Assam Cabinet Gives Nod To New Tourism Policy

Guwahati: The Assam government has approved the new Tourism Policy, 2022 which is aimed at developing adequate infrastructure at places of tourist interest.

The Tourism Policy got its nod during a cabinet meeting on Thursday chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

The policy seeks to create Special Tourism Zones (STZs) by promoting tea garden visits, wellness initiatives, and adventures, along with the existing wildlife and heritage circuit.

Speaking on the same, Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah asserted that in a bid to boost tea tourism, the cabinet approved a set of guidelines for the promotion and development of infrastructure in the estates.

''As many as 50 tea gardens with iconic bungalows close to existing tourism circuits would be selected for development of infrastructure in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode,'' Baruah added.

The budget for 2022-23 has earmarked Rs 50 crore for the promotion of tea tourism.

Apart from this, the cabinet also approved the proposal for the introduction of a dual medium of instruction for classes 6 to 12 in state-run schools.

Schools can introduce English without doing away with Assamese or any other vernacular language.

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