The
Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat programme was launched by the Prime Minister on 31st
October, 2016 to promote engagement amongst the people of State/ UTs in the
country so as to enhance mutual understanding and bonding between people of
diverse cultures, thereby securing stronger unity & integrity of India.
India’s
vibrant and rich Culture makes India ‘Ek Bharat’ and ‘Shreshtha Bharat’.
Culture is the way we Indians live together and remain united. Our Culture is
our identity – locally, nationally and globally and we need to regularly
celebrate our local culture and cultural acumen and its interface with other
cultural spheres around us in any of its manifestations. ParyatanParv
reinforces the idea of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat with the objectives
1.
To
CELEBRATE the Unity in Diversity of our Nation and to maintain and strengthen
the fabric of traditionally existing emotional bonds between the people of our
Country;
2.
To
PROMOTE the spirit of national integration through a deep and structured
engagement between all Indian States and Union Territories through a year-long
planned engagement between States;
3.
To
SHOWCASE the rich heritage and culture, customs and traditions of either State
for enabling people to understand and appreciate the diversity that is India,
thus fostering a sense of common identity;
4.
To
ESTABLISH long-term engagements and
5.
To
CREATE an environment which promotes learning between States by sharing best
practices and experiences.
DAY
10 OF PARYATAN PARV
Highlight of day
ten of Paryatan Parv was Delhi Sightseeing tour organized by Indiatourism Delhi
for specially abled children.
India Tourism
Guwahati in association with Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship has flagged
off rafting/kayaking in the downstream of the river Brahmaputra.
Swachhta Action
Awareness plan of Ministry of Tourism with 500 school students of National
Kannada Education Society (NKES) Wadala Mumbai being implemented by Indian Institute
of Tourism &Travel Management.
Ministry of
Rural Development under National Rurban mission has Launched of Tourism
Projects in Moorang Rurban Cluster for development of Pilgrim & Spiritual
Tourism and Adventure Tourism at Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh.
Ministry
of DONER in association with State Food Craft Institute has organized event to Showcase
Tribal Cuisine of Arunachal atItanagar, State Government of Manipur in
association with Ministry of DONER has organized various events like Imphal
Evening Boating at Kangla Moat, Flea Market, Food Stalls, Handloom &
Handicraft Stalls at Imphal.
State Government
of Uttarakhand has organized Kedarnath Mahotsav at Rudraprauag.Yoga Session was
conducted in collaboration with Ministry of Ayush at Jageshwar Dham, Almora.
The
State Government of Jharkhand has organized various programmes like Cultural evening
,Illumination ,Painting Competition on Tourism Destinations of Jharkhand,Quiz competition,
Cleanliness Awareness at Tourist Sites,Photography Competition at Tiger Hill
,Ranchi.
The
State Government of Bihar has organized cultural evening, guidedvisit to
important sites, Illumination around site at Bodhgaya. The State Government of
Rajasthan has organized ‘Music in the Park’ event at Central Park Jaipur,
Heritage Walk at Ayad, Udaipur. The State Government of Kerala has conducted
Painting & Essay Competitions for students at Kottayam and Pathanamthitta
Districts. The State Government of Gujarat has organized A Walk in World
Heritage City of Ahmedabad for stakeholders.
The
State Government of Madhya Pradesh has organized various events like Food
Festival at the Hotel Shipra Residency at Ujjain, Food Festival at the
Mandakini Resort, Chitrakoot. Handicrafts Melaat Sanchi, Jungle trekking
circuit at Shivpuri, Adventure & trekking camp at RanoganjChhatri,Shujalpur
city.
Visit
to Bagh Caves was arranged for general of public, One day tourism training for
stakeholders of tourism industry at Jabalpur.
Youth
Parliament : Lectures and Discussions on importance of Tourism and youth
involvement organized by NYKS Kozhikode
India Tourism
Offices in association with IHMs and IITTM has organised various activities
like Sensitization programmes, NukkadNatak , Heritage walks, Yoga Sessions Workshops for local public and stakeholders at locations
across the country.
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Sanjay
Kumar/Tourism/14.10.2017