Jammu, July 21 -- Domestic tourist visits declined 23%, foreign tourist visits down 44.62% in 2025
Jammu Tawi, Jul 20: The Central Government on Monday informed the Lok Sabha that tourism employment in Jammu and Kashmir has increased from an estimated 10.42 lakh in 2021-22 to 10.78 lakh in 2025, while reiterating that the identification, development and promotion of tourism destinations remain a continuous process undertaken primarily by the Union Territory Administration with support from the Ministry of Tourism.
Replying to an unstarred question by MP Jugal Kishore, Union Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said the Ministry compiles tourist arrival data received from the respective State and Union Territory administrations, and s...