Safety of tourists top priority: Chiranjeevi
21 March 2013 8:17 AM IST
Expressing anguish over the attempt to assault a British tourist in Agra, tourism minister K Chiranjeevi on Wednesday underlined the need for ensuring safety and security for tourists in the country.
Addressing the consultative committee of his Ministry here, he said safety and security of tourists are on top of his priority list.
He informed the members of the committee that he has immediately ordered suspension of the three-star rating of the Agra hotel involved in the incident.
He also said the ministry has issued a show-cause notice to the hotel for cancelling its licence.
Chiranjeevi spoke to home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and requested him to put in place a proper system to ensure the safety and security of tourists especially women and children.
He also informed the committee that he has started contacting personally all chief ministers urging them to institute an adequate safety mechanism for tourists in their respective states.
The tourism ministry has set a target to double the foreign tourist arrivals by 2016 taking 2011 as base.
‘This would mean that our foreign tourist arrivals need to register a growth of 12 per cent per annum. For the purpose, the focus of my ministry would be to improve existing infrastructure, he said.
Addressing the consultative committee of his Ministry here, he said safety and security of tourists are on top of his priority list.
He informed the members of the committee that he has immediately ordered suspension of the three-star rating of the Agra hotel involved in the incident.
He also said the ministry has issued a show-cause notice to the hotel for cancelling its licence.
Chiranjeevi spoke to home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and requested him to put in place a proper system to ensure the safety and security of tourists especially women and children.
He also informed the committee that he has started contacting personally all chief ministers urging them to institute an adequate safety mechanism for tourists in their respective states.
The tourism ministry has set a target to double the foreign tourist arrivals by 2016 taking 2011 as base.
‘This would mean that our foreign tourist arrivals need to register a growth of 12 per cent per annum. For the purpose, the focus of my ministry would be to improve existing infrastructure, he said.
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