Rajasthan Tour

The State of Rajasthan is one of the most favoured destinations of tourists in India for both domestic & International traffic. Rajasthan, which is a premier tourist destination attracts tourist for its historical forts, palaces, art and culture. In world scenario also tourism has emerged as a biggest industry and posses great employment potential registering a great occurrence.

Tourism occupies a prominent place in the state’s agenda as a crucial engine for income and employment. Tourism also promotes communal harmony and national unity. Seeing the significance of tourism in the economic development, the Government has taken various policy measures for establishing tourism as a "People's Industry". Though, commercialisation of tourism is necessary in Rajasthan, it is also well understood that tourism promotes culture. The state Government in the recent past has made efforts for the maximum benefit of tourism sector. Public and private sector jointly for promoting tourism in the state have made productive efforts to exploit the vast potential of tourism existing in tourism sector in the state.

The Department of Tourism is working as a separate entity for the execution of national and state level policies and programmes and also as a coordinating agency for the Central - State Government Department/Offices and Private sectors activities for promotion of tourism in the state.

At the directorate level, one Additional Director, one Jt. Director, 2 Dy. Director, Sr. A.O., AD (Planning and Stat.), AD (tourism service), Asstt. Accounts Officer and Tourist Officer are working under the Commissioner Tourism. The field offices of the department at the 4 prominent metropolitan cities viz. Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai are also functioning. At the regional level, in the two divisions of State Viz Udaipur & Jodhpur Dy. Director heading Offices are being operating apart from Tourist Reception Centres & TIC at other prominent tourist place of State. Please see list of tourist reception centres

Under the control of Tourism Department two public sector entity viz Rajasthan Tourism Dev. Corporation Ltd. and Rajasthan State Hotel Corporation Ltd. and one society viz Rajasthan Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (RITTMAN) are being operating.