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Write down the role of STDC’s in tourism activities? |
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Answer» All states and union territories in India have a department/directorate of tourism responsible for routine functioning; planning and coordinating, and acting as a catalyst for all development and, promotion of tourism activities within their jurisdiction. This includes, development of tourist sites, printing promotional literature on different tourist destinations, holding of fairs and festivals, making films and video tapes on various themes and tourist attractions exploring new tourist destinations, encouraging and assisting the private sectors etc. With the increasing thrust on tourism by almost all states in recent years, especially for economic development, the functioning of these departments have diversified. This has led to the need for a separate wing to look into the development of tourism infrastructure and to handle its promotional and commercial aspects more professionally. Consequently, more proactive tourism states started establishing State Tourism Development Corporations (STDCs) following the pattern of the India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) set up by the central government in 1996 under the Ministry of Tourism. Few of the STDCs are outlined below:
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