CURATED BY – DHEERAJ KUMAR AHIRWAL | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Damoh. State government minister Dharmendra Lodhi, while addressing the Invest Summit in Jabalpur, said that in the year 2023, a record 11 crore tourists came to Madhya Pradesh, more than 5 crore tourists visited Ujjain Mahakal Mahalok. Under the Public Private Partnership (PPP), "PM Shri Tourism Air Service" was initially started between 8 cities Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Rewa, Singrauli, Khajuraho and Ujjain from June 13, 2024. Under the Safe Tourist Places for Women Project, 34,772 girls and young women of schools, colleges and skill training were given self-defense training. He said that with a view to developing new tourist destinations in the state, state-of-the-art tent cities have been started in Gandhi Sagar, Kuno and Chanderi for 10 years. "Craft Handloom Tourism Village" Pranpur, Chanderi, District Ashoknagar was inaugurated. The maximum number of 11 new UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the country have been included in the tentative list. 6 heritage properties of Madhya Pradesh have been included in the list of World Heritage Sites by UNESCO i. Gwalior Fort, Madhya Pradesh, ii. Khooni Bhandara, Burhanpur, iii. Rock Art Sites of Chambal Valley, iv. Bhojeshwar Mahadev Temple, Bhojpur, v. Gond Memorial of Ramnagar, Mandla, vi. Historic Temple Group of Dhamnar have been included which is the maximum in the country. Minister Dharmendra Lodhi while addressing the investors said that 70 land and 16 heritage properties have been allotted in the state so far and construction work of tourism projects is being done and a land bank of 1276 hectares of land is available for future projects. Under the Film Tourism Policy, a grant of up to 75 lakhs is being given by our government on the construction of new cinema halls. In the year 2020, the National Film Award for "Most Film Friendly State" was also received and under the policy, more than 450 films have been shot in the state so far, shooting of many films is going on. Various projects like rural tourism, safe tourist places for women, Project Clean Destination, Responsible Souvenir, Homestay, Village Stay, Farm Stay etc. are being implemented under the Responsible Tourism Mission.