Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Thursday 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.
Speaking at the ’15th CII Annual Tourism Summit 2019′, Kant said the tourism sector can be one of the biggest drivers of India’s economic growth as higher visitor numbers spur employment opportunities.
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“It has immense multiplier impact in the economy. Its impact on the direct and indirect job creation is informidable. It is one sector which can greatly create jobs and that is what India needs, growth with jobs. India’s total earning from tourism was about $28.6 billion in 2018. We should target that by 2022 we will go to up to $50 billion,” Kant said.
Source: The Hans India
