"The setting up of the Southern Zonal Tourism Council (SZTC) will help facilitate development of tourism and tourism products of southern India in a holistic and comprehensive manner. Development of integrated tourism circuits among the southern states will be the way forward," Tourism Minister Chiranjeevi said.
About the issues to be taken up by the Council, he said, "The issues of competitive taxation of tourism products, inter -state taxation, seamless tourist movement by facilitating smooth facilitation at entry and exit points of the states will be addressed."
The Ministry will be writing to the Chief Secretaries of the states, who would chair the Council by rotation. Tourism and Finance Secretary of the respective states will be permanent invitees to the Council.
The Council will also interact with the stakeholders to understand the concerns and issues facing the tourism industry.
