Srinagar, July 28 -- Responding to a question in the Lok Sabha, Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said that tourist data is provided by the Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department, and the Ministry relies on their figures for assessments.

He said that the number of domestic tourist visits (DTVs) and foreign tourist visits (FTVs) in Jammu and Kashmir has been rising steadily over the past five years, except during the pandemic period. "However, figures for the current year show a decline when compared to the previous year".

Quoting the data provided by the tourism department, he said, 2.35 crore domestic tourists and 65,452 foreign tourists visited Jammu and Kashmir in 2024. "In the first six months of 2025, the region has received ...