In order to position India as a preferred global destination for Eco Tourism, Ministry of Tourism has formulated National Strategy for Eco Tourism. Following strategic pillars have been identified for the development of Ecotourism:

(i)         State Assessment and Ranking

(ii)        State Strategy for Ecotourism

(iii)       IEC, Capacity Building and Certification

(iv)       Marketing and Promotion

(v)        Destination and Product Development

(vi)       Public-Private and Community

(vii)      Partnerships Governance and Institutional Framework

The Ministry of Tourism promotes India in a holistic manner, through various initiatives. As part of the on-going activities, promotion of various tourism destinations and products including Eco Tourism are taken up. The Ministry of Tourism also regularly promotes various tourism destinations and products of Eco Tourism through its website and social media promotions.

Ministry of Tourism has identified Eco-Circuit as one of the themes for development of tourism infrastructure under Swadesh Darshan scheme.

Ministry of Tourism revamped its Swadesh Darshan Scheme as Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (SD2.0) with the objective to develop sustainable and responsible tourism destinations following a tourist & destination centric approach. The Scheme encourages adoption of principles of sustainable tourism including environmental sustainability, socio-cultural sustainability and economic sustainability.

This information was given by Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

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