ICT Enabled Solutions to Challenges - Issues of Integrated Sustainable Tourism & EcoTourism in VIKSIT Madhya Pradesh of VIKSITBharat - A Review of Potential.

Authors

  • Manoj Kr. Singh Senior Research Faculty, Indian Institute of Forest Management - IIFM, Nehru Nagar, Bhopal, MP - 462003, INDIA
  • Ashwini Kr. Singh Mr. Ashwini Kr. Singh, Faculty, International Institute of Villagers Training & Development - IIVTD, Sagar Green Hills, A Block - No. 107, Kolar Road, Bhopal, MP - 462042, INDIA.

Keywords:

Viksit Bharat 2047, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Sustainable Tourism, Socio-Economic Development, Ecotourism Sustainability

Abstract

The term "Viksit Bharat" translates to "Developed India," and the year 2047 is chosen
strategically as it marks 100 years since India gained its independence. The core idea is to leverage the momentum gained over the past decades and propel India into a league of developed nations, ensuring a high quality of life for all its citizens. As per declaration this movement has been defined with four pillars of the system - The Poor (Garib), The Youth (Yuva), The Women Empowerment (Mahila Sashaktikaran) and The Farmer (Annadata).
Madhya Pradesh being a state of India has a lead role in this ongoing movement. It aims to increase the state's gross domestic product (GSDP) from the current ₹15.03 lakh crore to ₹250 lakh crore (US$2 trillion) by 2047. In the course of development in country and state, ICT has become a strong support system that changes the way information and communication are delivered. It has created endless opportunities where citizens can see more than what is happening in surroundings and regulators, policy formulators, administrators, developers & managers can be involved in their process like never before as the time limit chosen is very less. So far we have achieved 4.19 trillion dollar GDP from the year 1947 (during last 78 Years) & targeted to achieve 30-40 trillion dollar GDP in upcoming year 2047 (during upcoming 22 Years only). The only visible way out is achieving it to proceed with high end low cost ICT based decentralized technologies.
The essence of development is relationships; it is people (The Yuva - Youth, The Garid - Poor, The Mahila Shakti - Women and The Annadata - Farmer). An environment full of laughter, questions, and feelings best described as happiness cannot be created in a closed room with the help of a screen or a gadget. ICT is not here to make this disappear; ICT is here to expand on it. In this way, with the incorporation of technology into the development process of economic system, we can achieve a balance that develops overall growth and socio-economic well-being. After all, vikas (development) isn’t a mere data-processing activity but a living process, which makes the future of technology and humanity intertwined.
This potential review reveals that there is an urgent need to strengthen the system of sustainable tourism & ecotourism by incorporating more cost effective - technology oriented automated services to minimize the operational cost of service providers and efficiency in delivery of it to tourists.
More detailed studies should be carried out on continuous basis and results may be shown in public domain. However, a deeper comprehensive studies (evaluation & research studies) by incorporating the sustainability aspects is the urgent need of the sector to carried out for customers’ satisfaction and stakeholders’ perspective. Besides this economics and scale of business to be organized in a better way to make tourism & eco-tourism more sustainable and effective. It also recommends the option of effective & economic customization for tourists and sites should be improved upon to optimize the satisfaction and sustainability.

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Singh MK & MG Nema (1996) "Sustainability of Agriculture Production in Madhya Pradesh Beyond 2000 AD", 84th Indian Science Congress, New Delhi, 3 to 8 January 1997.

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Chauhan JS & Singh MK (2009) “Tourism vis-a-vis Eco-tourism in Pachmarhi Hill Areas & Satpuda National Park of Madhya Pradesh in India” Paper presented in International Conference on Tourism in Global Village. April 8-10, 2009 Organized jointly by IIM, Lucknow & IIM, Kozikode, India.

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Singh, MK, Manish Mishra & Hota D K ( 2026) Challenges & Issues of Tourism Sustainability for Selected Sites of Madhya Pradesh - Some Experiences, presented by Dr. MK Singh in Madhya Pradesh Tourism Sustainability Summit 2026, Organized by PHD [1]

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Singh MK & MG Nema (1996) "Sustainability of Agriculture Production in Madhya Pradesh Beyond 2000 AD", 84th Indian Science Congress, New Delhi, 3 to 8 January 1997.

[3]

Chauhan JS & Singh MK (2009) “Tourism vis-a-vis Eco-tourism in Pachmarhi Hill Areas & Satpuda National Park of Madhya Pradesh in India” Paper presented in International Conference on Tourism in Global Village. April 8-10, 2009 Organized jointly by IIM, Lucknow & IIM, Kozikode, India.

[4]

Chauhan, JS and MK Singh (2009) Mainstreaming Indian Business & Economy – Ecological Tourism (An Untapped Business of Indian Forest Dwellers for Rural Development), published in International Journal of Rural Development and Management Studies, ISSN 0975-0614, Vol. 3, No.2, Dec. 2009 pp 267 – 307.

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Sustainable Development Goals, United Nations Official website ( https://sdgs.un.org/).

[6]

Unpublished reports of scholars of Post Graduate Diploma in Sustainability Management (PGDSM) of Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM) Bhopal (2019 to 2024).

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Singh, MK, Manish Mishra & Hota D K ( 2026) Challenges & Issues of Tourism Sustainability for Selected Sites of Madhya Pradesh - Some Experiences, presented by Dr. MK Singh in Madhya Pradesh Tourism Sustainability Summit 2026, Organized by PHD

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Published

2026-03-18

How to Cite

[1]
Manoj Kr. Singh and Ashwini Kr. Singh 2026. ICT Enabled Solutions to Challenges - Issues of Integrated Sustainable Tourism & EcoTourism in VIKSIT Madhya Pradesh of VIKSITBharat - A Review of Potential. AG Volumes. (Mar. 2026), 290–309.