Volume : VII, Issue : XI, November - 2018

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF NILGIRIS THROUGH TOURISM

S. Poomari

Abstract :

 The aim of this paper is to ing to limelight the economic development of Nilgiris district through the movement of tourists. Tourism plays an important role in the economic development of any region. Majority of the writers on Tourism are having the opinion that tourism can make a positive contribution for economic development of the state. It is unanimously believed that the economic effect is variable. It depends upon the stages and types of the growth of tourism. The important economic effects are currency effect, income effect, employment effect and regional equalization effect. Foreign tourists spend money in our tourist spots for various purposes. This gives foreign currency exchange to our government. Income effects mean that the direct income resulting from expenditure by tourists and the indirect income resulting from the tourism creates direct and indirect employment opportunities. Example jobs in hotels are direct employment. Supplying food, beverages and other items are called indirect employment. Regional equalization effect means that tourism makes development in the underdeveloped region that makes equalization of a remote area with the highly developed areas. Tourism changes the economy and society from an agricultural society into a tourism society.

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF NILGIRIS THROUGH TOURISM , S.Poomari , PARIPEX-INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-11 | November-2018

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