KARIMNAGAR, SEPTEMBER 13, 2024: To promote the district’s heritage and culture, the SRR Government Arts and Science College in Karimnagar town constituted a Yuva Tourism Club on Friday.
Following the directions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of Tourism intends to celebrate this year at India@75 by launching the campaign focusing on ‘YUVA Tourism Club’ with the strategic objective of creating interest, awareness and a sense of responsibility towards our country’s natural and cultural heritage and tourism amongst children and youth in the year 2023.
The vision is to nurture and develop young ambassadors of Indian tourism who would become aware of tourism possibilities in India, appreciate our rich cultural heritage, and create an interest in and passion for tourism. These young ambassadors would be catalysts for promoting tourism in India. Participation in Tourism Clubs is also expected to facilitate the development of soft skills like teamwork, management, and leadership besides encouraging the adoption of responsible tourism practices and concern for sustainable tourism.
College Principal Y Satyanarayana constituted the Yuva Tourism Club with Assistant Professor (History) Kanaparthy Sudhakar as its coordinator and one student coordinator with 50 students as its members. College Vice Principal Rajaiah Garu, IQ AC Coordinator Harjoth Kaur, Staff Secretary M. Srinivas Reddy, M Mallareddy, Naresh, Ramakrishna, Arjun and others participated.
Tourism clubs is an important aspect of promoting responsible and sustainable tourism in the country. The initiative would help in developing the right culture among the youth of the country through formulating social clubs at various academic institutions. The major objective of the proposed mission could be to educate youth about the diverse cultures and geographies of the country, to appreciate the importance of travel and tourism in education, to create awareness about tourism opportunities at an early stage, to teach and propagate responsible tourism practices, to train students as skilled tourist guides and volunteers in the hospitality sector and to facilitate better coordination for study.
