REGULATION OF ADVENTURE TOURISM

Posted On: 02 APR 2026 4:21PM by PIB Delhi The list for State-wise number of Adventure Tourism Operators recognized under Ministry of Tourism is placed at Annexure. Ministry of Tourism does not maintain data on approved Adventure Tourism Destinations. The development and promotion of tourism, including adventure tourism, enhancing safety and convenience at adventure tourism sites is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations.Ministry of Tourism does not maintain data on accidents caused while participating in adventure tourism and it has no separate fund for promotion of Adventure Tourism. The Ministry of Tourism, in association with the Adventure Tour Operators Association of India has formulated Adventure Safety Guidelines with an aim to establish a comprehensive and standardized framework to ensure safety in the Adventure Tourism sector across India. These guidelines have been circulated to all States and Union Territories for adoption and formulation/updation of safety protocols. All the States / Union Territories have been requested to maintain a strict watch on all adventure related activities and ensure strict adherence to safety regulations and licensing norms by all the operators. ANNEXURE The list for State-wise number of Adventure Tourism Operators recognized under Ministry of Tourism Sr. No. State Number of Adventure Tourism Operators 1. Andhra Pradesh 01 2. Bihar 01 3. Delhi 21 4. Gujarat 02 5. Haryana 06 6. Himachal Pradesh 01 7. Jammu And Kashmir 02 8. Jharkhand 01 9. Karnataka 04 10. Kerala 02 11. Madhya Pradesh 02 12. Maharashtra 04 13. Punjab 01 14. Sikkim 01 15. Tamil Nadu 02 16. Telangana 03 17. Uttar Pradesh 04 18. Uttarakhand 03 19. West Bengal 16 Total 77 This information was given by Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today *** M Annadurai (Release ID: 2248383) Visitor Counter : 357 Read this release in: Urdu , हिन्दी Ministry of Tourism REGULATION OF ADVENTURE TOURISM Posted On: 02 APR 2026 4:21PM by PIB Delhi The list for State-wise number of Adventure Tourism Operators recognized under Ministry of Tourism is placed at Annexure. Ministry of Tourism does not maintain data on approved Adventure Tourism Destinations. The development and promotion of tourism, including adventure tourism, enhancing safety and convenience at adventure tourism sites is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations.Ministry of Tourism does not maintain data on accidents caused while participating in adventure tourism and it has no separate fund for promotion of Adventure Tourism. The Ministry of Tourism, in association with the Adventure Tour Operators Association of India has formulated Adventure Safety Guidelines with an aim to establish a comprehensive and standardized framework to ensure safety in the Adventure Tourism sector across India. These guidelines have been circulated to all States and Union Territories for adoption and formulation/updation of safety protocols. All the States / Union Territories have been requested to maintain a strict watch on all adventure related activities and ensure strict adherence to safety regulations and licensing norms by all the operators. ANNEXURE The list for State-wise number of Adventure Tourism Operators recognized under Ministry of Tourism Sr. No. State Number of Adventure Tourism Operators 1. Andhra Pradesh 01 2. Bihar 01 3. Delhi 21 4. Gujarat 02 5. Haryana 06 6. Himachal Pradesh 01 7. Jammu And Kashmir 02 8. Jharkhand 01 9. Karnataka 04 10. Kerala 02 11. Madhya Pradesh 02 12. Maharashtra 04 13. Punjab 01 14. Sikkim 01 15. Tamil Nadu 02 16. Telangana 03 17. Uttar Pradesh 04 18. Uttarakhand 03 19. West Bengal 16 Total 77 This information was given by Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today *** M Annadurai (Release ID: 2248383) <span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">The list for State-wise number of Adventure Tourism Operators recognized under Ministry of Tourism is placed at <strong>Annexure. </strong>Ministry of Tourism does not maintain data on approved Adventure Tourism Destinations. The development and promotion of tourism, including adventure tourism, enhancing safety and convenience at adventure tourism sites is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations.Ministry of Tourism does not maintain data on accidents caused while participating in adventure tourism and it has no separate fund for promotion of Adventure Tourism. </span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">The Ministry of Tourism, in association with the Adventure Tour Operators Association of India has formulated Adventure Safety Guidelines with an aim to establish a comprehensive and standardized framework to ensure safety in the Adventure Tourism sector across India. These guidelines have been circulated to all States and Union Territories for adoption and formulation/updation of safety protocols.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">All the States / Union Territories have been requested to maintain a strict watch on all adventure related activities and ensure strict adherence to safety regulations and licensing norms by all the operators.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:right"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>ANNEXURE</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>The list for State-wise number of Adventure Tourism Operators recognized under Ministry of Tourism</strong></span></span></p> <table border="1" bordercolor="#ccc" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:9.92%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>Sr. No.</strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:37.74%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>State</strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:52.36%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>Number of Adventure Tourism Operators</strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:9.92%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">1.</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:37.74%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">Andhra Pradesh</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:52.36%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:black">01</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:9.92%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">2.</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:37.74%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">Bihar</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:52.36%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:black">01</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:9.92%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">3.</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:37.74%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">Delhi</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:52.36%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:black">21</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:9.92%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">4.</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:37.74%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">Gujarat</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:52.36%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:black">02</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:9.92%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">5.</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:37.74%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">Haryana</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:52.36%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:black">06</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:9.92%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">6.</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:37.74%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">Himachal Pradesh</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:52.36%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:black">01</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:9.92%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">7.</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:37.74%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">Jammu And Kashmir</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:52.36%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:black">02</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:9.92%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">8.</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:37.74%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">Jharkhand</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:52.36%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:black">01</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:9.92%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">9.</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:37.74%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">Karnataka</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:52.36%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:black">04</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:9.92%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">10.</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:37.74%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">Kerala</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:52.36%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:black">02</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:9.92%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">11.</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:37.74%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">Madhya Pradesh</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:52.36%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:black">02</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:9.92%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">12.</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:37.74%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">Maharashtra</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:52.36%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:black">04</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:9.92%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">13.</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:37.74%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">Punjab</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:52.36%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:black">01</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:9.92%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">14.</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:37.74%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">Sikkim</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:52.36%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:black">01</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:9.92%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">15.</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:37.74%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">Tamil Nadu</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:52.36%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:black">02</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:9.92%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">16.</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:37.74%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">Telangana</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:52.36%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:black">03</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:9.92%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">17.</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:37.74%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:black">Uttar Pradesh</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:52.36%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:black">04</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:9.92%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">18.</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:37.74%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:black">Uttarakhand</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:52.36%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:black">03</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:9.92%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">19.</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:37.74%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:black">West Bengal</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:52.36%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:black">16</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="width:47.64%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>Total</strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:52.36%"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong><span style="color:black">77</span></str