MoT advises Tourist Police to states
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The Ministry of Tourism has advised all state government and Union Territory Administrations to deploy Tourist Police.
The Tourist Police will be formed in order to ensure safety and security of foreign tourists in India. The guidelines for formation of Tourist Security Organisation comprising ex-servicemen, formulated by the Ministry of Tourism in consultation with the Ministry of Defence, Home and Directorate General of Resettlements, have been forwarded to the state governments and Union Territory Administrations.
“The Union Ministry of Tourism, along with the stakeholders has adopted the code of conduct for ‘Safe & Honourable Tourism’, which is a set of guidelines to encourage tourism activities to be undertaken with respect for basic rights like dignity, safety and freedom from exploitation of both tourists and local residents, in particular women and children,” Dr K Chiranjeevi, Union Tourism Minister in India told in a PIB release.