To promote India among travellers, the ministry of external affairs is holding the country’s first SAARC Tourism Summit in Aurangabad, which is also considered the tourism capital of Maharashtra, in the second week of October. The government hopes that the summit will also bolster ‘Make in India‘ and ‘Make in Maharashtra‘ and may bring more FDI.

The announcement about the summit was made by Valsa Nair Singh, principal secretary (Tourism and Culture) in Maharashtra. She was speaking at a sensitisation session on Aurangabad Tourism Development Programme organised by the State Government, Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) and the Confederation of Indian Industry in Aurangabad on 4th July, 2016.

The two-day meet will be organised in the second week of October. The summit is also aimed at tapping FDI under ‘Make in India’ and ‘Make in Maharashtra’ schemes, a senior official said in Mumbai on July 5. Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation is also planning to set up a Buddhist Centre on its 900-acre land at Ellora during the summit.