Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has announced the tourism policy for 2021-25, to make the state a hub of “MICE” tourism.
- The “MICE” tourism means “Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions”. In fact it is a version of business tourism that draws domestic and international tourists to a destination.
- The policy aims to make Gujarat one of the top five MICE tourism destinations in the country.
- Under this tourism policy, an assistance of Rs 5,000 will be provided to the event organiser per foreign participant staying overnight, subject to an upper limit of Rs 5 lakh.
- For domestic events, the policy promises financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh per event, capped at three events per organiser per year.
- Destinations: Some of the MIC destinations are; the Mahatma Mandir Convention and Exhibition Centre in Gandhinagar, the Dandi Kutir at the complex (which hosted the 13th UN Convention on Migratory Species), the Tent City near Kevadia (where the national presiding officers’ conference was held), the Tent City at Dhordo in the White Desert of Kutch (which hosted the national DG Conference in 2015).
(Source: Indian Express)
