Tourist Villages

The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has introduced new tourist places in the rural areas and it has given a push to the economy in these villages.

Recently the government said that tourist Villages in J&K are receiving a huge tourist influx and is giving a push in the rural economy, employment generation.

J&K Govts’ Homestay concept succeeds in alluring huge tourist influx to rural tourist villages

Located 88 kilometers from Jammu in district Udhampur, ‘Panchari’ a snow capped mountain surrounded by dense cedar forests, is all set to receive and captivate tourists this year with its natural magnificence and grandeur. Many admirers of Panchari compare its scenic beauty and winter snowfall with globally acclaimed as the best destination ‘Gulmarg’.

Panchari, a fascinating tourist destination abundantly blessed with natural scenic splendour and grandeur, started receiving heavy tourist rush after being declared as the first Tourist Village with Homestay facilities by the J&K government under the Tourist Village Development Programme (TVDP).

The construction of vintage huts and creation of other requisite utilities in this picturesque spot has further added to its infrastructural edifice to accommodate the steeply rising tourist influx.