The government has identified 50 circuits for development of tourism and these destinations would give tourists a holistic perspective of the country, parliament was informed here on Monday.
"Port Blair-Neil Havelock-Little Andaman (Andaman and Nicobar), Kashmir circuit (Jammu and Kashmir), Desert circuit (Rajasthan), Nature tourism circuit (West Bengal), Braj-Agra circuit (Uttar Pradesh), Gangtok (Sikkim) are the circuits identified among others," Culture and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
"The ministry has formulated a scheme 'Swadesh Darshan' for integrated development of tourist circuits around specific themes.
"The five circuits identified under this scheme are: Buddhist circuit, Himalayan circuit, Coastal circuit, Krishna circuit and North-East circuit," he added.