Job-driven tourism development would be the priority for the newly appointed union Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahay.
8220;I have a plan for the people staying in remote places. To identify tourist spots,develop them and involve the locals to eke out their livelihood,8221; he told reporters when asked what plans he had for Jharkhand in his new assignment.
Sahay got the new assignment after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reshuffled his cabinet on Thursday.
8220;Though migration has been one of the serious problems plaguing Jharkhand for the last ten years,successive governments failed in solving the problem.
8220;My priority will be to develop tourist spots,keeping maximum job opportunities that can help prevent migration to some extent,8221; he said.
Sahay said Jharkhand has the potential to be in the map of world tourism.
8220;Famous temples like Parasnath,Baidyanath Dham,Rajrappa and Deuri could have been developed into beautiful spots. Efforts will be to beautify these places to attract more tourists,8221; he added.