West Bengal's Baranagar Wins 'Best Tourism Village'; Mamata Banerjee Shares Excitement
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday expressed her delight over Baranagar village in Murshidabad district being selected as the ‘Best Tourism Village’ in the Agri-tourism category by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.
Sharing the excitement on her social media platform X, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo said that the prestigious award will be presented on World Tourism Day on 27th September.
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“Let’s continue to nurture and promote the unique treasures of our state for the world to see,” Banerjee wrote.
I am delighted to share that Baranagar village in Murshidabad district has been selected as the ‘Best Tourism Village’ in the Agri-Tourism category by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.
The award will be presented on World Tourism Day on 27th September.
Let’s…
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) September 19, 2024
Spread across both the natural physiographic regions of the Murshidabad district, Baranagar consists of an overwhelming 90 per cent of the rural population. The Ganges and Padma Rivers flow along the northern portion of the Baranagar village.
In 2023, another village in Murshidabad district, Kiriteshwari, was declared the best tourism village in India by the Union Government.
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For selecting the best tourism village, the tourism ministry invites applications from all states and UT, seeking to honour the villages that best exemplify a rural tourism destination, as per the ministry’s website. The best tourism village depicts cultural and natural assets and preserves and promotes community-based values, goods, and lifestyles.
The competition that is being held every year is aimed at promoting the commitment of villagers towards economic, social, and environmental sustainability. Making tourism one of the drivers of positive change, rural development, and community well-being is one of the goals of the organization of the competition.
