Bharatiya Janata Party · Lok Sabha General Election 2024
Last updated 1 Jun 2026
“Our rich cultural heritage is the centre of global attraction. Our efforts at improving connectivity, building better infrastructure and reaching out to the world has significantly increased tourist footfall. We will expand the range of programmes to further expand the tourism sector and increase employment opportunities.”
Tourism expansion programmes have been scaled: Budget 2025-26 allocated about Rs 2,541 crore to tourism, launched development of the top 50 tourist destinations in partnership with states in "challenge mode", provided Rs 3,295.8 crore in interest-free loans for 40 projects across 23 states, continued Swadesh Darshan 2.0, and offered Mudra loans for homestays alongside e-visa and UDAN connectivity. Foreign tourist arrivals are recovering (around 56 lakh up to August 2025) and the sector remains a large employer. The pledge to expand tourism programmes and employment is being acted on; attributable job outcomes are still building. Partial.
Budget 2025-26 allocates ~Rs 2,541 crore to tourism: top 50 destinations in challenge mode, Rs 3,295.8 crore interest-free loans for 40 projects in 23 states, Mudra loans for homestays, and Swadesh Darshan 2.0.
View sourceWe will further strengthen our efforts to make Bharat the global hub for High-Value Services by establishing more Global Capability Centres (GCCs), Global Tech Centres (GTCs) and Global Engineering Centres (GECs).
Unprecedented investment in infrastructure has created a large number of employment opportunities. We will continue this investment for employment growth.
With PLI and Make in India programmes, manufacturing has emerged as a major economic sector with good success in electronics, defence, mobile, automobile, etc. We will continue to work towards making Bharat a global manufacturing hub and enhance employment in this crucial sector.
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