The Jammu & Kashmir Government on Tuesday informed the Legislative Assembly that 4. 48 crore tourists, including 1.20 lakh foreigners, visited J&K during the past two years -Latest Jammu and Kashmir News
In a written reply to a question MLA Eidgah, Mubarak Gul, as per news , Minister in-charge Tourism, Omar Abdullah informed the House that 2. 12 crore tourists visited J&K in 2023 and 2.36 crore in 2024 -Latest Jammu and Kashmir News
Of them, 55337 foreign tourists visited J&K in 2023 and 65452 in 2024, the minister said -This is a developing story in Latest Jammu and Kashmir News
He said that 2.11 crore domestic tourists visited J&K in 2023 and 2.35 crore in 2024 – This error has caused significant concern and is a key topic in Latest Jammu and Kashmir News
The government disclosed that Rs 35.08 crore have been spent for promotion, advertisement and allied activities by the Department of Tourism during the past two financial years -Latest Jammu and Kashmir News
Of which Rs 14. 14 crore were spent in 2023-34 and Rs 20.94 crore in 2024-25, the minister said -Latest Jammu and Kashmir News
He also said that 59 assets of the Tourism Department have been outsourced in the past two year – ” This quote reflects the public sentiment regarding this issue, a significant part of Latest Jammu and Kashmir News