Tourism sector in Assam gets industry status

Assam granted industry status to the tourism sector anticipating big investments and to further boost to the sector.

Assam Tourism Minister, Jayanta Mallabaruah highlighted that with such industry status it would attract fresh investments in tourism infrastructures permanent in nature and would contribute towards rapid employment generation, public-private partnership and infrastructure development.

An official statement said on Tuesday said that as the growth in the tourism sector is vital for socio-economic development in a state, the state cabinet headed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday approved the proposal for grant of industrial status to the tourism sector in Assam.