BEST TOURISM VILLAGE AWARD

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.StateVillageCategory
1.Jammu & KashmirDawarGold
2.KeralaKanthalloorGold
3.Madhya PradeshMadlaGold
4.MizoramReiekGold
5.UttarakhandSarmoliGold
6.Andhra PradeshLepakshiSilver
7.Arunachal PradeshShergaonSilver
8.Uttar PradeshKurauanaSilver
9.ChhattisgarhSarodhadadarSilver
10.LadakhHemisSilver
11.LakshadweepKalpeniSilver
12.GujaratKhijadiaSilver
13.OdishaRaghurajpurSilver
14.RajasthanMenarSilver
15.TelanganaPembarthySilver
16.HaryanaTalaoBronze
17.Himachal PradeshChhitkulBronze
18.JharkhandMcCluskieganjBronze
19.KarnatakaHampiBronze
20.Madhya PradeshKhokharaBronze
21.MaharashtraPatgaonBronze
22.MeghalayaKongthongBronze
23.NagalandDiezepheBronze
24.PuducherryThirunallarBronze
25.PunjabNawanpind SardaranBronze
26.RajasthanNaurangabad-Shree MahaveerjiBronze
27.SikkimKitamBronze
28.Tamil NaduVettaikaranpudurBronze
29.Tamil NaduUlladaBronze
30.TelanganaChandlapurBronze
31.TripuraVidyasagarBronze
32.West BengalKiriteswariBronze
33.AssamBiswanath GhatBronze
34.Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and DiuDevkaBronze
35.GoaCotigaoBronze
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