Always reinventing offerings: MP

Madhya Pradesh is making sure that it keeps offering new destinations and experiences for tourists, while making sure that private sector finds it easy to invest in tourism infrastructure in the state.

Nisha Verma

For post-COVID recovery of tourism in Madhya Pradesh, state’s Usha Thakur, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Spirituality, claims that they are taking many new initiatives. “We are developing homestay, agri-stay and making smaller circuits like Omkar circuit and Buddhist circuit, so that people come out and see the attractions in MP,” she added.

“Our focus is that tourism reaches new heights of success in MP, because it has a huge role to play in making Atma Nirbhar India. We are making sure that we take care of the safety, orderliness and cleanliness for the travellers. All our workers and staff have been trained to take care of that and we believe that tourism will reach new heights of success, because we have everything from nature to god,” she said.

Wildlife tourism

Citing the example of getting Cheetah in Shivpuri, she said that it was the most suitable place for these wild animals according to the Prime Minister. Claiming that MP will leave no stone unturned to make sure that tourists have a great wildlife experience in the state. “We will chalk up every facility and offer them to the incoming tourists,” he claimed.

Dharamshala conference

Speaking about the National Conference of State Tourism Ministers in Dharamshala, she said, “It was beneficial for every state representative as this one meeting gave us a chance to see, understand and hear about all the important places in the country, which is not possible in one life if someone wants to see the entire India. This was the best thing about the conference. Apart from that, constant conversations and discussions have led to many solutions. For example, we discussed with Chhattisgarh tourism to arrange for the buses playing between the two states to run without paying any tax.”