Shri Shripad Yesso Naik took charge of his new assignment as Minister of State(Independent Charge) for Ministry of Tourism here today. Interacting with the media, the Minister said that all efforts would be made to boost tourism in the country and efforts would be made to remove the bottlenecks that may be impeding the smooth inflow of tourists in the country. Shri Naik informed that an amount of Rs.18 crore has been sanctioned for the development of ghats of Banaras including the construction of Jattis. He also said that security of tourists would be given top priority.
Later, the Minister was briefed on the key initiatives, mandate and policy framework of the Ministry by Secretary (Tourism) and other Senior Officials of the Ministry.
