Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2018

PROBLEM AND PROSPECT OF TOURISM IN MARGHERITA AND IT‘S ADJACENT AREA

Mrs. Ruma Paul

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 Tourism is one of the fastest growing and oldest industries of the world. Tourism means a trip made for pleasure, for educational purposes. The simple meaning of tourism is to undertake a journey outside one’s normal working or living area without any commercial, business or economic motive; but for recreation, to experience or study the art and culture of its people and its natural beauty. Tourism can help to establish the economy of the place, solve the unemployment problem up to an extent and contribute to the development of social and political understanding. In the age of globalization, the world is becoming too small to travel. New tourist places have come into existence day by day. According to the World Travel and Tourism Council, “Tourism is now the world’s largest developing industry generating 12% of global national products. It employs around 200 million people worldwide, which is 8% of all jobs or anyone in 12 workers. North east India is playing a vital role for the development of tourism in the country. It is a paradise for tourists. Assam is the second largest state among the seven sisters of north eastern region of India, an embodiment of the natural beauty and grace a true representative of the region has been at the centre stage of the tourist attraction. Margherita Sub–Division is located in the District of Tinsukia in the eastern border of Assam which is veritable gateway of South East Asia. Margherita, the Coal Queen of Assam, The pearl of the north east is a miniature india full of colourful ethnic groups, also an important tourist places of the region for its historical monuments, natural beauty, culture and life–style of the different tribal communities, the Buddha monastery etc. The objective of the study: To identify the location of the tourist spot of this region. To study the importance of the spot of this region. To find out the problems faced by the tourist of the region. The study is based on both primary and secondary sources.

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Mrs. Ruma Paul, PROBLEM AND PROSPECT OF TOURISM IN MARGHERITA AND IT‘S ADJACENT AREA, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-8 | August-2018

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