Which was the first state to recognize tourism as an industry?

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answered Mar 1, 2022 by YogitaMahadev (114k points)
selected Mar 1, 2022 by IshmeetKaur

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Correct Answer - Option 2 : Kerala

The Correct answer is Kerala.

Kerala Tourism:
- Kerala is a land of great natural beauty, so the tourism industry exploits this feature.
- It utilizes the scenic beauties, hills, rivers, backwaters, parks etc for revenue.
- Kerala is the first state to recognize tourism as an industry.
- Kerala is one of the states that make a maximum profit through the tourism industry.
- In 2020, The total earnings from tourism stood at Rs 45,010.69 crore, notching a robust 24.14 per cent increase.
- In 2020, The total number of tourists was pegged at 1,95,74,004, comprising 1,83,84,233 domestic tourists and 11,89,771 visitors from abroad.
- The main Caption of Kerala tourism is Kerala: God's own Country.
- Tourism comes under the ministry of tourism and corporation.
- Minister: Kadakampally Surendran.
- Departments come under Ministry of tourism
  - Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC)
  - Tourists Resorts (Kerala) Ltd. (TRKL)
  - Bekal Resort Tourism Corporation
  - The District Tourism Promotion Councils
  - Kerala Institute of Travel and Tourism Studies (KITTS)
  - Kerala Institute of Hospital Management Studies (KIHMS)

Kerala:
- It is bordered by Karnataka to the north and northeast, Tamil Nadu to the east and south, and the Lakshadweep Sea to the west.
- It has 33,387,677 inhabitants as per the 2011 Census
- Kerala is the thirteenth-largest Indian state by population.
- Kerala has an area of 38863 sq. km
- It is 1.18% of India's total geographic area.
- It is 21st largest Indian state by area.
- Kerala has a forest area of 11521.813 sq. km
- Kerala has a coastline of 580km in length.
- Kerala is a state on the southwestern Malabar Coast of India.
- It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile states of Travancore-Cochin and Madras.
- Kerala state consists of 14 revenue districts and is further divided into 6 Municipal Corporations, 90 Municipalities, 75 Taluks, 1453 Revenue Villages and 1070 Grama Panchayats.
  - Capital of Kerala:- Thiruvananthapuram
  - Chief Minister:- Pinarayi Vijayan
  - The Hon'ble Governor of Kerala- Shri Arif Mohammed Khan