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No. 20] CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2024 (VAISAKHA 27, 1946 SAKA)
PART I
Punjab Government Notifications and Orders
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM & CULTURAL AFFAIRS
(Tourism Branch)
NOTIFICATION
The 14th February, 2023
No.Tour-11/1/2023-3TC/ 154.-The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India has launched Swadesh Darshan 2.0 Scheme to develop sustainable and responsible tourism destinations in the country in partnership with the States/UTs. As per proposal submitted by Department of Tourism, Govt.of Punjab, Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India was recommended Amritsar for development under SD.2.0.Ministry of Tourism has issued guidelines of this scheme and as per Guidelines State has to put in place the Destination Management Committee in the District level under the Chairmanship of the District Collector. As such the Destination Management Committee has been constituted by the Government of Punjab, Department of Tourism of the following officers:
i. District Collector, Amritsar Chairperson
ii. Superintendent of Police, Amritsar Member
iii. Commissioner/EO of Urban Body Member
(In case destination falls in the city area)
iv. District Head of Department of Rural Development Member
(In case project area falls in the rural area)
v. District Head of Department of Public Works Member
vi. District Head of Department of Public Relation Member
vill. District Head/Representative of Department of Industries Member
viii. District Head/Representative of Department of Skill Development Member
ix District Head/Representative of Department of Tourism Member
x. Two Representatives of Tourism Industry Member
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The Chairperson may designate an Officer under his control to look after development works as Member
Secretary of the Committee.
Functions of Destination Management Committee:
The DMC will bring synergy in the efforts of various departments and organizations towards promotion of the tourism and will have the following functions:
i. To review the implementation of the scheme on ground and resolve the bottlenecks in the implantation.
ii. To provide synergy with other schemes and programs of Central and State Government at the district level particularly relating to infrastructure development, human capital development, job creation and entrepreneurship, investment promotion and marketing and other such programs to develop and promotion tourism.
iii. To review Operation and Management arrangement particularly health, hygiene, safety and overall quality of maintenance of the destination.
iv. To promote skill development and local entrepreneurship for various tourism services.
v. To perform all other functions of a Destination Management Organization to promote the destination for domestic and international tourists.
GURKIRAT KIRPAL SINGH, IAS
Chandigarh
Secretary to Govt. of Punjab The 23rd January, 2023 Department of Tourism & Cultural Affairs