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Sixteenth Lok Sabha EIGHTEENTHREPORT STANDINGCOMMITTEEONRAILWAYS (2017-2018) (SIXTEENTHLOKSABHA) MINISTRYOFRAILWAYS (RAILWAYBOARD) TOURISMPROMOTIONANDPILGRIMAGECIRCUIT PresentedtoLokSabhaon ............. LaidinRajyaSabhaon ............. LOKSABHASECRETARIAT NEWDELHI December,2017/Agrahayana,1939( Saka) S.C.R.No.214 Price : R90.00 ©2017B YLOKSABHASECRETARIAT PublishedunderRule382oftheRulesofProcedureandConduct ofBusinessinLokSabha(FifteenthEdition)andprintedby JaincoArtIndia,NewDelhi-110005. CONTENTS PAGE COMPOSITION OF THECOMMITTEE .............................................. (iii) INTRODUCTION ................................................................. (ix) PARTI C HAPTERI Introductory ................................................ 1 CHAPTERII FinancialOverview ........................................ 4 CHAPTERIII TourismPromotionandPilgrimageCircuit ........... 8 CHAPTERIV LuxuryTouristTrains...................................... 16 CHAPTERV OtherInitiatives ........................................... 22 PARTII Recommendations/Observations .............................. 26 ANNEXURES I. DetailsofMoU/AgreementsignedbyIRCTCwithvarious StateAgencies ................................................... 33 II. ItinerariesofvariousLuxuryTouristTrains ................ 40 III. DetailsofcomplementarytravelonPalaceonWheels& RoyalRajasthanonWheels ................................... 42 IV. DetailsofcomplementarytravelonMaharajaExpress ... 48 V. Category-wisedetailsofnumberofstationswithretiring rooms .............................................................. 55 VI. StatementshowingnumberofstationsZone&category- wise ................................................................ 56 APPENDIX I. MinutesoftheSittingoftheStandingCommitteeon Railwaysheldon16.11.2015 ................................. 57 II. MinutesoftheSittingoftheStandingCommitteeon Railwaysheldon31.05.2016 ................................. 60 III. MinutesoftheSittingoftheStandingCommitteeon Railwaysheldon21.12.2017 ................................. 62 (i) COMPOSITIONOFTHESTANDINGCOMMITTEEON RAILWAYS(2015-2016) @ ShriDineshTrivedi— Chairperson MEMBERS LokSabha 2. ShriE.Ahamed 3. ShriKunwarPushpendraSinghChandel 4. ShriRamTahalChoudhary 5. ShriSanjayDhotre 6. ShriGauravGogoi 7. Vacant& 8. ShriChandraPrakashJoshi 9. ShriRameshKaushik 10. ShriGajananChandrakantKirtikar 11. ShriBalabhadraMajhi 12. Vacant& 13. ShriK.H.Muniyappa 14. ShriA.T.NanaPatil 15. ShriR.Radhakrishnan 16. ShriM.RajaMohanReddy 17. ShriLakhanlalSahu 18. ShriGaneshSingh 19. ShriUdayPratapSingh 20. ShriNarasimhamThota 21. ShriS.R.Vijayakumar @Constituted videLokSabhaBulletinPartIINo.2340dated31.08.2015. &ShriArjunRamMeghwalandShriRajenGohainceasedtobeMemberconsequentupon theirappointmentasMinisterinGovernmentofIndia w.e.f. 05.07.2016. (iii) RajyaSabha 22. ShriA.K.Antony # 23. ShriSatishChandraMisra* 24. ShriMukutMithi 25. ShriDilipbhaiPandya 26. ShriT.Rathinavel 27. ShriBashisthaNarainSingh 28. ShriShwaitMalik $ 29. ShriDevenderGoudT. 30. ShriAlokTiwari 31. ShriMotilalVora # ShriA.K.AntonyceasedtobeMember w.e.f.02.04.16andrenominated w.e.f.20.05.16 vide LSBulletinPartIINo.3581dated23.05.16. $ ShriShwaitMaliknominated w.e.f.20.05.16 vide LSBulletinPartIINo.3581dated 23.05.16inplaceofSmt.BimlaKashyapSoodwhoceasedtobeMemberw.e.f.02.04.2016 vide CB-Inotedated3.4.16. * ShriSatishChandraMisraretiredon04.07.2016 videRSBulletinPartIINo.54902dated 08.01.2016andrenominated w.e.f.08.07.2016 videRSBulletinPartIINo.55596dated 11.07.2016. (iv) COMPOSITIONOFTHESTANDINGCOMMITTEEON RAILWAYS(2016-2017) @ ShriSudipBandyopadhyay— Chairperson MEMBERS LokSabha 2. ShriP.K.Kunhalikutty* 3. ShriKunwarPushpendraSinghChandel 4. ShriRamTahalChoudhary 5. ShriRajeevShankarraoSatav # 6. ShriSudheerGupta 7. ShriChandraPrakashJoshi 8. ShriRameshKaushik 9. ShriGajananChandrakantKirtikar 10. ShriBalabhadraMajhi 11. ShriK.H.Muniyappa 12. ShriA.T.NanaPatil 13. ShriR.Radhakrishnan 14. ShriM.RajaMohanReddy 15. ShriLakhanlalSahu 16. Prof.(Dr.)RamShanker 17. ShriG.M.Siddeshwara 18. ShriGaneshSingh 19. ShriUdayPratapSingh 20. ShriNarasimhamThota 21. ShriS.R.Vijayakumar @Constitutedw.e.f.01.09.2016videLokSabhaBulletinPartIINo.4105dated15.09.2016. * ShriE.Ahmedpassedawayon01.02.2017(Ref.:LokSabhaSectt.Notification No.24/4(1)/2017/T(B)dated01.02.2017).ShriP.K.Kunhalikuttywasnominated w.e.f. 19.07.2017(Ref.:LSBulletinPartIINo.5526dated19.07.2017) # ShriRajeevShankarraoSatavwasnominatedinplaceofShriGauravGogoi vide LSBulletinPartIINo.5163dated28.03.2017. (v) RajyaSabha 22. ShriA.K.Antony 23. ShriRanvijaySinghJudev 24. ShriShwaitMalik 25. ShriSatishChandraMisra 26. ShriMukutMithi 27. ShriGarikapatiMohanRao 28. ShriT.Rathinavel 29. ShriBashisthaNarainSingh 30. ShriAlokTiwari 31. ShriMotilalVora (vi) COMPOSITIONOFTHESTANDINGCOMMITTEEON RAILWAYS(2017-2018) @ ShriSudipBandyopadhyay— Chairperson MEMBERS LokSabha 2. ShriRamTahalChoudhary 3. ShriSudheerGupta 4. ShriChandraPrakashJoshi 5. Dr.RamshankarKatheria 6. ShriRameshChanderKaushik 7. ShriRamMohanNaiduKinjarapu 8. ShriGajananKirtikar 9. ShriP.K.Kunhalikutty 10. ShriBalabhadraMajhi 11. ShriK.H.Muniyappa 12. ShriA.T.NanaPatil 13. SadhviSavitriBaiPhule 14. ShriViiayaKumarS.R. 15. ShriR.Radhakrishnan 16. ShriMekapatiRajamohanReddy 17. ShriLakhanLalSahu 18. ShriRajeevSatav 19. ShriG.M.Siddeshwara 20. ShriGaneshSingh 21. ShriUdayPratapSingh @Constitutedw.e.f.01.09.2016videLokSabhaBulletinPartIINo.5837dated26.09.2017. (vii) RajyaSabha 22. ShriA.K.Antony 23. ShriShwaitMalik 24. ShriSatishChandraMisra 25. ShriMukutMithi 26. ShriGarikapatiMohanRao 27. ShriT.Rathinavel 28. ShriBashisthaNarainSingh 29. MahantShambhuprasadjiTundiya 30. ShriMotilalVora 31. ShriDarshanSinghYadav SECRETARIAT 1. Smt.AbhaSinghYaduvanshi — JointSecretary 2.ShriArunK.Kaushik — Director 3.Dr.MohitRajan — CommitteeOfficer (viii) INTRODUCTION I,theChairpersonoftheStandingCommitteeonRailways(2017-18), havingbeenauthorisedbytheCommitteetopresenttheReporton theirbehalf,presentthisEighteenthReportoftheStandingCommittee onRailwayson‘TourismPromotionandPilgrimageCircuit’. 2.TheCommitteetookevidenceoftherepresentativesofthe MinistryofRailways(RailwayBoard)on16.11.2015and31.05.2016. 3.TheCommitteeconsideredandadoptedtheReportattheir sittingheldon21.12.2017.Minutesoftherelatedsittingsaregivenin theAppendixtotheReport. 4.ThisReportisbasedonfactsandfiguressubmittedbytheMinistry ofRailwaysonthesubject ‘TourismPromotionandPilgrimageCircuit ’ anddepositionsmadebytherepresentativesoftheMinistryofRailways beforetheCommittee.TheCommitteewishtoexpresstheirthanksto theofficersoftheMinistryofRailways(RailwayBoard)forappearing beforetheCommitteeandfurnishingtheinformationthattheCommittee desiredinconnectionwiththeexaminationofthesubject ‘Tourism PromotionandPilgrimageCircuit ’.Theywouldalsoliketoplaceon recordtheirappreciationfortheassistancerenderedtothembythe officialsofLokSabhaSecretariatattachedtotheCommittee. 5.Forfacilityofreferenceandconvenience,theobservationsand recommendationsoftheCommitteehavebeenprintedinboldletters inPart-IIoftheReport. NEWDELHI; SUDIPBANDYOPADHYAY, 21 December, 2017 Chairperson, 30 Agrahayana, 1939 (Saka) StandingCommitteeonRailways. (ix) PARTI CHAPTERI INTRODUCTORY Tourismisoneofthefastestgrowingserviceindustryacrossthe worldtoday.TourisminIndiaiswitnessingwidespreadgrowthdueto theincreasinginboundtourismoftheburgeoningIndianmiddle-class, risinginflowofforeigntouristsandthesuccessfulGovernmentcampaigns for ‘IncredibleIndia ’acrosstheworld.AsperMinistryofTourism statisticaldata,thenumberofdomestictouristvisitstotheStates/UTs was1432millionin2015ascomparedto1290millionin2014registering agrowthof11.6%andthenumberofForeignTouristVisits(FTVs)tothe States/UTswas23.33millionin2015ascomparedto22.33millionin 2014.Tourismalsocontinuestoplayanimportantroleasaforeign exchangeearnerforthecountry.In2014,ForeignExchangeEarnings (FEE)fromtourismwereUS$20.24billionascomparedtoUS$18.45 billionin2013,registeringagrowthof9.7%whilein2015itwasUS $21.07billion.ThecontributionoftourismtototalGrossDomestic Product(GDP)hasbeenbetween6%to7%since2009to2015. 1.2Undoubtedly,thetourismsectorinIndiaisoneofthemost emergingsectorsandcarriesahighpotentialofgrowth.IndianRailways, therefore,withtheirwidereachandbeingeconomicaltransportprovider acrossthecountry,needtogivedueattentiontoTourismandPilgrimage sectorinIndia.ThecrucialrolethatIndianRailwaycanplayin“Tourism PromotionandPilgrimageCircuit ”inIndiawasoneamongtheother reasonsfortheCommitteeforselectingthissubjectforexamination. 1.3TheMinistryofRailwayshaveinformedthattheTourismand CateringDirectorateisthenodaldepartmentundertheMinistrythat takescareofthetourismpromotionactivitiesdirectly.However,the tourismpromotionactivitiesoftheRailwaysarelimitedtospecial touristtrainsandtourismproductswhicharepresentlycarriedoutby IndianRailwayCateringandTourismCorporation(IRCTC)orrespective StateTourismCorporation.IRCTCwasincorporatedinFY2000-01.The coreactivitiesoftheCompanyareCatering&Hospitality,Internet Ticketing,Travel&TourismandPackagedDrinkingWater(RailNeer). 1.4IRCTC,thetourismarmofIndianRailways,mostlythroughits tourismportalwww.railtourismindia.com,providesone-stopsolutionto almosteverypassengertravelandtourismrequirements—touristtrains/ coaches,educationaltours,rail/landbasedtourpackages,chartertrains/ coaches,hillcharters,cabrental,LTCschemes,inbound/outbound packages,hotelbookings,train/airbookings,corporatetravelservices etc. 1.5TheMinistryintheirwrittenrepliessubmittedtotheCommittee brieflysummeduptheobjectivesoftheIRCTCasunder: (a) Toprovidehighqualitycateringservicesdirectlyaswellas throughnetworkofprofessionallycompetitiveplayersinthe
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