Explanation:

Punjab as a state has been considered largely as a transit point by the domestic and foreign tourists visiting Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, there is much more to it. There are so many destinations which are not looked after seriously .If these destinations are properly developed and supported by requisite infrastructure,Punjab has considerable potential to be promoted as an important tourist attraction, and a destination point rather than a transit point to both the domestic and foreign tourists visiting northern region of India.Though no authentic data is available as regards the share of Tourism industry in the state GDP, the services sector which includes Tourism and Hotels industry, contributes about 33% of the total state GDP. However, the net share of tourism in the state GDP is estimated at 1.63% only, at present.It can be said that with the projected increase in the number of tourists around 1.34 Lakh persons will be employed in tourism related activities by 2022. Special focus can be given to women where in specific jobs like handicrafts promotions, guides, tourism facilitation centres, way side amenities can be reserved for women. We suggest that around 30 % of the jobs should be reserved for women. By way of this the objective for socio economic development of the area will be achieved. Also this would also lead to sustainability of the tourism in the area.