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Over Rs 134.57 cr sanctioned for 61 tourism projects in the last two years: UP minister

Lucknow, May 21 (UNI) The Uttar Pradesh government is working towards comprehensive tourism development across the state under which lesser-known destinations in each assembly constituency are being brought into the spotlight on the tourism map, a minister said on Wednesday.
State's Tourism and Culture Minister Jaiveer Singh said in the past two years, a total of 61 projects have been sanctioned under the Chief Minister Tourism Development Partnership Scheme, with a cumulative allocation of over Rs.134.57 crore.
He said the government is consistently striving to give new direction to tourism development in the state.
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