In Gist:
➔ A special tourist train has been started by Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train as Ambedkar Yatra special tour train.
➔ It is taking passengers on a tour to all the cities associated with social reformer B R Ambedkar across the country like an Ambedkar Circuit.
➔ It was flagged off from the Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station, Delhi, on the occasion of Ambedkar’s 132nd birth anniversary.
➔ The Bharat Gaurav tourist train tour on Ambedkar Circuit was flagged off by Union Minister of Tourism G Kishan Reddy along with Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar from the Delhi Railway Station.
➔ IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism is operating its first tour on the Ambedkar circuit on an 8-day special tour starting April 14, 2023.
➔ Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train launch is in line with the Government of India initiative “Dekho Apna Desh” to promote special interest circuits in domestic tourism
References:
https://byjus.com/free-ias-prep/upsc-pib-summary-analysis-apr16-2023/
