Gandhinagar : Rann Utsav of Kutch established globally, said tourism minister Purnesh Modi. State Tourism Minister Purnesh Modi said that after the 2001 earthquake, the then Chief Minister and the present Prime Minister Narendra Modi started the Rann Utsav in the year 2005 by focusing on the White Desert to develop tourism in Kutch. The Rannotsav has been established globally today and millions of tourists from home and abroad are coming to visit the Rann Utsav today. Replying to a question on tents for PPP at the Rann utsav in the Assembly today, Modi said that the government had given priority to Rann Utsav to boost the tourism industry in Kutch and the festival, which started with a two-day celebration in 2009, is now celebrated for 115 days. The state government made efforts for the promotion of Rann Utsav. As a result, the efforts made today through “Kuchh Nahi Dekha, To Kuch Nahi Dekha” through “Khushbu Gujarat Ki” have yielded very good results and the number of tourists has gradually increased. Rann utsav Dhordo has a state-of-the-art hospitality with a tent city in it, which is a sight to behold. In addition, there are daily cultural events that employ local artists. At the same time, various haat bazaars are organized to promote the handicrafts of Kutch, due to which employment is increasing at the local level.
The Minister added that with the aim of developing Kutch for the tourism circuit, the work of 12 new projects through tourism policy is in progress. Tourist circuits are made. In addition to this, for the tourists to get good hospitality, Rs. 13 crore MoU has also been done. 1,8,50 tourists have benefited from the Rann utsav and in the last eight years Rs. 2.5 crore employment has been generated locally. The minister added that the PPP From the model, Acceleration Communication India Limited has been awarded a contract for five years from 2018. Since then the contract has been awarded from 2020 to 205. In the last two years after awarding this contract, Rs. Revenue of Rs 3.15 lakh has been earned from royalties. Easy hospitality facilities have been made available in 3 tents by Praveg India. At the same time, propaganda has also been done for promotion. He added that the company has been awarded the contract tender process with full transparency as per the rules.
