Minister for Tourism K. Chiranjeevi has said that foreign tourist arrivals in India grew by 2.1 percent in the first two months of this year despite the Delhi gang rape. He said during taking part in a function organized in capital today.
He ruled out the speculation that there was a downfall in the Indian tourism due to some incidents. Chirenjeevi said, "There has been some speculation in the media about the state of Indian tourism because of some extremely unfortunate events."
He further said that the growth of foreign tourists has been positive adding that foreign tourist arrivals grew by 2.1 percent in January and February.
"There is no negative growth. During these two months, foreign exchange earnings from tourism rose by 19.8 percent in rupee terms and 11.4 percent in dollar terms," he added.
Commenting upon the safety issues for the tourist, Chiranjeevi said his ministry had discussed the safety of foreign tourists with chief ministers and of all states and police chiefs. "We will take care (of the foreign tourists) to the maximum," he said.
(With inputs from IANS)
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