve the roads and is updating the Tourism Department on a day to day basis. He added that the government currently has various incentives for private investors, including luxury tax exemption for a period of five to eight years for new hotels. While giving a presentation on tourism in the state, Rag said that the department has identified seven forts and old palaces to be developed as hospitality units. The state tourism body is also planning to develop two islands - Sailani in Omkareshwar and Mala Shree in Gandhi Sagar - as destinations. The focus, he said, would be on developing water-based adventure products along with culture and heritage, and wildlife.
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Commis II Indian - Jobs in India