Chhattisgarh's Bastar Honored as 'Best of Beat Destination' | 26 Aug 2022

Why In News?

• In the series of awards to be given in various categories by Outlook Group at the 19^th Annual Outlook Travelers Awards function held in New Delhi on August 24, 2022, in the Outlook Travelers Award-2022 category, Bastar of Chhattisgarh with a Special Jury Award as 'Best Awarded as 'Off Beat Destination'.

Key Points

• Union Culture and Tourism Minister G. The Outlook Traveler Awards were presented in the presence of Kishan Reddy. Secretary, Tourism and Culture Department, Anbalgan P. received this award on behalf of Chhattisgarh in the ceremony.
• It is noteworthy that this year is the 19^th year of the awards. At the same time, the theme of this year's Outlook Group summit is 'The Third Age of Travel'.
• This year's award was decided on the basis of a travel survey by a research agency and examination of the responses by the jury members.