Volume : 1, Issue : 2, July - 2012

To Study The Need of Capacity Building for Rural Tourism

Parag Gadve, Nikita Gupta, Farha Hussain

Abstract :

In present era Tourism industry is proving imperative sector for the economic development of the of the country. Even this industry can prove essential tool for the sustained and balanced economic development of the country. This is very true for the nation like India, which is full of natural, cultural, artificial, and architectural places for the tourism with potential to attract national and international tourist. The country where 70% population is in Rural area where rural tourism has to be build up, with the objective of showcasing rural life, culture and heritage at rural locations and in villages, which have core competence in art & craft as also an asset base in the natural environment. It has to be encouraged with aims at improving the rural economy by building its capacity.