Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the G20 Tourism Ministers’ Meet held in Goa via video message. Addressing the gathering, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “From the high Himalayas to dense forests, from the dry deserts to beautiful beaches, from adventure sports to medical facilities, India has something for everyone! During our G20 Presidency, we are organising nearly 200 meetings in 100 different locations all over India. If you ask your friends who have already visited India for these meetings, I am sure that no two experiences will be alike. In India, our efforts are centred on preserving our rich heritage and at the same time, creating world-class Infrastructure for tourism. One of our focus areas is on developing spiritual tourism. After all, India attracts pilgrims of every major religion of the world. We are creating new tourist attractions such as the Statue of Unity. It is the tallest statue in the world. It attracted about 2.7 million people within a year after it was built.”
PM Modi Further said, “In the last 9 years, we have placed special emphasis on developing the entire eco-system of tourism in the country. From transport infrastructure to the hospitality sector, to skill development, we have kept the tourism sector as the focal point of our reforms. The hospitality sector has great potential for employment generation, social inclusion and economic progress. It employs more women and youth compared to any other sector. I am glad that we are recognising the relevance of tourism sector for speedy achievements of Sustainable Development Goals. Excellencies, you are working on 5 inter-connected priority areas of Green Tourism, Digitalisation, Skill Development, Tourism MSMEs and Destination Management. These priorities reflect Indian as well as the Global South’s priorities.”
PM Modi said, “We should make greater use of emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality to drive innovation. We are working on using Artificial Intelligence to enable real-time translation of the wide range of languages spoken in India. I believe that collaboration among governments, entrepreneurs, investors and academia can accelerate such technology implementation in tourism.”
He further said, “India is a land of festivals. We have festivals round the year all over the country. In Goa, the São João festival is coming up soon. But there is another festival that you must visit – the Festival of Democracy in the ‘Mother of Democracy’! Next year, India will hold its next General Elections. For over a month, nearly a billion voters will be celebrating this festival reaffirming their abiding faith in democratic values. With more than a million voting booths, there will be no shortage of places for you to witness this festival in all its diversities. I invite you all to visit India for this global festival.”
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