Overall Progress Report

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In order to generate employment and awareness for the educated youths of BTR, interactive programme and camping festival at Chakrashila (10th to 12th September, 2021) were successfully conducted. To induct the tourism enthusiastic youths of BTR and to comprehend the current need, importance and challenges affecting the skill gap in terms of essential soft skills required in the Tourism and Hospitality sector and pave ways to overcome them, the department has successfully organized a 10 (ten) days “Skill development training program” with the tourism stakeholders from 26th July 2021 to 4th Aug. 2021 with the aim to generate employment awareness to the educated youth in BTR. To boost promotion of Tourist Destinations of BTR through Tour Operators and also to empower and engage the trained Tourist Guides of BTR; proposal for a guideline for Registration of Tour Operators and also Registration of Tourist Guides have been submitted to BTC. The tourism department celebrated World Tourism Day 2021 in a modest manner by trying to bridge the gap between the Tour Operators of Assam and Stakeholders of Tourism in BTR. In addition to this, keeping in mind the theme of World Tourism Day of “Tourism for Inclusive Growth”, the department focused on the concept of equal opportunities for all engaged in the tourism sector with economic growth with benefits incurred by every section of the society. The event was organized for two days on 26th & 27th September 2021. On 26th September, the Deputy Commissioner of Kokrajhar graced the occasion to give support for the Department’s endeavour to promote Adventure Tourism at Bogamati. On 27th the event was celebrated at Rhino Eco- Camp, Khairani, Dimakuchi to promote an untouched and undiscovered destination.