Ministry of Tourism
Dekho Apna Desh Initiative
Posted On:
17 MAR 2025 3:53PM by PIB Delhi
The Ministry of Tourism had launched the Dekho Apna Desh initiative in January 2020 for promotion of domestic tourism in the country. Under this initiative, the Ministry promotes tourism destinations and products of India through various activities such as Webinars, Quiz, Pledge, Seminars, Tourism Promotional Events, Fam tours, Website, social media etc.
Ministry of Tourism launched Dekho Apna Desh People’s Choice poll to engage with citizens to identify most preferred tourist attractions, through various platforms, including Digital, Social Media, Events, Print, Outdoor, Short Message Service (SMS) and WhatsApp campaign.
Details of State-wise Domestic Tourist Visits (DTV) is at Annexure.
This information was given by Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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Sunil Kumar Tiwari
tourism4pib[at]gmail[dot]com
ANNEXURE
List of States/UTs wise Domestic Tourists Visit (DTV)
|
Sl.
No.
|
States/UTs
|
DTV 2020
|
DTV 2021
|
DTV 2022
|
DTV 2023
|
|
1
|
Andaman &
Nicobar Islands
|
191207
|
126238
|
235061
|
323189
|
|
2
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
70828590
|
93277569
|
192716721
|
254706328
|
|
3
|
Arunachal
Pradesh
|
42871
|
102915
|
222437
|
1040601
|
|
4
|
Assam
|
1266898
|
1409161
|
8382003
|
7612720
|
|
5
|
Bihar
|
5638024
|
2501193
|
25330364
|
81585701
|
|
6
|
Chandigarh
|
417953
|
228809
|
3027165
|
365591
|
|
7
|
Chhattisgarh
|
2810227
|
4747417
|
23636291
|
26022069
|
|
8
|
UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
|
402395
|
661222
|
799602
|
1004327
|
|
9
|
Delhi*
|
9583671
|
10642477
|
27186209
|
39414622
|
|
10
|
Goa
|
3258715
|
3308089
|
7011992
|
8175460
|
|
11
|
Gujarat
|
19464517
|
24525210
|
135811325
|
178066579
|
|
12
|
Haryana
|
2114731
|
2025450
|
2108496
|
2012162
|
|
13
|
Himachal
Pradesh
|
3170714
|
5632270
|
15070944
|
15942118
|
|
14
|
Jammu &
Kashmir
|
2519524
|
11314920
|
18499332
|
20679336
|
|
15
|
Jharkhand
|
2574704
|
3383642
|
38284379
|
35776102
|
|
16
|
Karnataka
|
77453339
|
81333659
|
182413203
|
284120502
|
|
17
|
Kerala
|
4988972
|
7537617
|
18867414
|
21871641
|
|
18
|
Lakshadweep
|
3462
|
13500
|
22844
|
45796
|
|
19
|
Ladakh
|
6743
|
303023
|
510137
|
759369
|
|
20
|
Madhya
Pradesh
|
23519632
|
25554067
|
35848781
|
111946409
|
|
21
|
Maharashtra*
|
39234591
|
43569238
|
111297624
|
161359527
|
|
22
|
Manipur
|
49669
|
49371
|
139518
|
57701
|
|
23
|
Meghalaya
|
24734
|
154409
|
937091
|
1371674
|
|
24
|
Mizoram
|
30890
|
87232
|
218420
|
209087
|
|
25
|
Nagaland
|
10979
|
23968
|
97431
|
99720
|
|
26
|
Odisha
|
4622273
|
3742221
|
7867909
|
9725184
|
|
27
|
Puducherry
|
1114942
|
1253213
|
1760480
|
2092076
|
|
28
|
Punjab
|
16692197
|
26640429
|
26089425
|
35707600
|
|
29
|
Rajasthan
|
15117239
|
21988734
|
108328156
|
179051925
|
|
30
|
Sikkim
|
316408
|
511669
|
1625573
|
1321169
|
|
31
|
Tamil Nadu
|
140651241
|
115336719
|
218584846
|
286011515
|
|
32
|
Telangana
|
39997001
|
32000620
|
60748425
|
58447573
|
|
33
|
Tripura
|
127815
|
177816
|
235600
|
366104
|
|
34
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
86122293
|
109708435
|
317913587
|
478525688
|
|
35
|
Uttarakhand
|
7005264
|
19434475
|
54642559
|
58140578
|
|
36
|
West Bengal
|
28841732
|
24325984
|
84542195
|
145669292
|
|
|
Grand Total
|
610216157
|
677632981
|
1731013539
|
2509627035
|
*Estimated Data
Source: States/UTs Tourism Department
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(Release ID: 2111818)
Visitor Counter : 696