Uttar Pradesh Tourism Boom to Bring Over Rs 4 Lakh Crore by 2024 on Ram Temple and Infrastructure Growth
• Uttar Pradesh (UP) poised to receive over Rs 4 lakh crore from tourists by 2024 due to religious tourism boost from Ram temple and government initiatives
• UP topped domestic tourist visits in 2022; ranked 5th for foreign tourists. Projected to nearly double visitors and revenue by 2024.
• Centre’s Prashad scheme credited for enabling infrastructure and connectivity growth to serve rising spiritual tourism
• UP accounted for over 10% of India’s Gross Value Added in FY23, with increasing share of services at 11.7%
• UP projected to cross $500 billion economy by FY2028 on back of thriving agriculture, industry and services sectors