World Bank commits over â¹256 cr to Uttar Pradesh for tourism
The World Bank on Thursday committed $40 million (over â¹256 crore) for the development of tourism facilities in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The five-year programme will focus on Agra and the Braj region, which despite being two of the prime tourist and pilgrimage destinations of UP, have some of the state's highest poverty rates.nn