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Kerala Plans Industry Status for Tourism
The Kerala government plans to grant industry status to the tourism sector to boost investment and development.
February 18, 2025
Key Points
- 1The Kerala government is planning to grant industry status to its tourism sector.
- 2Granting industry status is expected to encourage more investment.
- 3The tourism sector contributes around 10% of the State's GDP.
- 4Foreign tourist arrivals in 2023 slipped to 6.5 lakh from 11.9 lakh in 2019.
- 5The sector has been on a downslide since 2018 due to natural calamities and COVID-19.
Important Terms
KeralaTourismIndustry statusInvestmentGDP
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