We’re committed to promoting tourism in State, says CM

Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Saturday said his government was spending nearly ₹5,000 crore on developing the State tourism sector. He said the investment was expected to help generate around 30 lakh jobs. Speaking after releasing the books of senior journalist Amshi Prasanna Kumar – “Mysuru Sutta Mutta Noorondu Pravasi Thanagalu and Mysuru The Tourist Paradise (translated to English by Dr. R Nagabhushan), at a programme here, he said the government was committed to developing and promoting tourism in the State. Karnataka was being promoted as a preferred tourist destination with the tagline as ‘One State, Many Worlds’, he added.