The Uttarakhand government is planning to relax taxes in the state such as state royalty for peaks, luxury taxes, and peak fee for mountain trekking, to promote tourism and encourage investment, said Uma Kant Panwar, Tourism Secretary of the state.
Panwar was speaking at a convention in Rishikesh on Tuesday which is being held in the state with an aim to erase the memories of the turbulent events of last year's disaster.
Panwar said the state government is also improving connectivity via roads and the ‘Paanch Dhams’ will be opened on May 2 with a uniform schedule.
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