Union Tourism Minister asks states, UTs to enact separate cadre for tourist police

Dr K Chiranjeevi, Minister of State with Independent Charge for Tourism, Government of India, has urged state governments and Union Territories (UT) to instate the cadre of tourist police in one form or other. Speaking at the conference on of state tourism ministers and tourism secretaries in New Delhi recently, he said, "This can be done either by borrowing some companies from the police department or hiring ex-servicemen or home guards. Tourist police can be deployed visibly in places where such incidents can happen."

Referring to the recent incidents of assault on women tourists which has seriously damaged our image the minister said, "It is not only important that we provide security to the tourists but it is also important that we must instil a sense of confidence in them."

Dr Chiranjeevi said the second important issue, which has become a serious cause of concern and due to which we are losing business to other markets, is cleanliness and hygiene. He said heaps of garbage at tourist destinations, open defecation at the beaches, morning soils on the railway tracks, etc., discourage the tourists, Manthan K Mehta reported in The Times of India.

All states and UT administrations must declare tourist destinations plastic-free, ensure regular removal of garbage, build proper toilets to check open defecation and sensitise the community about the need to keep destinations clean, the Minister said.

Source: http://www.travelbizmonitor.com/union-tourism-minister-asks-states-uts-to-enact-separate-cadre-for-tourist-police-21087

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