BEST TOURISM VILLAGE AWARD
The Voice of Chandigarh :
The Ministry of Tourism launched the Best Tourism Villages Competition to honour a village that best exemplifies a tourism destination which preserves cultural and natural assets, promotes community-based values and lifestyles and has a clear commitment to sustainability in all its aspects – economic, social and environmental. Applications were invited under the following categories:
(i) Best Tourism Villages – Heritage
(ii) Best Tourism Villages – Agri Tourism
(iii) Best Tourism Villages – Craft
(iv) Best Tourism Villages – Responsible Tourism
(v) Best Tourism Villages – Vibrant Villages
(vi) Best Tourism Villages – Adventure Tourism
(vii) Best Tourism Villages – Community-Based Tourism
(viii) Best Tourism Villages – Wellness
Applications were submitted and processed online through https://www.rural.tourism.gov.in portal and involved evaluation at the District, State and National levels.
In the first edition of the Best Tourism Village Competition held in 2023, a total of 35 villages were recognized as Best Tourism Villages. The list of the selected villages is given at Annexure.
This information was given by Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
ANNEXURE
LIST OF VILLAGES RECOGNIZED AS BEST TOURISM VILLAGES IN THE BEST TOURISM VILLAGE COMPETITION HELD IN 2023.
| S. No. | State | Village | Category |
| 1. | Jammu & Kashmir | Dawar | Gold |
| 2. | Kerala | Kanthalloor | Gold |
| 3. | Madhya Pradesh | Madla | Gold |
| 4. | Mizoram | Reiek | Gold |
| 5. | Uttarakhand | Sarmoli | Gold |
| 6. | Andhra Pradesh | Lepakshi | Silver |
| 7. | Arunachal Pradesh | Shergaon | Silver |
| 8. | Uttar Pradesh | Kurauana | Silver |
| 9. | Chhattisgarh | Sarodhadadar | Silver |
| 10. | Ladakh | Hemis | Silver |
| 11. | Lakshadweep | Kalpeni | Silver |
| 12. | Gujarat | Khijadia | Silver |
| 13. | Odisha | Raghurajpur | Silver |
| 14. | Rajasthan | Menar | Silver |
| 15. | Telangana | Pembarthy | Silver |
| 16. | Haryana | Talao | Bronze |
| 17. | Himachal Pradesh | Chhitkul | Bronze |
| 18. | Jharkhand | McCluskieganj | Bronze |
| 19. | Karnataka | Hampi | Bronze |
| 20. | Madhya Pradesh | Khokhara | Bronze |
| 21. | Maharashtra | Patgaon | Bronze |
| 22. | Meghalaya | Kongthong | Bronze |
| 23. | Nagaland | Diezephe | Bronze |
| 24. | Puducherry | Thirunallar | Bronze |
| 25. | Punjab | Nawanpind Sardaran | Bronze |
| 26. | Rajasthan | Naurangabad-Shree Mahaveerji | Bronze |
| 27. | Sikkim | Kitam | Bronze |
| 28. | Tamil Nadu | Vettaikaranpudur | Bronze |
| 29. | Tamil Nadu | Ullada | Bronze |
| 30. | Telangana | Chandlapur | Bronze |
| 31. | Tripura | Vidyasagar | Bronze |
| 32. | West Bengal | Kiriteswari | Bronze |
| 33. | Assam | Biswanath Ghat | Bronze |
| 34. | Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu | Devka | Bronze |
| 35. | Goa | Cotigao | Bronze |
