India Records 56 Lakh Foreign Tourist Arrivals Till Aug This Year

According to official data released on Friday, India recorded approximately 56 Lakh Foreign Tourists (FTA) and 303.59 Crore local tourist visits until August this year.

In 2025 (until April), the total number of FTAs ​​for medical purposes in India was 1,31,856, which made up approximately 4.1 percent of total FTAs ​​in this period, according to government data. In the 2024-25 financial year, 40 projects in 23 states were approved for 3,295.76 RS with 100 percent financing in 23 states within the scope of Sustainable and Responsible Tourism (SASCI) initiative.

Through ‘Swadesh Darshan’ and ‘Swadesh Darshan 2.0’, 110 projects have been developed in various thematic circuits, including Ramaya, Buddhist, coastal and tribal circuits.

Tourism is one of the largest economic sectors that contribute to exports and promote global welfare.

In the last decade, in the last decade, many transformative attempts to scale and revolutionize this sector in order to realize its full potential as a force for economic growth, employment production and cultural diplomacy.

As of June 2025, tourism was recorded in 16.5 Lakh visitors, 84.4 lakh travelers were recorded in tourism.

This activity contributed to foreign exchange earnings of 51,532 RS Crore. In addition, the national account statistics of 2025, according to the temporary estimates of the tourism sector in 2023-24, the GDP of India 15.73 Lakh Crore contributed to 5.22 percent of the total economy.

In addition, according to the Periodic Labor Research (PLFS), the sector created 36.90 million direct jobs and 47.72 million indirect businesses and together constituted 13.34 percent of the total employment in the economy.

In 2014-15, the Ministry of Tourism launched the Swadesh Darshan program (SDS) to develop thematic tourism circuits throughout the country. 75 Projects Sanctions were imposed on 5.290.30 RRR under the physically completed defined themes.