Overall Progress Report

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In the year, 2021-22, total 30 7schemes amounting to Rs. 504.90 lakh had been utilized and successfully implemented as per AOP (SOPD: 2021-22) under the Tourism department, BTC, Kokrajhar in the upliftment of Tourism sector viz. boosting the tourism promotion and publicity; skill development training program; implementation of familiarization trip to induce experience of the products and services of the destinations of BTR; participation and presentation on the tourist destinations and prospects of tourism in BTR. In order to promote cultural tourism, the tourism department organized the “8th Baokhungri Festival” on 14th and 15thApril 2021 to herald the New Year with aspirations for peace and prosperity in the coming years by relishing “Gwkha Gwkhwi” a cuisine which consists of number of medicinal herbs. It is believed that these herbs enable the body to fight off seasonal diseases and gain immunity. The department has laid special emphasis to develop eco, rural and wildlife tourism circuits in BTR under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme of MoT, GOI. India Tourism, (North East), MoT, GOI in collaboration with Bodoland Tourism and Nature’s Beckon conducted a two-day workshop on sustainable and rural tourism at Journagra village, Kokrajhar on 17th and 18th February, 2021.