The focus on Mountain Tourism and Fairs and Festivals Tourism has also been sharpened and expanded in the revised Tourism Policy, while some of the new concepts like Arts and Crafts Tourism, Cuisine Tourism, Film Tourism, Medical Tourism and Know-your-own -State Tourism have been incorporated. "We are yet to chalk out and categorise the promotional activities in detail. We plan to engage a substantial part of the tourism budget this year, which has grown by 15 per cent as compared to last year, in promotions and marketing," said Manabendra Mukherjee, Tourism Minister, West Bengal.

According to the revised Tourism Policy, a special clearance mechanism will operate, as required, for expediting decisions on tourism projects, while a revised incentive scheme for the tourism industry will be announced separately. An Internal Screening Committee has already been set up for Tea Tourism. "We plan to engage almost Rs 4,000 crore on various PPP projects. We hope to indicate tourism's actual share of GDP by the end of this year," added Mukherjee.