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Host of activities to celebrate World Tourism Day tomorrow

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Union Tourism and Culture Ministry will organise a host of activities to celebrate World Tourism Day tomorrow.

The foundation stone laying ceremony of Paryatan Bhawan will also be held tomorrow in New Delhi, an official statement said. The World Tourism Day is celebrated on September 27 every year.

The Culture Ministry has announced free entry for tourists to nearly 200 ticketed monuments and museums across India except Bihar as a part of celebrations on Sunday.

The government is taking various measures to reach out to tourists. The Centre is determined to attract more international tourist from across the world, said Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State for Culture and Ministry of Tourism.
 

The monuments which will be free for entry include 116 National monuments like Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Qutub Minar, Red Fort, 35 Museum sites under the ASI (like Buddhist sites includes Sanchi and others) along with Museums under the control of the Ministry of Culture.

The Tourism Ministry will also organize various tourism promotion activities tomorrow like street plays on Swachch Bharat theme by students of IHM at Delhi Haat, INA.

A seminar with panel discussion on the theme of "One Billion Tourist One Billion Opportunities" will also be held in New Delhi, the statement said.

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First Published: Sep 26 2015 | 10:22 PM IST

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