Gujarat government has set up a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to promote Vadodara as the state’s cultural capital and encourage tourism in the city. The SPV, known as Vadodara International Art and Culture Festival Authority, is headed by state Tourism and Finance Minister Saurabh Patel.
“After promoting Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad as business destinations through Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit since 2003, the state government has decided to promote Vadodara as its cultural capital,” Mr. Patel said.
The State government is the first in the country to create such an authority for promoting tourism.
