Rural Tourism in Himachal Pradesh: Importance, Scope and Challenges

Due to being a permanent resident of Himachal Pradesh, I have chosen the title for the research as-Rural Tourism for Himachal Pradesh, its importance, scope, and challenges. Himachal Pradesh is an Indian state located in the Northern region of India. Himachal Pradesh state is established on 25 January 1971. The total area of Himachal Pradesh is 55, 673 Km² including 55402.18 km² rural areas and 270.82 km² urban area with the population of 89.67% residing in rural areas and only 10.03% population residing in the urban area. Considering the above figures, it is easy to assess that if the state has to develop and deal with acute problems like migration, unemployment, then its action plan is of utmost importance, considering it very seriously about rural tourism. Nature has summed up this state with its beauty, it is necessary to develop and propagate new tourist sites similar to the already famous tourist sites. There is a possibility of tourism in every corner of this state. This is not so simple due to the odd geographical conditions of the State of Himachal Pradesh and due to natural calamities from time to time. But this task is completely possible by the strong political will and honest functioning. For this, we can learn from other states like Uttrakhand and Kerala and foreign technology