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Ministry of Tourism announces Winners of Best Tourism Villages Competition-2024

36 villages recognized as winners across 8 categories

Posted On: 27 SEP 2024 2:38PM by PIB Delhi

Ministry of Tourism, Government of India announced winners of the Best Tourism Villages Competition 2024, today, on 27th September, 2024, on the occasion of World Tourism Day.

To promote tourism to the Soul of India (India’s villages), the Best Tourism Villages Competition was introduced in 2023. The focus was to identify and recognize villages which preserve and promote cultural and natural assets through community-based values and commitment to sustainability in all aspects.

The first edition of the Best Tourism Villages Competition in 2023 saw applications from 795 villages. In the second edition of the Best Tourism Villages Competition, a total of 991 applications were received from 30 States and UTs, out of which 36 villages were recognized as winners across 8 categories of the Best Tourism Villages competition 2024.

These 36 are as follows:

S.No

Name

State / UT

Category

1

Dhudmaras

Chhattisgarh

Adventure Tourism

2

Aru

Jammu & Kashmir

Adventure Tourism

3

Kuthlur

Karnataka

Adventure Tourism

4

Jakhol

Uttarakhand

Adventure Tourism

6

Kumarakom

Kerala

Agri Tourism

7

Karde

Maharashtra

Agri Tourism

8

Hansali

Punjab

Agri Tourism

9

Supi

Uttarakhand

Agri Tourism

5

Baranagar

West Bengal

Agri Tourism

10

Chitrakote

Chhattisgarh

Community Based Tourism

11

Minicoy Island

Lakshadweep

Community Based Tourism

12

Sialsuk

Mizoram

Community Based Tourism

14

Deomali

Rajasthan

Community Based Tourism

13

Alpana Gram

Tripura

Community Based Tourism

15

Sualkuchi

Assam

Craft

17

Pranpur

Madhya Pradesh

Craft

18

Umden

Meghalaya

Craft

16

Maniabandha

Odisha

Craft

19

Nirmal

Telangana

Craft

20

Hafeshwar

Gujarat

Heritage

21

Andro

Manipur

Heritage

22

Mawphlang

Meghalaya

Heritage

23

Keeladi

Tamil Nadu

Heritage

24

Pura Mahadev

Uttar Pradesh

Heritage

25

Dudhani

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Responsible Tourism

26

Kadalundi

Kerala

Responsible Tourism

27

Tar Village

Ladakh

Responsible Tourism

28

Sabarvani

Madhya Pradesh

Responsible Tourism

29

Ladpura Khas

Madhya Pradesh

Responsible Tourism

34

Ahobilam

Andhra Pradesh

Spiritual And Wellness

30

Bandora

Goa

Spiritual And Wellness

31

Rikhiapeeth

Jharkhand

Spiritual And Wellness

32

Melkalingam Patti

Tamil Nadu

Spiritual And Wellness

33

Somasila

Telangana

Spiritual And Wellness

35

Harsil

Uttarakhand

Vibrant Village

36

Gunji

Uttarakhand

Vibrant Village

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