Karnataka, being a major tourism hub, the government wanted to tap potential in various districts, including Chamarajanagar, Mysore and Kodagu, so that there would be more employment opportunities and generation of revenue, Deshpande said.
Addressing industrialists at the Chamarajnagar Investors Meet-2014, here, he said there was a need to increase basic infrastructure to promote tourism and in this regard it was proposed to start an Infrastructure Corporation, modalities for which would be worked out soon.
"Moreover, our goal is to be the number one State in the country," he said.