The mission of this Policy is not to remedy a panacea but to create a direction that will drive the tourism industry in Manipur and to let the dynamics of the industry to take over thereafter. The Policy seeks to harness the tourism potential of Manipur and to present to the world as a “Tourism Hotspot” for attracting tourists and investments with the development of hotels & restaurants, resorts, transport & communication, heritage sites and handloom and handicrafts. This will ultimately help in creating jobs and revenue, and in contributing to the economy, development of backward areas, thereby reducing poverty.