India invites US businesses to invest in tourism sector
Tourism and Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) G Kishan Reddy invited US businesses and companies to invest in India's vibrant and diverse tourism sector. Reddy, who arrived here on Thursday for a five-day visit, sought investment while addressing a community reception organised at the Consulate General of India in New York.
The minister will deliver a keynote address at the ongoing High-level Political Forum at the UN headquarters on Friday, «besides attending various official and community engagements», he said in a tweet on Thursday. In his address at the Consulate to Indian-American community members and diaspora, Reddy highlighted the economic growth in India, Make in India initiatives of the Narendra Modi government, the start-up ecosystem in the country as well as various measures being undertaken to boost industries, including tourism, across the country.
He asserted that the government has created an enabling environment through policies and regulations. Inviting investments in the sector, Reddy assured that US businesses and companies keen to invest in the tourism sector in India would be welcomed and supported wholeheartedly by the government and his ministry.
Calling Indians living across the world to send at least five non-Indian families to India as tourists every year, Reddy urged the diaspora community to encourage their non-Indian friends, associates and communities to invest and experience tourism offered in India — from culture, cruise, craft, and film tourism to festivals, weddings, wildlife, Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE), eco, adventure, rural and spiritual tourism. Responding to a question, he called Assam one of the most vibrant states in India.
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