CREDAI Youthcon

CREDAI’s Youth Wing Pledges to Spearhead the growth of India’s Rural Economy through Tourism

Wed, 2019-Feb-13 23:40

- 13 locations identified across India under this initiative

- CREDAI Presented a report to Honorable PM on Rural India’s progress at CREDAI YouthCon

13^th February, New Delhi: The apex Indian Real Estate body CREDAI, in the esteemed presence of Honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, pledged to adopt and uplift over 13 rural locations at CREDAI YouthCon 2019 in New Delhi. Recognizing the significance and potential of India’s rural economy, CREDAI’s Youth Wing is now set to lead a charge towards strengthening the foundation of the Indian economy by providing a definitive blue print for the sustained growth of the rural areas in India. Identifying Tourism as a viable mechanism and plugging it at the core of its strategy to achieve this objective, CREDAI’s robust initiative will spearhead the path towards a New India in the coming years and beyond.

CREDAI, which has initiated numerous thought provoking industry led ideas such as Women’s Wing, Youth Wing, among others, is set to embark on another breakthrough initiative to transform the dynamics of the Indian economy. With a dedicated and prioritized focus on rural areas, CREDAI’s holistic outlook for all stakeholders has prompted the leading body to transform 13 locations by encouraging rural tourism in the following areas;

List of Rural Locations
Warangal – Telangana	Triambakeshwar (Trimbak)- Nashik, Maharashtra
Kanchi Kamakshi Amman Temple, Kanchipuram	Vadnagar – Mehsana, Gujarat
Shirdi, Ahmednagar District- Maharashtra	Siddipet- Sri Sharabheshwar Temple, Telangana
Mathura and Vrindavan – Uttar Pradesh	Thanjavur- Chola Temples – Tamil Nadu
Varanasi- Uttar Pradesh	Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati – Assam
Patna Sahib – Patna, Bihar	Hoogly Salt Golah, Howrah – West Bengal
Dahanu – Palghar, Maharashtra

CREDAI, in its report presented to the honourable PM, also highlighted certain recommendations to provide an in-depth and detailed strategic route towards achieving their latest objective;

Access to loans – It is highly imperative for adequate liquidity support to promote tourism as well as for creation of accommodation facilities for tourists

Local government support – At a micro level, local government support becomes vital to ensure proper provision and processes to sustain a culture of tourism in the vicinity
Focus on homestays – Homestay tourism, still at a rather nascent stage, is evolving as one of the most emerging sectors of Rural tourism, primarily owing to its authentic and ethnic experiences that its able to provide to tourists

Infrastructure and connectivity – Infrastructure is key to the growth of any city and town. Creating and sustenance of adequate infrastructure hence becomes imperative to enable a satisfactory tourist experience
Marketing/Promotion of these rural sites – Banking on newer modes of communication such as internet and social media is a must to promote such rural sites. Associated partnerships with leading travel sites and tour operators can be explored

Recreation facilities as per tourist profile - Each rural tourism site should try and provide a unique experience and develop recreational facilities as per its topography and expected tourist profile. Needs of tourists such as sport fields, walking and trekking paths, farm experiences must be considered while developing such infrastructure.
Tapping local advantages – ‘Agritourism’, a concept which can be leveraged by several Indian villages by glorifying agriculture and encouraging local produce and purchase.

CREDAI National President, Mr. Jaxay Shah comments “CREDAI has consistently maintained a stance of ushering a ‘New India’ and wants to take that commitment a notch ahead by fulfilling its responsibility of uplifting the rural economy. Through this ground-breaking initiative of CREDAI Youth Wing, we are now bound to see an unceasing era of growth and development by providing an extremely strong foundation for the growth of the Indian economy. We look forward to many more such initiatives by CREDAI where we strive to make a difference in the lives of lacs and crores of Indian citizens.”

CREDAI National Chairman, Mr. Getamber Anand shares his remarks “To be in the esteemed presence of our Honourable Prime Minister and have the opportunity to present such a comprehensive and futuristic plan for the development of our rural economy to him is an absolute honour for CREDAI. We hope and wish that this will provide a fine blueprint for a holistic approach for our country’s economic growth.”

CREDAI National Secretary and Youth Wing Chairperson, Mr. Rohit Raj Modi says “I am extremely proud of CREDAI Youth Wing and all of its members who have shown great enterprise and dynamism to prepare such a project which cements CREDAI’s perception in the industry as India’s Nation Builders. By having a prioritized focus on rural tourism, we believe that this will provide another definitive route towards the progress of India’s rural economy. It is a testament to CREDAI’s vision of establishing a forward looking approach to build a New Tomorrow for India.”

About CREDAI

Established in 1999, The Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of India, is the apex body for private real estate developers in India, representing over 12000 developers through 23 states and 204 city chapters across the country. CREDAI has worked hard to make the industry more organized and progressive by networking closely with government representatives, policy makers, investors. CREDAI works towards improvement of ethical standards & business practices in real estate. CREDAI is well-recognized by the Central and State Governments in all its endeavors.

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