The Delhi government is planning to appoint a corporate honcho as chairman of the Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation (DTTDC) to boost the sector in the national capital. The post would earlier be occupied by political leaders.
“Our objective is to revive tourism in Delhi and boost other tourism organisations in the city. We are looking for someone who can revive economy and generate employment in this sector,” said newly-appointed Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra.
“Earlier, political leaders were given this post but we are looking for a corporate head who can aggressively work in improving tourism in Delhi. We are looking for someone who has proved himself in corporate sector and is will with us in changing the city.
“There are many businessmen who have earned money but we will be looking forward to the development of the city,” he said. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government is also exploring new tourism opportunities to attract more visitors so that more funds could be generated and the department is studying new tourism opportunities in the city. Earlier, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had said that tourism is one of the top priorities of his government and had promised to develop Delhi as tourism hub. “Not only this department will help the city in evolving but tourism department has solution for all the city problem.
It can help in checking pollution, addressing women security and employment. We are going to have tourism centric approach in all the projects,” Mishra said. — PTI
