Tourism in Punjab

Punjab is known as land of five rivers. Tourism international and domestic offers the best prospects of helping the state and helps in earning substantial amount of revenue for meeting the necessary requirements of state. It has to be recognized that tourism not only generates employment, but also upgrades infrastructure of the state created for tourism, which is then used by all other sectors of economy.

Recognizing the importance of tourism and potential of state to attract both domestic and international tourists, the Government has given tourism a special status by declaring it as an industry in Punjab in the year 1996.

The state does not have much to offer as far as natural resources are concerned. But state has an excellent infrastructure as compared to other states, which is helpful in attracting tourists. There are several places in Punjab that form an important part of the tourist circuit and these are Amritsar, Jalandhar, Chandigarh, Ropar, Bhatinda, Pathankot, Muktsar, Hoshiarpur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Patiala and