Rural tourism to be based on culture, economic characteristics in Rajasthan

The government proposes to develop tourist accommodation facilities including home stay, drinking water, safety, internet connectivity, and caravan parks in partnership with private players.

The Rajasthan government will give a push to rural tourism on the basis of cultural or economic characteristics of the state’s villages, a tourism department official told Business Standard.
 

The official said as part of this drive, villages practising unique forms of handicraft, music, dance, art, food, and rural lifestyles possessing unique ecological significance or following distinct agricultural practices would be identified and steps taken to promote them in international and domestic markets. The state government proposes to set up a tourism development fund to support rural infrastructure in identified villages. Besides, tourist infrastructure such as road connectivity and wayside