Last Updated: 04 Feb 2024

Objective: To furthering growth in the Tourism Sector and provide employment opportunities to the people of Punjab^[1]

February 24, 2023: Launched both Adventure Tourism and Water Tourism Policies during 5th progressive Punjab Investors’ summit 2023^[1:1]

¶ Recent Started Water activities

• 03 Feb 2024^[2]: CM Bhagwant Singh Mann launched trials of Jet Ski, Motor Paragliding and Hot air Balloon activities at Chamrod Pattan(Pathankot, Punjab)
• Water spots/ Adventure activities and Speed Boating is already going on at this scenic place

¶ Features^[1:2]

Punjab Adventure Tourism Policy 2023 accords

• 2 years free usage of sites within the State to national federations engaged in adventure tourism
• The national federations are permitted to independently associate with any company dealing with adventure tourism

Punjab Water Tourism Policy 2023

• Invites ideas and proposals from the private sector to develop tourist sites along the water bodies
• Provides a mechanism to grant rights of usage of these water bodies for enhancing the tourism potential of these projects
• The ideas and proposals will be placed before an empowered committee, headed by the Chief Minister, which will clear projects based on their potential for attracting tourism

References:

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1. https://www.punjabnewsexpress.com/punjab/news/punjab-adventure-tourism-policy-2023-and-punjab-water-tourism-policy-2023-unveiled-at-5th-progressive-punjab-investors--201159 ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

2. https://yespunjab.com/cm-mann-announces-to-launch-jet-ski-motor-paragliding-and-hot-air-balloon-activities-at-chamrod-pattan/ ↩︎