Rajasthan plans to develop 23 old airstrips on PPP mode

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State tourism minister Vishvendra Singh on Sunday said that the government is planning to re-develop 23 old airstrips in public-private PARTNERSHIP (PPP) mode to promote tourism in rural areas of the state.

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Delivering the inaugural address at the Tourism Expo here, Singh said, “Under our newly introduced rural tourism policy, we are going to re-develop 23 airstrips with private sector support. This will provide a big impetus to tourism in Rajasthan, especially in rural areas, and create humongous EMPLOYMENT opportunities.”

He cited the Kishangarh airport as an example, saying it has been attracting flyers since it was re-developed. He said the State Government has announced a slew of policy measures to promote film, wildlife and rural tourism.

Singh said that Rajasthan has formulated a path-breaking rural tourism policy which other states should emulate. “The policy is expected to boost wildlife tourism, cultural and religious tourism across the state,” said Singh. Union tourism secretary Arvind Singh said that about 70 million direct and indirect jobs were generated through tourism in the country in 2021-22.