Ayodhya sees infrastructure push amid stagnant income, tourism numbers

The push to develop Ayodhya as a tourism centre, accompanied by large-scale infrastructure projects, comes on the back of years of limited income growth and tourist inflows.

An airport, railway station, connecting highways, roads, water, and power projects are among the initiatives announced ahead of the Ram Mandir temple consecration ceremony 

on January 22.

The average resident of the district has traditionally had an income lower than the per capita income of Uttar Pradesh. The per capita income of Ayodhya increased to Rs 32,293 by 2018-19, from Rs 24,800 in 2011-12, at a compound annual growth rate of 3.8 per cent. This is