Institution of Local Self Governance and its Linkages with Tourism
Institution of Local Self Governance and its Linkages with Tourism
Institution of Local Self Governance and its Linkages with Tourism
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-Health <strong>and</strong> San itation, includinghospitals, primary health rentres <strong>and</strong>dispensaries.Cultu ral Activities.Will be able to move staff to a foreigncountry <strong>and</strong> base them <strong>with</strong>outrestrictions.Will be allowed to effect internationaltransfers <strong>and</strong> payments for currenttransactions <strong>with</strong>out restrictionsWelfare <strong>of</strong> the weaker section <strong>and</strong> inparticular Schedule Caste <strong>and</strong>Schedule Tribes.Women <strong>and</strong> Child development.Maintenance <strong>of</strong> community assets.Markets <strong>and</strong> fairs.A look at the Table 3 separately further shows that the internationaltrade agreement, namely GATS does not accommodate localaspirations <strong>and</strong> overrides the powers enjoyed by them. Under GATSproviders <strong>of</strong> travel <strong>and</strong> tour related services try to exp<strong>and</strong> their businessin destination countries <strong>and</strong> thus compete <strong>with</strong> the local providers whois in no way able to put up a fight <strong>with</strong> the foreign providers. Technologytransfer is expensive <strong>and</strong> Involves crores <strong>of</strong> money, putting thedeveloping countries at a disadvantage. Availability <strong>of</strong> outdated <strong>and</strong>depleted technology <strong>and</strong> lack <strong>of</strong> technological know-how, thus fails toclose the gap between the local providers <strong>and</strong> the foreign operators.Under the National Treatment, treating the domestic <strong>and</strong> foreignsuppliers equally will place the locals at a disadvantage. Subsidies <strong>and</strong>tax benef<strong>its</strong>, which are major incentives for development <strong>of</strong> domesticindustries, will have to be shared <strong>with</strong> the foreign suppliers In otherwords it takes away the right <strong>of</strong> selective promotion enjoyed by thedomestic industries. Reduction <strong>of</strong> few local equity shares will no doubtpromote further concentration <strong>and</strong> integration. Relaxing the terms <strong>and</strong>conditions for the foreign suppliE:is <strong>and</strong> treating them at equal footingwill place the local providers at an inconvenience. Highways, oversizedhigh-end airports may be far from the reach <strong>and</strong> needs <strong>of</strong> the localcommunities who may wish to participate in the benef<strong>its</strong> <strong>of</strong> tcurism.Thus we see present economic priorities <strong>and</strong> tourism policy <strong>of</strong> thegovernment is more in consonance <strong>with</strong> the international agreements57
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