PIB Analysis 06-11-22

Ganga Utsav – The River Festival:

National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) organized Ganga Utsav – The River Festival 2022 on 4th November at New Delhi in two sessions.
The central aim of the Ganga Utsav- The River Festival 2022 is to celebrate all the rivers of India (Nadi Utsav).
NMCG has been celebrating Ganga Utsav since 2017 every year on 4th November, the day on which river Ganga was declared the National River of India in the year 2008.
Ganga Utsav 2022 is dedicated to the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav
75 events will be organised as part of the Utsav over a period of AKAM in Ganga Basin states promoting local culture
Activities under Arth Ganga such as Ghat Mein Haat, Ghat Par Yoga, Ganga Artis etc. will be organised.

World Travel Market (WTM) 2022 is one of the largest international travel exhibitions.
The theme of this year`s exhibition is ‘The Future of Travel Starts Now’.
India is participating in WTM 2022 to showcase itself as a preferred destination for tourism.
During 2019, the contribution of travel & tourism to India`s GDP was 5.19% of the total economy.
In 2019, the Indian tourism sector accounted for 79.86 million jobs (direct and indirect employment).
The consistent efforts of the Central and the State Governments has helped the tourism industry to gradually recover from the Covid-19 pandemic shock to the pre pandemic levels.