Odisha Tourism Policy 2022 unveiled at Make in Odisha Conclave

Bhubaneswar: Director of Tourism Sachin Ramachandra Jadav briefed the press immediately about varied programmes and actions undertaken in Make in Odisha Conclave-2022 in reference to Tourism Industry Sector.

The new Odisha Tourism Policy 2022 was unveiled by Minister Tourism, Odia Language, Literature & Culture, Excise Ashwini Kumar Patra throughout the sectoral session on Tourism Industry organised on the Make in Odisha Conclave ’22 immediately. Roadmap for Development of Tourism Sector in Odisha – 2030 and Roadmap for Development of Ecotourism Sector in Odisha – 2030 had been additionally unveiled throughout the session.

Announcing the Investment Intent of greater than Rs 7800 Crores from about 85 traders, Patra mentioned, “This is a shining example of the focused efforts being made by Department of Tourism under the strong and able leadership of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and his mission to develop Odisha as a Tourism Hub of International Standards.”

The Minister highlighted the main target areas on which the brand new coverage is drafted, prime amongst them being the incorporation of incentives for built-in improvement with hospitals hooked up to 3-star and above accommodations, in a bid to develop and promote Odisha as a vacation spot of Medical and Wellness Tourism.

Stressing on the significance of the coverage to reinforce the tourism sector within the State, Principal Secretary Tourism Surendra Kumar mentioned, “Odisha is one of the few States that provides land for tourism projects at Industrial Rates. The slew of incentives now Odisha offers for tourism development is far more than what other States are currently offering for tourism development. I am sure with the proactive interventions being made by the State Government guided by the new tourism policy, Odisha will emerge as one of the leading destinations for MICE, Wellness, Health, Eco Tourism and Sports Tourism with introduction of many innovative and niche tourism products such as caravans, camping, medical tourism, houseboats, cruises, yachts, etc.”

With the State’s treasure trove of tradition, heritage, nature and wildlife, Department of Tourism launched two roadmaps which can act as a tenet for improvement of the Tourism sector within the State with centered interventions throughout key locations primarily based on hole evaluation and future plans.

The session additionally had tourism and hospitality trade consultants taking part in panel discussions. The first panel dialogue on Augmentation of Accommodation and Tourism Infrastructure was moderated by Editor Outlook Traveller Anindita Goswami and had trade captains like Director India & South Asia ACCOR Group Rohit Chopra, Managing Director Wonderla Holidays Ltd. Arun Chittilappilly, Co-Chairman FICCI Tourism Committee JK Mohanty, and Country Head Indian Sub-Continent Indonesia Booking.com Santosh Kumar, and MD Atmosphere Hotels & Resorts Souvagya Mohapatra.

The second panel dialogue on Unlocking Odisha’s Nature Wildlife Tourism Potential was moderated by Professor IIFM Bhopal Dr. Yogesh Dubey and had ecotourism consultants like Director Jungle Travels India Pvt. Ltd. Jahnabi Phookan, Former General Secretary ECOSS COO- MEDEVIR Renzino Lepcha, VP Operations Casino Group of Hotels Mr. George Joseph, AGM Jungle Lodges Resorts, Govt. of Karnataka Anikethan C., Founder and Chief Executive The Blue Yonder Mr. Gopinath Parayil and President EEMA Mr. Samit Garg.

During the occasion, Chairman OTDC Dr. Lenin Mohanty gave a particular handle on improvement of Tourism and hospitality sector within the State whereas Director Tourism Mr. Sachin R. Jadhav gave an in depth presentation on proactive methods being undertaken by Department of Tourism for total improvement of tourism sector in Odisha.