Parliament Question: Foreign and Domestic Tourist inflow

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3834 ANSWERED ON 16.03.2026 FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC TOURIST INFLOW 3834.DR. ANGOMCHA BIMOL AKOIJAM: DR. M K VISHNU PRASAD: Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state: (a) the details of number of foreign and domestic tourists inflow in the country, State/UT-wise, particularly in Manipur and Tamil Nadu during the last ten years, year-wise; (b) the details of the steps taken/being taken by the Government to increase the inflow of tourists; and (c) the details of the plans of the Government to identify and develop new places for tourism? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF TOURISM (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT) (a): The Ministry of Tourism compiles data on Domestic Tourist Visits (DTVs) and Foreign Tourist Visits (FTVs) based on information received from the respective State Governments and Union Territory Administrations. The State/UT-wise details of Domestic Tourist Visits (DTVs) and Foreign Tourist Visits (FTVs) during the last Ten years (2016- 2025) are placed at Annexure. (b): The Ministry of Tourism undertakes various promotional activities in important and potential tourist generating markets with the objective to promote inbound tourism to the country. The activities are undertaken in association with the Indian Missions located in the respective countries, State Governments/Union Territories Administrations and travel trade sector. The promotional activities include organization of Tourism Roadshows, participation in international travel trade exhibitions, fair and events; organization of familiarization (FAM) tours for foreign tour operators, media and influencers; India food festivals; engagement with local tour operators and other industry stakeholders; publicity throughsocial media handles, etc. (c): The development and promotion of tourist places is primarily undertaken by the respective State Government/UT Administration. However, the Ministry of Tourism supplements these efforts through its ongoing schemes. The Ministry revamped its Swadesh Darshan scheme as Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (SD2.0) with the objective to develop sustainable and responsible tourism destinations following a destination-centric approach. Under SD2.0, the Ministry has Sanctioned 53 Projects across 27 States/UTs for development. Additionally, the Ministry has launched ‘Challenge Based Destination Development’ (CBDD) as a sub-scheme of Swadesh Darshan 2.0 to transform destinations into sustainable and responsible ones through a challenge mode. Furthermore, under the ‘Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) – Development of Iconic Tourist Centres to Global Scale’ scheme, the Government has sanctioned 40 projects across 23 States with the primary objective to comprehensively develop iconic tourist centres at a global scale. ********ANNEXURE STATEMENT IN REPLY OF PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3834 ANSWERED ON 16.03.2026 REGARDING FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC TOURIST INFLOW RAISED BY DR. ANGOMCHA BIMOL AKOIJAM AND DR. M K VISHNU PRASAD The State/UT-wise details of Domestic Tourist Visits (DTVs) and Foreign Tourist Visits (FTVs) during the last Ten years (2016-2025) are given below: States/ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 UTs DTV FTV DTV FTV DTV FTV DTV FTV DTV FTV Manipur 1,50,638 3,064 1,53,454 3,497 1,76,109 6,391 1,67,560 13,608 49,669 3,139 Tamil 12,28,32 34,38,12,413 47,21,978 34,50,61,140 48,60,455 38,59,09,376 60,74,345 49,48,65,257 68,66,327 14,06,51,241 Nadu 3 Other 1,27,14,25,5 59,40,30 1,99,89,461 1,31,23,31,558 2,20,22,732 1,46,77,02,234 2,27,70,394 1,82,69,49,846 2,45,28,731 46,95,15,247 States 68 7 1,61,53,88,6 71,71,76 Total 2,47,14,503 1,65,75,46,152 2,68,86,684 1,85,37,87,719 2,88,51,130 2,32,19,82,663 3,14,08,666 61,02,16,157 19 9 States/ 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 (Provisional) UTs DTV FTV DTV FTV DTV FTV DTV FTV DTV FTV Manipur 49,371 648 1,39,518 3,908 57,701 3,668 29,102 2,518 25,281 2,892 Tamil 21,85,84,84 11,53,36,719 57,622 4,07,126 28,60,11,515 11,74,899 30,68,42,014 11,61,302 35,70,95,556 15,45,988 Nadu 6 Other 1,51,22,89,1 56,22,46,891 9,96,372 81,76,528 2,22,27,48,494 1,80,62,645 2,64,13,19,709 1,97,78,254 3,77,57,19,519 2,24,69,440 States 75 10,54,64 1,73,10,13,5 Total 67,76,32,981 85,87,562 2,50,88,17,710 1,92,41,212 2,94,81,90,825 2,09,42,074 4,13,28,40,356 2,40,18,320 2 39 Source: State/UTs Tourism Department *******