{"id":1248,"date":"2015-09-22T06:14:53","date_gmt":"2015-09-22T05:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shikhar.com\/blog\/?p=1248"},"modified":"2015-09-22T06:14:53","modified_gmt":"2015-09-22T05:14:53","slug":"ten-honours-for-kerala-at-national-tourism-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shikhar.com\/blog\/ten-honours-for-kerala-at-national-tourism-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Honours for Kerala at National Tourism Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kerala Tourism<\/a> received four awards at the National Tourism Awards 2013-14 held in New Delhi on Saturday. Private entrepreneurs from the state won sic awards, making Kerala’s share of honours ten. Tourism minister A P Anil Kumar and secretary G Kamala Vardhana Rao received the awards from President Pranab Mukherjee<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Kerala<\/a>
\nThe minister, after receiving the award, said that the state had submitted before the Centre a multi-project proposal worth Rs 568 crore to boost the it’s tourism profile. The state had also sought the clearance of a Rs 283-crore pilgrim tourism<\/a> circuit with focus on Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, a coastal tourism project of Rs 108 crore, an eco-tourism project of Rs 77 crore (of which Rs 52 crore is for Vagamon-Thekkady and the rest Rs 25 crore for Gavi in Pathanamthitta) and Rs 100 crore for Nila tourism project.<\/p>\n

\"Bike<\/a>
\nThe tourism department was recognized for its excellence in publishing initiatives in foreign language (German brochure kit ‘Eat Shop Trek’), best tourism film (The Great Backwaters of Kerala<\/a>), most innovative use of information technology in tourism and successful responsible tourism project (Thekkady initiative).<\/p>\n

Source: www.timesofindia.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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