Rajasthan State PCS

• 15 Apr 2023

RTDC Meeting organized regarding the Implementation of the Announcements of the Budget 2023-24

Why in News?

On 13 April 2023, a meeting of the Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation was organized in connection with the implementation of the announcements of the State Budget 2023-24 at the office located at Paryatan Bhawan in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

Key Points

• On this occasion, Chairman of Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation, Dharmendra Rathore said that special tourism services are being made available to the tourists while continuously expanding tourism facilities in the state.
• In compliance with the announcement to make Dhola Maru Tourist Complex to promote tourism, the land marking and DPR work has been completed. With the formation of a tourist complex, facilities of international level hospitality, desert stay, hotel, camping sites, night park, amusement park etc. will be available in Jaisalmer at one place.
• To promote golf tourism in the state, in the budget year 2023-24 announcement, EOI was issued by RTDC for golf courses to be built in Udaipur, Jodhpur, Ajmer-Pushkar, Mount Abu and Alwar. With the formation of international level golf courts in the state, Rajasthan will be able to develop as a destination for international golf competitions as well as become a leader in the field of high spending tourism.
• EOI has been issued by RTDC for setting up MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Conference, Exhibition) centers in Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur and Ajmer in compliance with the budget announcement.
• Rajasthan state is emerging as a conference and wedding destination and establishment of MICE centers will give a new identity to the state in this field.
• With the intention of adding a new chapter in the form of water-based tourism activities in the tourism facilities of the state, 6 places are being developed as eco-adventure, in which Kanota Dam of Jaipur, Baretha Dam of Bharatpur, Kaylana and Surpura Dam of Jodhpur, Hemawas Dam of Pali, Kot Dam of Jhunjhunu are included. In this regard also EOI has been issued and instructions have been given to complete the work at the earliest.
• There is a plan to conduct water tourism activities on Ajmer's Foy Sagar lake and cruise on Chambal in front of Kota.
• In the meeting, detailed information was also given about the development of Pushkar as an international camp city and the action plan for Pushkar Development Authority included in the Budget 2023-24 announcement.