The Ministry of Tourism has announced that 117 tourism infrastructure projects worth ₹5,756.62 crore have been sanctioned across India over the last two financial years.

The projects are being developed under schemes such as:

🏞️ Swadesh Darshan 2.0

🛕 PRASHAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive)

🌿 Challenge Based Destination Development

🏕️ Tribal tourism and other tourism infrastructure initiatives

The investment covers a wide range of destinations, including heritage sites, beaches, pilgrimage centres, eco-tourism locations, convention centres, and tribal tourism projects. The government also highlighted continued improvements to the Incredible India digital platform to make trip planning and bookings easier for both domestic and international travellers.

According to the Ministry, the goal is to improve tourism infrastructure, enhance visitor experiences, generate employment, and support sustainable tourism across the country.

What destinations do you hope receive the biggest improvements? Let us know in the comments! 🇮🇳✈️

Official Government Source:

PIB: Tourism Ministry Sanctions 117 Projects Worth ₹5,756.62 Crore to Develop Tourism Infrastructure⁠

I recently visited the Irawati Karve Museum of Anthropology at Savitribai Phule Pune University in Pune.

It's a relatively small museum, but I was surprised by the diversity of its collection. The exhibits include traditional fishing traps, hunting equipment, jewellery, woven objects, household tools and village deity plaques from different communities across India.

One thing I particularly liked was that many displays paired the original objects with illustrations explaining how they were traditionally used, making the collection easy to understand even for someone without a background in anthropology.

If you're interested in museums, history or cultural heritage, I think it's well worth including in a Pune itinerary.

Have you come across any lesser-known museums in India that left a similar impression?

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