Safety measures employed by Tourism Ministry

11/01/2012 10:13

The numerous terrorist attacks worldwide have paved the way for people to become more cautious of their actions. For the longest time, it has been evident that global meltdown has taken its toll especially in the airline field. In order to keep their company afloat, the ministry of tourism has stated that they planned to improve its security and safety measures.

In so doing, Secretary Sujit Banerjee, from the tourism Union, stated that a new process was being employed. The new process aimed to show more improved security measures. These were evidently reviewed and observed accordingly, and would be executed first in West Bengal.

Moreover, Mr. Banerjee also stated that the Centre aimed to show an equal partnership amongst states for the first three years. In turn, the government would present 50% of the total costs. After three years, the partnership would be changed to 25:75 with the state covering 75% of the expenses. He also added that through such predicament, the government would have the capacity to set up their own TSFO in West Bengal. In this regard, the government would be able to appoint the former CPOs and former servicemen in helping tourists and foreigners, especially when sharing information with others.

Currently, there is an estimated 6.63% GDP and an estimated 8.89% employment rate in India. According to Mr. Banerjee, several other schemes are being employed in order to improve the quality of tourism in the country.