Dehradun, Sept. 10 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Dehradun, 9 Sep: "Devbhoomi Uttarakhand is a land that attracts the highest number of tourists and pilgrims to its diverse tourism and religious destinations throughout the year. Currently, tour operators and travel agencies run their offices mainly from Delhi, where they also deduct GST. However, since the travel is for Uttarakhand, the GST should also be credited to Uttarakhand. Therefore, tour operators and travel agencies should establish offices in Uttarakhand as well, so that the state receives the benefit of GST."

These remarks were made by State Tourism, Culture, and Religious Affairs Minister, Satpal Maharaj, while addressing tour operators, tourism professionals, entrepreneurs, and rep...