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5 villages conferred with Best Rural Tourism Award

Utkarsh Classes Last Updated 08-12-2023
5 villages conferred with Best Rural Tourism Award Award and Honour 3 min read

The Union Ministry of Tourism on the occasion of the World Tourism Day on 27th  September 2023 announced the name of the five villages for the Best Rural Tourism Award . The award is given annually to villages for promotion and preservation of their cultural heritage and sustainable development through tourism. 

The villages were given awards at a function organsied by the Union Ministry of Tourism at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. 

 Earlier  at the same function,the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India organised the Global Launch of ‘Travel for LiFE’, a sectoral program under Mission LiFE, targeted towards the tourism sector, in partnership with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Award winning Villages 

A total of 35 villages were selected for the awards in  three categories  . In the Gold category 5 villages were awarded , in the Silver category 10 villages and in the Bronze category 20 villages were awarded  . 

Gold category villages 

 

Serial No 

Village 

State/Union Territory 

1

Dawar

Jammu and Kashmir

2

Sarmoli 

Uttarakhand

3

Reiek

Mizoram 

4

Kanthalloor

Kerala 

5

Madla

Madhya Pradesh

 

Silver Category Villages  

 

Serial No 

Village 

State/Union Territory

1

Lepakshi

Andhra Pradesh 

2

Shergaon

Arunachal Pradesh

3

Saroda Dadar 

Chhattisgarh 

4

Kalpeni

Lakshadweep

5

Hemis

Ladakh

6

Menar

Rajasthan 

7

Pembarthy

Telangana

8

Khijadia,

Gujarat 

9

Kaurauna 

Uttar Pradesh

10

Raghurajpur

Odisha

Union Ministry for Tourism : G Kishan Reddy 

FAQ

Answer : Madla

Answer : Uttarakhand

Answer : G.Kishan Reddy
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