SUSTAINABILITY OF TOURISM IN INDIA: PERCEPTION OFTOURISTS ON UTTARAKHAND TOURISM

This research paper presents to the impact of tourism on economy, environment, and socio- cultural aspects ofUttarakhand and explores how Uttarakhand incorporated sustainable tourism development as the main missionto achieve economic, environmental, and socio-cultural development of tourist destinations. This researchpaper examines the environmental, economic, and socio-cultural sustainability of tourism development inUttarakhand. A primary investigation was conducted at various tourist places in Uttarakhand for evaluating thesustainability of tourism through the questionnaire. A data set consisting of 50 responses were generated. Theanalysis of this paper provides special perceptiveness on the factors, which lead to sustainability of touristdestinations in Uttarakhand. Research findings show that the resourcemanagement, pressure on resources, localempowerment, environmental management, socio-cultural Unsustainability, tourism sector, destinationmanagement, sustainable tourism promotion, local community participation and anti-social activities are themain factors, which affects the sustainability of tourist destinations in Uttarakhand. As this research paperrenders exhaustive and scientific facts about the environmental, economic, and socio-cultural impacts oftourism development in Uttarakhand, the research findings can provide valuable suggestions to the governmentagencies, tourism operators, hotels and restaurants, and NGOs which formulating and implementing tourismpolicies.