Overseas India Tourism Offices

There are 14 Overseas India Tourism Offices located in thirteen countries under the Ministry of Tourism for undertaking activities to promote Indian tourism destinations and products and showcasing India’s tourism potential in overseas markets in order to boost inbound tourism to the country.  The details of these overseas offices and the expenditure incurred on their maintenance during the last three years and the current year, year-wise is given. The foreign tourist arrivals to India have increased from 2.38 million in the year 2002 to 6.29 million (provisional) in the year 2011.

 There is no proposal to set up more India Tourism Offices abroad at present.

OVERSEAS INDIA TOURISM OFFICES

                                                                                                                    ( Rs. in Lakh)

Sl. No.	Name of India Tourism Office	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12 (Provisional)	2012-13 (Till 30.04.2012)
1.	New York	200.64	215.83	283.60	Nil
2.	Los Angeles	61.29	64.50	91.83
3.	Toronto	87.53	99.42	97.08
4.	London	231.87	202.57	196.82
5.	Frankfurt	192.83	190.87	212.45
6.	Paris	216.53	217.52	200.57
7.	Amsterdam	117.55	112.60	123.41
8.	Milan	75.82	54.37	85.60
9.	Sydney	155.89	156.78	173.79
10.	Singapore	96.11	114.17	118.48
11.	Dubai	91.03	74.64	94.26
12.	Johannesburg	59.28	64.52	71.95
13.	Tokyo	274.48	190.55	161.47
14.	Beijing	128.91	131.92	127.89

            This information was given by the  Minister of  State for Tourism  Shri Sultan Ahmed in a written reply to Shri  EG Sugavanam in Lok Sabhatoday.