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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

The Chairperson may invite the representative of any other Department or organization, as may be

required, as special Invitees.

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

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