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Steering
Committee for Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-2007).
Tourism
Dated 20
November 2000
In the context
of the Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-07) for Tourism it has been decided
to constitute a Steering Committee on Tourism The composition and
the terms of reference of the Steering Committee would be as follows:
Composition:
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1.
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Shri M.S.
Ahluwalia, Member. Planning Commission
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Chairman
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2.
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Secretary,
Department of Tourism
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Member
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3
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Secretary,
Ministry of Civil Aviation
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Member
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4
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Secretary,
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
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Member
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5.
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Secretary,
Deptt. of Youth Affairs & Sports
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Member
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6.
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Secretary,
Ministry of Environment & Forests
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Member
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7.
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Secretary,
Department of Revenue
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Member
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8
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Secretary,
Department of Culture
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Member
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9
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Secretary,
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
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Member
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10
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Secretary,
Ministry of Power
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Member
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Secretary,
Ministry of Mines
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Member
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12
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Spl Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs
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Member
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13.
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Pr. Adviser
(Tourism), Planning Commission
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Member
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14.
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Member,
Railway Board
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Member
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Additional
Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs
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Member
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16.
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Managing
Director. Air India Ltd.
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Member
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Managing
Director, Indian Airlines Ltd
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Member
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18.
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Representative
of Indian Tourist Transport Operators
Association
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Member
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Representative
of Travel Agents Association of India
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Member
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20.
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Representative
of Federation of Hotels and Restaurants
Association of India
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Member
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21.
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Representative
of Hotel Association of India
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Member
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22.
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Representative
of Adventure Tourism Association
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Member
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23.
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Shn Inder
Sharma, Chairman Emeritus, Sita World Travel i
(India) Ltd.
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Member
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24.
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Shri B.K.
Goswami
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Member
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Shri Cyrus
Guzder
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Member
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26.
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Ms. Camellia
Panjabi
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Member
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Joint Secretary
Department of Tourism
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Member Secretary
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Terms of Reference
- To identify
factors affecting development of tourism in India.
- To formulate
an integrated strategy/approach to tourism development in collaboration
with Ministries/Departments/agencies whose activities impinge on
tourism development, such as [
- The Ministry
of Civil Aviation for augmenting air seat capacity on major international
sectors connecting India to facilitate the flow of tourists
- The Department
of Industrial Policy and Planning for sifting of polluting and
non-polluting industries away from areas of tourist interest
- The Ministry
of Home Affairs for improving facilitation services liberalizing
the system for issue of visa/permit, streamlining the process
of migration clearance, customs clearance and prevention of touting
and misguiding of tourists.
- The Ministry
of Finance for rationalizing tourism related taxes to make the
end-product competitive.
- The Ministry
of Environment and Forests for developing eco-tourism.
- The Ministry
of Youth Affairs & Sports for Adventure Tourism
- The Ministry
of Power for exclusion of National Parks and sanctuaries from
its activities,
- The Ministry
of Mines for exclusion of mining and quarrying from National Parks
and sanctuaries.
- To examine
the need to continue Government of India Overseas Tourist Offices
in the context of effective overseas publicity being possible through
inter-net and the electronic media.
- To review the-
incentives and other concessions given to the tourism industry (hotel,
travel agents and tourist transport operators etc.) aid to suggest
modifications therein.
The Chairman of
the Steering Committee may co-opt officiate or non-officials as members,
if considered necessary.
The non-official
members of the Steering Committee will be paid TA/DA at the rate applicable
to Grade I officers of the Central Government for attending meetings
of the Steering Committee.
The Steering Committee
will submit its report by 31st May 2001.
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