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Programmes held across 18 districts in UP on World Agri-Tourism Day

Lucknow, May 16 (UNI) Various programmes were organised in 18 districts of Uttar Pradesh under the state's rural tourism initiative 'Agri Rural and Gange Gram Rural Tourism' on the occasion of the 18th World Agri-Tourism Day-2025 on Friday.
The participating districts included Varanasi, Pilibhit, Chitrakoot, Banda, Ayodhya, Lucknow, Fatehpur, Kanpur Nagar, Kannauj, Pratapgarh, Farrukhabad, Etawah, Auraiya, Mathura, Prayagraj, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar and Saharanpur.
Tourism and Culture Minister Jaiveer Singh said that UP is emerging rapidly in the field of tourism. "The state holds immense potential in rural tourism, and the government is actively working to bring this potential to life. As part of this initiative, 234 villages have been selected to be developed as rural tourism villages, many of which are already operational. These villages promote local products, cuisine, handicrafts and more, resulting in increased income for people associated with rural tourism," he said.
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