Varanasi. Amidst the crisis of Corona epidemic (Covid-19) and lockdown, livelihood is affecting everyone’s life. The tourism industry of Banaras is no exception to this. The people associated with this business are not satisfied with the relief given by the central government for tourism. Rahul Mehta, president of Tourism Welfare Association, said that the industry is in shock due to the absence of any relief for the tourism industry in the relief package being given by the central government. The condition is that due to lack of cash inflow, the Indian tourism industry is now in a state of massive bankruptcy and business closure. This will lead to job losses in India’s cities, towns and hinterlands and may take years to recover from

No improvement expected in the coming days :

The President of Tourism Welfare Association said that there is no possibility of starting hotels and travel agencies by July. The attitude of the government seems that the tourism industry may sink this year. If this industry is not given relief now, then it may prove to be very difficult to recover from it in the coming times.

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This sector provides employment on a large scale :

Economist and industry expert Dr. RN Tripathi says that till 2019, 43 crore jobs were created in the tourism sector in India, which was 8.2 percent of the total employment of the country. If 40 to 50 percent of the people lose their employment, then it will be more than two crores. The Government of India and the State Government consider tourism as an industry, yet it is disappointing that tourism is not included in the economic package given to the industries.

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Tourist status in Banaras :

Tourism industry has always played an important role in the development and economic point of view of Varanasi. On one hand Kashi attracts foreigners and on the other hand it is also a center of faith for the native tourists.

What do the figures say :

According to the figures of 2019, about 3.5 lakh foreign tourists came to Kashinagari. At the same time, the number of domestic tourists was up to 40 lakhs. According to the statistics of the tourism department, 3.5 lakh foreign tourists earned 350 crores and 40 lakh domestic tourists earned 1200 crores. In such a situation, this industry of Banaras earned around 15 billion from foreign and domestic tourists, which has been completely destroyed this year. From hotels, entrepreneurs to people associated with the handicraft industry or even weavers and sailors, everyone’s livelihood is completely dependent on tourism. While everyone’s condition is bad in lockdown.