Pro-poor Tourism: Approach to develop tourism in the 12th plan- Budget & Economic Survey
Q. The approach to develop tourism in the 12th plan is- Published on 04 Aug 15a. Pro-poor Tourism
b. Heritage tourism
c. Wellness tourism
d. Eco-Tourism
ANSWER: Pro-poor Tourism
For enabling tourism to realize its potential, the plan emphasizes the need to adopt a ‘pro-poor tourism’ approach aimed at increasing the net benefits to the poor from tourism and ensure that tourism growth contributes to poverty reduction. ‘Pro-poor Tourism’ is essentially about redistribution of resources and opportunities and not just the creation of a new tourism product.