Current Affairs - Places - Discussion

Hampi monuments, regarded as Karnataka's pride, will be one among 10 tourist destinations across India to be developed as 'Iconic Tourism Site' by Central Government. Announcement to develop 10 prominent tourist sites across India into iconic tourism destinations, through a holistic approach, was made by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Union Budget 2018 speech. The holistic approach involves infrastructure development, deploying technology, attracting private investment, branding and marketing. List of 10 tourist destinations to be developed as 'Iconic Tourism Site' was announced on February 13, 2018 and Hampi Group of Monuments is one of them.