1. Miss Manpreet Kaur
AP CTIHM Shahpur
Jalandhar
Mr. Pardeep Kumar
AP CTIHM Shahpur
Jalandhar
2. Indian tourism sector is one of the most significant service sectors of the
Indian economy. Its contribution to ,
Employment generation
Gross Domestic Product
Foreign Exchange earnings
is tremendous and significant. Every year both Central and State
government has been investing huge amount for the development of
tourism sector. This enhanced tourism sector is to be one of the important
drivers of
Growth
Employment creation
Increase of national as well as individual income
Improving the balance of payment position and foreign exchange
earnings
Improving people’s standard of living
level of consumption etc.
India’s wide variety of all-season attraction provides huge opportunities
for tourists. These attractions get developed for the socio-economic
benefit of the local communities, especially to achieve more inclusive
economic growth.
6. Table 3. India’s Net Receipts from Travel on Balance
of Payments
Year Receipts
(million
US $)
Payments
(million US
$)
Net Tourist
arrivals
(Million
No)
2007 2878 858 2020 2.33
2008 2914 1437 1477 2.37
2009 2993 1743 1250 2.40
2010 3036 2139 897 2.52
2011 3497 2804 693 2.67
2012 3137 3014 123 2.43
2013 3312 3341 -29 2.45
2014 5037 3602 1435 2.87
2015 6495 5510 985 3.50 -1000
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Receipts (million US $)
Payments (million US $)
Net
7. Table 4. Travel and Tourism Contribution to GDP
Year ₹ in
Billion
Real Growth
(%)
% Share in GDP
2007 3475.65 11.2 7.2
2008 4014.08 5.8 7.2
2009 4130.66 -1.2 6.7
2010 4768.45 5.6 6.5
2011 5686.44 9.8 6.6
2012 6385.13 3.9 6.5
2013 7416.14 7.3 6.6
2014 7735.6 8.5 7.5
2015 8309.4 7.4 7.0
2016 4809.8 3.3 9.6
2017 5141.1 6.9 6.7
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
% Share in GDP
% Share in GDP
8. Table 5. Contribution of Travel and Tourism
to Employment in India
Year Number In
Thousand
Share in
Employment (%)
2007 47770.9 10.1
2008 39928.5 8.3
2009 38145.8 7.8
2010 33931 7.8
2011 34854 7.8
2012 35255 7.9
2013 35736 7.6
2014 36693 9.4
2015 37315 8.7
2016 40300 9.6
2017 26,148 5.0%
0 20000 40000 60000
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
Number In thousand
Number In thousand
9. Table 6. Capital Investment in Travel and Tourism industry in India
Year Capital Investment in Travel and
Tourism industry in India (In Billion)
2007 5236.96
2008 1555.83
2009 1128.2
2010 1319.4
2011 1545.1
2012 1750.0
2013 1926.8
2014 2089.4
2015 2264.1
2016 2284.9
2017 2706.1
10. Tourism industry is one of the fast developing sectors in
the World. It goes about as a powerful instrument for
economic development. India is a special and ideal goal
for both domestic and foreign tourists .India’s wide variety
of flora, fauna, tourist destinations, health and wellness
centres, eco-tourism spots, adventure activities, culture ,
heritage, educational institution etc. attract both domestic
as well as foreign tourists and visitors towards it. The
increase in the tourist arrivals have resulted in the rapid
growth of tourism sector in India. The growth of tourism
sector has resulted in employment generation, foreign
exchange earnings, expansion of infrastructure facilities,
capital investment, socio-economic growth, increasing in
the contribution to GDP and so on. India has evidenced
sustainable and inclusive economic growth due to the wide
expansion of tourism sector.