Hansali among top 36 tourism villages

On the eve of World Tourism Day, the Ministry of Tourism announced the winners of the Best Tourism Villages Competition, 2024. Hansali village in the district was the only village of the state to be declared the best tourism village among the 36 villages across the country.

First introduced in 2023, the Best Tourism Villages Competition was organised to promote tourism to the ‘Soul of India’ (India’s villages). The focus was to identify and recognise villages that preserved and promoted cultural and natural assets through community-based values and commitment to sustainability.

It is worth mentioning that in this year’s competition of the Best Tourism Villages Competition in India, a total of 991 applications were received from 30 states and UTs, out of which 36 villages were recognised as winners across 8 categories.

The then Deputy Commissioner Parneet Shergill has been largely instrumental in accelerating tourism potential at Hansali village by taking personal interest in preserving its cultural identity.