India made ₹1.75L cr from foreign tourist arrivals in 2017

Tourism Minister KJ Alphons on Tuesday said India earned around ₹1,75,000 crore from foreign tourist arrivals in 2017. Adding that foreign tourist arrivals had increased by 15.2%, he said it contributed 6.88% to the country's total GDP and 12.36% to employment in terms of jobs. Alphons added he wanted these numbers to further increase dramatically.