To develop and promote tourism, the Karnataka government will now allow the private sector to adopt 550 monuments in the State while acting as a facilitator. This voluntary commitment by the private sector is expected to bring over ₹500 crore as investment to the tourism sector, announced Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Tourism H.K. Patil on Friday during the curtain raiser of ‘Dakshin Bharat Utsav’, which will take place in Bengaluru from December 14 to 16.
Sept. 25 launch
He said the 550 monuments, which could be temples, churches, mosques, and other heritage places, will be available for adoption by the private sector to protect, conserve, and develop, and the government had come up with a plan. The programme will be launched on September 25 and the monuments being thrown open for tourism is expected to create investments and employment opportunities.
