Paryatan Parv draws over 2.5 lakh visitors

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SME Times News Bureau | 07 Oct, 2019

With a footfall of over 2.5 lakh visitors, the third edition of Paryatan Parv, the five-day tourism fest organised with the aim to increase tourism in various destinations of the country, concluded here on Sunday.

According to tourism ministry officials, the festival, organised around the twin themes of 'Tourism for All' and 'Dekho Apna Desh' (See Our Country), witnessed huge response from the general public.

"Though we did not have a ticket system for entry, but the estimated footfall ranges over 2.5 lakh as per video footage," a senior Tourism Ministry official said on Sunday.

This was the 3rd edition of Paryatan Parv.
The idea of ParyatanParv is to propagate the message of ‘DekhoApna Desh’, with the objective to encourage Indians to visit various tourist destinations of the country and also to spread the message of ‘Tourism for All’.

This year the ParyatanParv is dedicated to commemoration of 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi. The nationwide ParyatanParv 2019 will continue till 13th October 2019.31 stalls of Central government ministries as well as from States and UTs were set up as part of the Paryatan Parv in Delhi.

59 food stalls representing cuisines from all over the country were also setup. A multi media exhibition organised by Bureau of Outreach Communication of Ministry of Information& Broadcasting on 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi was one of the key attractions.

A live food kitchen demonstrated some of the key traditional recipes from the states. In the backdrop of festival of Navratri, around 18 ‘Satvik Food’ stalls were setup to cater to the preferences of all type of visitors.

Earlier the ParyatanParv was inaugurated on 02nd October 2019 byMinister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change and Information & Broadcasting Shri Prakash Javadekar; Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Minister of Steel, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan and Minister of State (I/C) for Tourism and Culture, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel.

The Tourism Minister Shri Prahlad Singh Patel has said that the ParyatanParv is a multicultural platform to bring out the magnificent diversity of the country and to make people feel motivated to explore various parts of their country.

He has urged the people to visit relatively less explored places of tourist interest which will help to support local economy and provide employment to the youth.