World Bank to help UP tourism to increase income opportunities
Updated: Jun 12, 2015 05:43:55pm
New Delhi, Jun 12 (KNN) World Bank will help in developing a pro-poor tourism development project in Uttar Pradesh. The aim is to contribute to improving living conditions and increasing income opportunities for poor through enhanced tourism development in in the state.
The project will leverage resources through advisory and technical assistance and financing for institutional strengthening, asset rehabilitation, infrastructure and services along the selected destinations in Buddhist Circuit and Braj region and Agra.
The Union Minister of Cultural, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Mahesh Sharma on Friday met Secretary, Tourism, Government of UP, Amrit Abhijat along with the World Bank team.
Briefing the Union Minister on the activities planned for the project and the current status of the project, Abhijat said that the project is being developed with the help of international level experts.
Secretary Tourism, Lalit Panwar and senior officers of the Ministry of Tourism were also present at the meeting. (KNN/ST)
The project will leverage resources through advisory and technical assistance and financing for institutional strengthening, asset rehabilitation, infrastructure and services along the selected destinations in Buddhist Circuit and Braj region and Agra.
The Union Minister of Cultural, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Mahesh Sharma on Friday met Secretary, Tourism, Government of UP, Amrit Abhijat along with the World Bank team.
Briefing the Union Minister on the activities planned for the project and the current status of the project, Abhijat said that the project is being developed with the help of international level experts.
Secretary Tourism, Lalit Panwar and senior officers of the Ministry of Tourism were also present at the meeting. (KNN/ST)
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