Tourism potential
J&K tourism is showing promise on the ground as the footfall has increased in the past few years.
According to the J&K government, the industry will flourish in the coming years and they are expecting a record number of tourists in the current year especially during the spring season.
Recently the government said that the J & K Tourism industry is booming with a record number of 1.88 Cr tourist footfalls witnessed in the year 2022.
Religious Tourist circuits being established across J&K to promote Pilgrimage tourism as the government has identified new circuits and places for the same.
For the first time in the history of Jammu and Kashmir, a record 1.88 Crore tourists visited UT in the year 2022 to enjoy the beauty of various famed tourist spots.
The enhanced tourist arrivals in the Union Territory have generated greatest employment in various regions, highlighting its overall development through a constructive approach, transformative initiatives and inevitable reforms to empower J&K for its people, culture and society.
The Government of India is also making a significant thrust to ensure better infrastructural facilities for the region’s people and entice visitors. This has resulted in a fortuitous surge in tourist activities with better law and order, promising security system, and maintenance of peace in addition to infrastructural and connectivity improvements.
