Tourism Policies and Perspectives
Study notes on tourism policy in India: the meaning, need and planning of tourism policy, the administrative machinery, the emergence of national policy through Five-Year Plans and government initiatives, the major national and Tamil Nadu policies, and the schemes that drive tourism development and promotion.
5 modules15 lectures
Course outcomes
On completion, students can:
CO1Explain the meaning, types, formulation process and levels of tourism policy and planning.
CO2Describe the roles of the key committees and institutions (MoT, ITDC/NTO, TTDC, TICs) and distinguish between them.
CO3Trace how Five Year Plans, the 1982 Policy and the 1992 Action Plan shaped tourism development.
CO4Compare the national policies and TN 2023 on aims, focus areas and tools.
CO5Summarise major schemes and assess one using a fact-sheet template.
CO6Explain community benefits of tourism policy and prepare a short policy note.
Modules
1Introduction to Tourism Policy Guidelines
Meaning, definitions and types of tourism policy · need for tourism policy and policy formulation · tourism planning and its levels
3 lectures
Tourism Administration
Sargent, Ad Hoc and Jha Committees · Ministry and Departments of Tourism · Tourist Information Centres
3 lectures
Emergence of Tourism Policy
National Tourism Organisation and ITDC · Five-Year Plans and tourism · government initiatives
3 lectures
Tourism Policies and Development
Tourism Policy 1982 and the National Action Plan 1992 · National Tourism Policy 2002 to the Draft NTP 2022 · Tourism Policy of Tamil Nadu, 2023
3 lectures
Tourism Development and Promotion
Infrastructure schemes: Swadesh Darshan, PRASHAD, DPPH and UDAN · Dekho Apna Desh, thematic tourism and E-Visa · IITF, CBSP and NIDHI
3 lectures
About these notes
The notes in this course were written by B.A. Tourism and Travel Management students of Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai, and each note carries its author’s name. Click any heading inside a note to expand it.