The newly constituted Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board has acquired about 850 hectares of land at 144 places in 49 districts of the state.
The move is aimed at creating land bank for promoting tourism in the state, official said today.
"After the constitution of the board, a land bank of about 850 hectares at 144 places across 49 districts has been created under the tourism policy. Of this, 60 hectares were allotted to 16 private investors, which generated a revenue of Rs 23.50 crore.
Also, 3,000 sq km area at 18 water bodies has been earmarked for water tourism," said the official of the tourism department.
After creating the land bank, bids for tourism projects on 94 hectares at 19 places for hotels, resorts and other establishments have been invited, he said.
Relentless efforts are being made to attract holiday- makers to the state, the official said, adding under the home -stay scheme, 97 registrations have been made so far.
The official said the state has been divided in five tourism regions and potential of private investments in the sector has been identified.