Role of Tourism in the Economic Development of Nilgiris

Tourism plays an important role in the economic development of any region. Majority of the writers on Tourism are having the opinion that tourism can make a positive contribution for economic development of the state. This paper aims to limelight the economic development of Nilgiris district through the movement of tourists. It also explores the impact of tourism on the agricultural economy of Nilgiris; impact of hotel industries and income to the travel agencies on tourism. The study also analyses the economic development of shop keepers, economic promotion through its places of attraction and its economic development through transport. The inflow of tourists is high enough to get a high annual bid amount from tollgates entry points in Nilgiris. The government is getting a respectable amount of tax collection through the tourism in Nilgiris.