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Impacts of Rural Tourism Project: A Case of Naggar Village, Himachal Pradesh

Vipul Kumar Gautam

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Majority, about 70%, of India's population lives in the countryside. It suffers from many economic and social problems such as poor infrastructure, ignorance, unemployment, poverty, unprivileged women and so on. Tourism, if planned well, is theoretically understood of being prowess to addressing such issues. This article aims to assess the present scenario of tourism at Naggar village, Himachal Pradesh. Findings reveal that local residents and business-owners have positive attitude towards tourism and there is no negative impact perceived hitherto.

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Majority, about 70%, of India's population lives in the countryside. It suffers from many economic and social problems such as poor infrastructure, ignorance, unemployment, poverty, unprivileged women and so on. Tourism, if planned well, is theoretically understood of being prowess to addressing such issues. This article aims to assess the present scenario of tourism at Naggar village, Himachal Pradesh. Findings reveal that local residents and business-owners have positive attitude towards tourism and there is no negative impact perceived hitherto.

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Majority, about 70%, of India's population lives in the countryside. It suffers from many economic and social problems such as poor infrastructure, ignorance, unemployment, poverty, unprivileged women and so on. Tourism, if planned well, is theoretically understood of being prowess to addressing such issues. This article aims to assess the present scenario of tourism at Naggar village, Himachal Pradesh. Findings reveal that local residents and business-owners have positive attitude towards tourism and there is no negative impact perceived hitherto.

Key concepts: Tourism, Agriculture, Socioeconomics, Rural tourism, Social science, Geography, Marketing, Business

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