Paryatan Parv from Oct 2-13

Centred on the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the third edition of Paryatan Parv will be held from October 2-13 across India. All concerned ministries are currently working on the action plan.

Paryatan Parv in the states will take place from October 2-13, while activities under Government of India will be held from October 2-6 at Rajpath, Delhi

Suman Billa, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tourism (MoT), has revealed that the third edition of Paryatan Parv will be held from Oct 2-13 across the country. “The dates for the nationwide activities under Paryatan Parv by the states will take place from October 2-13, 2019,

while the activities under Government of India will be held from October 2-6 at Rajpath in New Delhi. This year, Paryatan Parv will be special because it is the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, and the theme will be ‘150 years of celebrating the Mahatma’, wherein we will have activities centred on his life,” he said. The Ministry conducted a meeting with State tourism secretaries as well as representatives of all the other central ministries and line ministries to discuss their contribution and activities to be organised as part of Paryatan Parv. Explaining the idea behind it, he shared, “Organising Paryatan Parv was the idea of the Prime Minister to bring tourism to everyone’s attention. With this event, we ‘Dekho Apna Desh’, which focuses on popularising travel and educating Indians about their own country; the second focus is ‘Tourism for All’, which means that tourism should not just be for tourists, tour operators and hoteliers, but it should engage communities and be able to creates livelihoods as well as economic opportunities for people at large; and the third is ‘Tourism Governance’, which focuses on how we improve ourselves in governance.” Outlining the contribution of state ministries, he said, “Broadly, we require the states to do three things: that all the Paryatan Parv activities happen in their own states, where they engage local colleges, tourism promotional council, and cultural centres to create events that raise the level of awareness. Second is to participate in the events that happen in Delhi from October 2-6, by way of sending their troops, setting up their booths and food stalls, as well as getting more people to participate and showcase their states in the best possible way. To be able to do that, we need a whole lot of cooperation from the line ministries and from Government of India.”