Centre promotes tourism in North East region

Imphal, Dec 24: In a bid to promote tourism in the north eastern region, the Union Ministry of Tourism has launched a North East Contest recently.

The Manipur Information Centre said here today that those who win the contest would get a free trip for seven days with a family of four to the North Eastern states.

The contest is open for all Indians residing in India and entries for the contest would be accepted online. Candidates have to log on to www.incredibleindia.org to enter the contest. A person has to answer a few simple questions. The contest would close on March, 2007.

Officials said the Centre had been paying attention to the development of tourism in the North East region.

Union Minister of Tourism and Culture Ambika Soni had announced recently that Rs 200 crores would be spent to boost tourism in the NE states. She also said that tourism would play a vital role in creating job opportunities and employment generation.

UNI