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INDIAN STATE : PUNJAB
Tourism
In Punjab, both domestic and international tourism
provides huge opportunities of development to the state
in short-term as well as on a long-term basis and generates
sizeable revenue to meet the necessary requirements
of state. Popularity of Punjab tourism can be witnessed
by the fact that the internationally renowned Golden
temple in Amritsar has been recommended to UNESCO by
tourists for world heritage monument status.
In Punjab tourism is primarily religious and tourists
from all over the world visit Punjab mainly on a religious
trip. There are large numbers of Gurudwaras including
three principal Takhts of Sikhs in Punjab. Moreover,
there are many important Hindu Temples such as the Ram
Tirath, Durgiana Mandir, Kali Devi Mandir at Patiala,
which have a history behind them. Punjab also has certain
important Muslim religious places like Rauza Sharif
in Sirhind, which is considered, next to Mecca. Other
important mosques are Jamma Masjid Jalandhar, Moorish
Mosque Kapurthala, Chilla Baba Sheikh Farid Faridkot
etc.Two major tourism destinations of Punjab are Amritsar
and Anandpur Sahib.
The Government of Punjab has been taking several initiatives
to promote investments in the tourism sector. These
include:
- The state abounds with some of the best forts and
palaces. The Government is encouraging the preservation,
conservation and upkeep of such heritage properties
and selectively open some of them for being developed
into Hotels/Tourist Complex.
- The state encourages private investments in developing
ancient buildings and heritage properties as tourist
resorts.
- The properties owned by the state government may
be offered on easy terms to private entrepreneurs
for conversion into hotels on a case-to-case basis.
- Corporate sector is invited to join hands with the
government in conservation of historical heritage
and monuments in the state.
- The government is working towards improvement in
infrastructure facilities at tourist attractions.
- Private sector is encouraged to set up hotels/restaurants/
lodging facilities at religious centres.
Leading Business Locations
| Ludhiana |
Bicycle, Bicycle Components
Hosiery Goods, Sewing machine & parts of Machine
Tools.
Jalandhar Agricultural products, textiles, leather
goods, wood products& sporting goods. |
| Phagwara |
Cloth and sugar mills. |
| Goraya |
Fodder chopping machines, harvesting
combines and axles. |
| Kartarpur |
Furniture |
| Pathankot |
An important link city for going
to Jammu and Kashmir, Dalhousie, Chamba, Kangra
and the deep Himalayas |
| Patiala |
Embroidered golden and silver
Punjabi shoes, match dresses, silver and gold embroidered
"naalas" (or pyjama strings) parandhas
(women weave them at the end of their plaits or
braids) |
| Rajpura |
Cables,tyres and a whole range
of agro-products |
| Nabha |
manufacturing unit of the famous
Horlicks Company |
| Bhatinda |
One of the biggest cotton producing
regions of India, a big thermal power plant and
fertilizer factory. A big oil Refinery is also coming
up in the district. |
Internationally Renowned Indian Companies Working In
Punjab
Major Multinational Corporations
Operating in Punjab
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