The Deputy Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Chowna Mein recently said that the state has huge potential in tourism and it (tourism) will be the biggest industry in the future, with the highest revenue generation.

Addressing a meeting in Itanagar to chalk out a roadmap for tourism development in the state, Mein said that there is a need to prepare a roadmap to tap the tourism potential of the state. Further, he asked the tourism department to “come up with a roadmap to take it to the next level. He confirmed that the roadmap would be placed in the coming budget session.

He called for marketing the rich cultures and historic sites of the state to the outside world.

Advocating for easing the process of issuing inner line permits and restricted area permits to tourists, he encouraged them to prepare a proper travel plan to places of tourist attraction.”

The tourism Minister of the state Nakap Nalo said that COVID-19 had interrupted the initial flow of tourism. However, the department is working to streamline the tourism sector and will leave no stone unturned to take tourism to a greater height.

Adding to that the tourism Secretary Sadhana Deori presented a preliminary roadmap and informed that the department is aiming for the development of a ‘high value, low volume' model of tourism with emphasis on extensive marketing and promotion of tourism products.

Emphasis will also be on the creation of high-quality and need-based infrastructure on a subsidy, revenue sharing model, improving the existing tourism products, and creation of new tourism attractions for better revenue generation according to Deori.

She further said that the creation of a skilled human workforce is the need of the hour to support and sustain the growth of tourism in the state.

Among others, Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Laisam Simai, Planning Additional Secretary RK Sharma, Tourism Director Abu Tayeng, and Planning Director Pallab Dey attended the meeting.

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