OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS TO TOURISM OVER A FOUR DECADE CAREER

Contributions to State Tourism:

  • As a first member of the newly constituted Uttaranchal Tourism Development Board, contributed in creating the vision of holistic development of tourism in the state. 
  • As an expert in Tourism was appointed as member of the North East Tourism Promotion Council, to tap the potential of the region. He contributed in generating employment and creating awareness among the locals through workshops and training programs followed by placements in the states of Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Manipur under the stewardship of their respective Governors and Chief Ministers.
  • Member of the governing bodies of top Tourism Management schools like IITTM in Gwalior, Bhubneshwar, Delhi and other cities. 
  • On invitation of the then CM, AP, Shri N Chandrababu Naidu, conceptualized and created the brand equity for Hyderabad as the ‘Convention City’ as part of ‘Andhra’s Vision 2020’.
  • On invitation of then CM, Madhya Pradesh, Shri Digvijay Singh, presented and recommended that the state could be promoted as a ‘Tiger State’ which was appreciated and adopted. 

Contributions as Member, Hotel and Restaurant Classification Committee, Government of India:

  • Appointed to the panel since 1986 and inspected over 100 hotels (5 star deluxe, 5 star, 4 star, 3 star) and over 250 Restaurants for quality checks.
  • Member of the Jury for the first National Tourism Award for Restaurants.

Other contributions:

  • Represented the tourism industry in various delegations led by Union Tourism Ministers like Late Shri Madhav Rao Scindia, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Late Shrimati Sukhbans Kaur and the then Union Minister for Industries Shri N D Tiwari to countries such as the erstwhile Soviet Union, various Scandinavian  countries, various European countries, Australia, Africa and the Middle East.  
  • Member of the Facilitation Committee for passengers at Railway Stations and Airports, under the then Lt Governor Shri Tejinder Khanna. 
  • Member of the Committee for Rejuvenation of Connaught Place under the Chairmanship of Shri Ramesh Chandra, IAS.
  • Associated as an expert in wild life with the BBC Wild Life Club and WWF for many years. Participated in meetings involving policy decisions at various levels. 
  • Member of the Planning Commission (Tourism Cell) under the Chairmanship of Shri Jayant Sanyal, IAS.
  • Guest Columnist with various National Dailies and Tourism Journals.