Tourism Ministry Plan To Create 20 Million Jobs

The Tourism Ministry has set an ambitious target of creating over twenty million jobs during the 12th five year plan to increase the sector's growth. 

Speaking at a conference, Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahai said the government's plan is to create tourism as a poverty elimination sector. Mr Sahai said his Ministry is working to create employment generation opportunities for low and semi-skilled workers. 

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has constituted an inter-ministerial coordination committee to look into issues affecting the Tourism sector. The Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister will chair the Secretary level committee with representatives from the Home Ministry, Civil Aviation Ministry, External Affairs Ministry, Urban Development Ministry and Planning Commission. The committee will streamline the procedures to uplift the tourism sector.


Across the world, the tourism industry is one of the largest generators of employment. In India, the travel and tourism sector is estimated to create 78 jobs per ten lakh rupees of investment as compared to 45 jobs per ten lakh rupees in the manufacturing sector.