Kerala can become a model in tourism-led recovery of economic growth post COVID-19, Minister for Tourism P.A. Mohamed Riyas has said.
Replying to a question by P. Ubaidulla on the role of the cooperative sector in tourism during the Question Hour in the Assembly on Wednesday, Mr. Riyas said world over, tourism-centred projects were being planned as part of economic recovery.
Tourism could play an important role in creating new job opportunities, promoting livelihood enterprises, fostering cultural exchange, and development of basic infrastructure. It could network agriculture, fisheries, transport, education, hotels-restaurants, shopping malls, and souvenir sectors as well as boost economic growth.