Ministry of Tourism
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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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