NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has said the tourism industry in India should target $50 billion revenues by 2022, as the sector has immense multiplier impact in the economy and is one of the biggest drivers of growth and employment. He noted that the tourism sector can be one of the biggest drivers of India's economic growth as higher visitor numbers spur employment opportunities. He added that India's total earning from tourism was about $28.6 billion in 2018.
He stated that in terms of revenue from international tourists, India has only 1.97 percent share of the total global earnings. In terms of tourist arrivals (number of people), it is only 1.2 percent which is very marginal for a huge country like India. Therefore, he said 'we need to take it up to 3.5 percent from 1.2 percent so that we reach the tourism revenue target of $50 billion by 2022.'
On the policy front, Kant said that the government has supported the tourism sector and has cut goods and services tax (GST) rates on hotel room tariffs. The GST rate on hotel rooms with tariffs of up to Rs 7,500 per night has been cut to 12 percent from the existing 18 percent. Similarly, the tax on room tariff of above Rs 7,500 has been slashed to 18 percent from the existing 28 percent. There will be no GST on room tariffs of below Rs 1,000 per night.
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