DISSERTATION REPORT

ON
GWALIOR: A TOURIST DESTINATION OF MADHYA PRADESH

Submitted in partial fulfilment for the award of

BBA [tourism] degree

SUPERVISED BY :- Mr. SUBMITTED BY :- SAMRIDHI

AYUSH SAXENA BBA [TOURISM]

INSTITUTION OF TOURISM AND HOTEL

MANAGEMENT
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The success and final outcome of this project required a lot of guidance
and assistance from many people and I am extremely privileged to have
got this all along the completion of my project. All that I have done is only
due to such supervision and assistance and I would not forget to thank
them.

I respect and thank Mr. SUNIL KUMAR KABIA [H.O.D], for providing me
an opportunity to do the project work in your guidance and giving me all
support and guidance, which made me complete the project duly. I am
extremely thankful to Mr. AYUSH SAXENA for providing such a nice
support and guidance, although he had busy schedule managing the
corporate affairs.

I owe my deep gratitude to our project guide Mr.G. K SRINIVASANA, who

took keen interest on our project work and guided us all along, till the
completion of our project work by providing all the necessary information
for developing a good system.

I would not forget to remember My friend and family for their

encouragement and more over for their timely support and guidance till
the completion of our project work.

I am thankful to and fortunate enough to get constant encouragement,

support and guidance from all Teaching staffs of INSTITUTION OF
TOURISM AND HOTEL MANAGEMENT which helped us in successfully
completing our project work. Also, I would like to extend our sincere
esteems to all staff for their timely support.

NAME- SAMRIDHI
PLACE- JHANSI
BBA(Tourism) Supervisor's certificate:

BUNDELKHAND UNIVERSITY

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the dissertation report entitled Assessment of

attraction of GWALIOR: A TOURIST DESTINATION OF MADHYA
PRADESH , submitted to the Department of Institute of tourism and
hotel management [Bundelkhand University] in partial fulfilment for
the award of the degree of Bachelor of Business Administration in
Tourism, is a record of bona fide work carried out by Ms. SAMRIDHI ,
Roll No. 161191006020, under my supervision and guidance.

All help received by her from various sources have been duly
acknowledged.
No part of this report has been submitted elsewhere for award of any
other degree.
 CONTENT

CHAPTER 1 - INTTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 2 - Tourist Attractions at Gwalior

 Gwalior Fort and Tourist Spots

 Buildings at the Fort

CHAPTER 3 -Tourist arrivals

CHAPTER 4 -Linkages and connectivity

CHAPTER 5 -Floating population

CHAPTER 6 -Selected tourism infrastructure

CHAPTER 7 - Outcome

REFERENCES

SUGGESTIONS
Gwalior: An Introduction

The traces of civilization can be traced back to nearly 6000 years in

Madhya Pradesh. Civilization at Gwalior coexisted with the Harappa
culture. There are evidences which indicate that civilization existed in
Gwalior region during pre and post Harappa era. Traces of Nagwanshi
rulers can be found at Gwalior in the form of historical artefacts such
coins, seals, ancient architectureetc. A script also depicts that a Gwalior
was under the reign of Mihirkuls from the ruins of the sun temple built
by them. One of the craving on the stone found near Gwaliorfort also
depict that the area was under the rule of PratiharBhoj rulers during
836-882 A.D. Gwalior hasn’t been a curtained region. From time to
time it has been exposed to foreign invaders. MehmoofGhaznavi was
the first invader to launch an attack on Gwalior during 1021-1022 AD.
Ruler of Gwalior at that time gifted elephants and entered into peace
treaty with him. During 1196-1196 AD Mohammad Ghori attached
Gwalior when Lahang Dev was ruler of Gwalior. He annexed Gwalior
and appointed Iitutamish was Ameer of the Gwalior fort. Tomars ruled
over the Gwalior region between 1486-1526 A.D. Raja Man Singh, one
of the nine jewels of Akbar’s court was prime seal holder of the dynasty.
Raja Vikramditya was last ruler of Tomar dynasty to rule over Gwalior
and was killed in a battle in 1526. Later on afterthe fall of Mogul
empire, in 1754 Gwalior was taken over by Scindia’s, courtiers of
Holker’s from Indore. Till India’s independence in 1947, Gwalior was
ruled by the Scindia Dynasty. The last ruler of the dynasty to rule over
Gwalior was Jiwaji Rao Scindia(Singh R. L., 1971).

Tourist Attractions at Gwalior

Gwalior has been historically rich city. The details of the history of
Gwalior has been mentioned in the previous section of the chapter.
This chapter elaborates the tourist attractions at Gwalior and also
mentions the tourist attractions at nearby areas.
 S. NO TOURIST DESTINATIONS TYPE
1 The Gwalior Fort Heritage
2 GujariMahal Heritage
3 Man Mandir Palace (ChitraMandir Heritage
or the Palace of
Paintings)
4 Gopachal Heritage
5 Gurudwara Data BandhiChhod Religious
Religious
6 Surya Mandir Religious
7 TelikaMandir Heritage
8 Tansen's Tomb Heritage
9 Jai Vilas Palace &Scindia Museum Art & Museum
10 Kala Vithika Museum Art & Museum
11 Municipal Corporation Museum Art & Museum
12 SarodGhar Art & Museum
13 MotiMahal Heritage
14 Bada Gwalior Heritage
15 Scindiaschhatri Gwalior Heritage
16 Boat Club Gwalior Water Sports

Gwalior Fort and Tourist Spots

Gwalior fort is one of the beautiful and famous forts of India. Writer
Taj-UI-Maseer writes about this fort,” Fast Wind cannot touch its climax
and fast clouds cannot cast their shadow on its PARKOTAS. On its
Vakshsthal there are written stories of life/death, sanyog-viyog,
bravery and cowardice.

It is situated 110 km south of Agra. This stony hillock where it stands is

made of peculiar strong stone. This fort is more than 300 ft. broad from
east to west.

One the eastern side of the historic fort Raja Man Singh got constructed
a beautiful palace. Outside of the palace there are six beautiful high
gates. Almost all have praised its architect six palaces have been built
on this fort and gujrimahal is one of the worth seeing spots. There are
two routes to reach to this fort. First Gwalior gates is in the east and
the second Urvai gate is in the west. Apart from them, there were three
more gates which led inside of them Thothapor and Radha Gargaj gates
and third is in the south which have been closed now.

Five gates have to be crossed to reach the fort from the eastern side.
First gate is Alamgir Darwaja which is now commonly known as Gwalior
Gate. Second as Badalgarhor Hindola gate, third is ganeshdwar, fourth
is Laxmandwar and 5th is Hathiapore. Alamgirdarwaza was got
constructed in 1660 by Motimid Khan Governor of this fort in the
regime of Aurangzeb.Badalgarh gate is a beautiful example of stone
craft which was constructed in the name of Badalsingh brother of Raja
Kalyan Mal Tomar.

 Buildings at the fort

About half a dozen palaces exist on this historic fort, some of them
were constructed by Raja Man Singh and some muslim rulers.
Manmandir which exhibits good craftsmanship was got constructed by
Raja Mansingh in 1516. Over this building are six big tombs. This is an
example of great craftsman ship of the carving. Southern portion of
Man Mandir is 150 feet long and 50-60 feet high; over this three
Burjiyan though over 500 years old till shine, idols of animals-birds,
trees and human beings are made in the walls of the building which
add to its beauty.

 Gujri Mahal

The second palace is Gujrimahal. Raja Mansingh got it constructed for

his wife Mrignayani whom he loved very much. This palace too was
constructed when Man Mandir was constructed, i.e. around 1515-17.
On all the four sides rooms are constructed in Gujri Mahal. There is no
such room which does not exhibit example of high art. In this palace
water was brought by eastern pipe of Rani “Mrignayani”. Other two
palaces are karan Mahal and second vikrammahal. On seeing them
common man is led to appreciate SanakratVabhav of this area.

There are two more palaces Jahagirmahal and Shah Jahan Mahal. There
were many more mandir. Of them a few are still safe and are exaamples
of beautiful craftsmanship. Of them SasbahuKaMandir, Tele kaMandir,
Jain Idols (Agrawal, Chaudhary, & Tripathi, 2010)and
ChaturbhujMandir are worth seeing. In this great fort there are many a
tank which have been carved from the stones. Of them johartalab,
Mansarovar, Surajkundand GangolaTaal are the oldest. Apart from this
in this historic big fort of Gwalior there are many a Baithak and building
of European style which is converted as Scindia School nowadays.

 Sas-BahuKaMandir

This temple is 32 meters long and 22 metre wide. There is Vishal Caltar
in the centre of this temple. In the three directions there are Mandaps
and Devalayai is in 4th direction. There is hardly a palace where the
work of carving does not exist. At the gate of the temple idols of
Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh, have been displayed in the stones.

Mandir of Sas-Bahu is small in size and is beautiful are example of Mid

India Vastukala. There is Vishnu mandir. The front portion of stone is
protruded in the front from where the sightseeing of three sides is
possible.

 Gurdwara Daata Bandi Chhod

In the memory of sixth Guru of Sikhs HarGovind Singh

jibhavyagurdwara has been constructed at Gwalior fort. Whwnjahagir
was throned at delhi in 1605

ShahzadaKhusro had revolted against Jahangir. In TaranTarankhusro

sought blessings from the 5th guru of Sikhs guru Arjun dev ji.Data
BandichodGurdwara has been fully constructed of Marble. This is a
grand and huge gurdwara. Coloured glasses decorate the main
building. The kalashs at the gumbads are made of gold. There are also
2 tanks in it. Recital of guru granth sahib makes the surroundings
atmosphere peaceful and sacred. Peace is here. On amavasya there are
four special prayers, religious songs and keertan; in which many
followers participate. This occasion is transformed inti a fair. Food is
always distributed here in the form of Langar. Baba amarsingh started
its construction in 1970 with great zeal and enthusiasm. Tourist, visiting
Gwalior visit this gurdwarafrositively.
On 30th july 1993 sant baba amarsinghji passed away for heavenly
abode while serving the humanity. Such saints have rarely been
observed by me on this planet. Baba amarsinghji had served the
humanity for the past 2 decades and was popular in all classes of
society.

 The Scindia School

Scindia school was established at the historic fort. Indians famous

public school was established by late Madhorao scindia in 1879 in the
name of “Sardar school” in the nature’s lap. This is now known as
Scindia school in place of sardar school.

At present students from various states and foreigners are being

educated. The school I continuously progressing and now this is one of
the special schools of India

 TelikaMandir

This temple was constructed by pratihar Rajas. This is known as

telikamandir. Out of the various old historic worth seeing temples of
Gwalior, telikamandir ranks highest. This is said to have been
constructed in 9th Century. This temple is constructed in southern
Indian style and is the combination of Dravian and Aryan style. The real
name of this temple has been teleng temple, its height is about 100
feet. The main gate of telikamandir was brought in 1881 from else
where fixed here.

 Mandir

In the east of surajkund, there is maatadevikamandir at the Gwalior

fort. From the point of view of construction, it seems to be of 12th
century. This satapathya art is like Sasbabukamandir, which is very
attractive. Here amny people come to see it.

 SurajKund

A square kund constructed at the fort is known as surajkund. It was

constructed in 6th century. It is said that Aashram of Galib Rishi was
here. The founder of Gwalior durg (fort) surajsen got this temple
contructed.

 Urvai Ghati

In 1527 when babar came to Gwalior durg he was very keen to see the
beauty of UrvaiGhati. On seeing the beautiful sights of urvaighati, he
was full of joy. In his babarnama he has mentioned “this unique ghati
which is situated in the west durg. There are two/big tanks in between
this. On all the our sides of these tanks which are within ADVA, here
20-25 wells have been made; from where water for irrigation is taken.
They have planted quite a few trees and plants of flowers so this is a
beautiful place.

 DargahKhwaja Kanoon Sahib

Khwaja kanoon sahib naguar was resident of Marwad. He came to

Gwalior in 1483. Later he started living here. His full name as carved on
his tomb was saiyedsaiyeedudin kanoon rehmatullahalehchishtiya. But
he was popular here with name as khwaja kanoon. Hazrat Khawaja
kanoon sahib left for heavenly abode in 940 Hijri i.e. in between 1521-
25 nearby. Carvings on the inner parts of the tomb one of the matter
reveals “have belief that in 940 Hijri Khawaja Kanoon Sahib attained
aternal spirit. Visitors with full faith and avichalshradha and firm
confidence visit for 40 days and you will fulfil your aim/desire. The then
historians have written much about Khawaja kanoon shahib. He was a
sufi saint of the highest order. Even today people of various religious
faiths daily offer their prayers and AKIDAT.

 Jain Idols

Jain idols have been carved in the stone walls of the fort. Of them some
idols from their carving reveal that they came into being from the year
1440 to 1472 of the many are religious idols some are in standing and
soe are in sitting posture. The various Buddhist artefacts have also been
recovered at the nearby places (Batra, 2003).
  Gos Sahib’s Tomb

On the east of the town at hazira there is a tomb of Gos Sahib. This is
an example of infancy art of Mughal art. It is square in construction and
on all the four sides there are Burj; on their ends are small gumbad. On
all the four sides there are thick and fine Jalees and on the top of the
building there is big gumbad which was once decorated with shining
blue stones. Badyaun in his book Muntkhabultawareekh has written
about Gos Sahib that he was a great saint and also guru of Mughal
emperor Akbar and Tansen (Dernoi, 1991).

 Tomb of Tansen

Near the tomb of Mohd. Gos there is the tomb of famous singer,
Tansen. On the roof of the building there is encarvedGumbad which
has carving on it. Everyear “TansenSamaroh” held here. This tomb is
very simple but there is handicraft of beautiful jalis(Dutt, 1991).

Tourism Attractions

The Gwalior has got multiple tourist attractions apart from Gwalior
fort. This section of the chapter particularly elaborates about the
various attractions present at Gwalior and nearby places.

 Samadhi of Rani Laxmi Bai

In the first independence movement Viranghna Laxmibai who rattled

the British Empire, her Samadhi is nearby the campus of phoolbagh.
Eight feet metalled statue of Rani Laxmi Bai is situated here which is a
source of inspiration to our youth. This Samadhi reminds us the martyrs
of freedom. In the honour and the memory of the Rani, every year here
a fair is held on 18th June(Tomar V. , 2010).

 PhoolBaagh

At short distance from railway station, there exists garden in

phoolbagh. In the campus of phoolbagh there exists Residential palace,
Museum and other buildings. This garden was constructed by late
Madhao Rao scindia. In 1922 prince of wales inaugurated it on his
arrival at Gwalior. The only zoo of Gwalior city is situated in this
campus. One temple, one mosque, one gurdwara, the theophosical
lodge and prayer place of all religion exist here. Constructions were
done by the then government as an example of religious equality and
harmony(Pachauri, 2009).

 Jaivilas Palace

Jaivilas Palace was constructed for the residence of Maharaja Scindia

at the cost about Rs 19 lacs during 1861 to 1874. This is made in a big
garden decorated by shady trees and beautiful roads. On all the four
sides there are lakes and lawns and

flower beds which make the sight very attractive. The area of the
palace is 12,04,771 square feet. Michael Filoz was its designer and
constructor who intelligently prepared its design on the basis of Pilazez
of Italy(Bhattacharya, 2000).

 Moti Mahal

Moti Mahal is one of the worth seeing palace which was once
Secretariat of Madhya Bharat Govt. At present there are many offices
in the of the present govt. coloured glass work has been done very
beautifully. In some of its rooms and there are many wall paintings
which exhibits Hindu purans, RAG Ragnyon, Maharaja’s sittings as
darwar and various rallys etc. of Maharaja jiwaji Rao.

Museums

Of the main museums of this place are municipal corporation

museums, Maharaja jiwajiraoScindia Museums and gujrimahal
museums situated on the ground of the fort are the chief ones.ASI
Museums at fort near Manmandir Museum of nagarnigamwas
constructed by ex-maharaja Madhao Rao Scindia in 1902. This museum
contains pashanpratimayai, china clay, glass ivory, instruments of
warfare, old coins, animals-birds, and artistic pictures, samples of
prastershilp handicraft and apart from there are Avshesh of India’s first
independence movement? The maharaja jiwajirao museum was
established in 1964 in one of the wing of jaivilas palace. The most talked
things are big FanoosJhaad, napoleon table, silver train and Persian
carpets.

 N.C.C. Women Training School

NCC women officer training school is one training institute of its kind in
India which exsist in Gwalior as a place of Martydom of Raniof Jhansi.
Women from various states of India and islands come here for training
of NCC. Its establishment is a pride of India, its establishment took place
in 1964 in historic building Ex Grand Hotel. Till now ten thousand
trainees have passed out in different courses. There has been
important contribution of State Govt. in its establishment in Gwalior.
The commanding officer of this establishment is a brigadier and there
are Lt. COL., Major and four other women officer.

 Laxmibai Physical Education University

The fame of the establishment in Gwalior is equitant to that of sports

establishment in Patiala. This establishment imparts physical training
to men and women not only in India but also to the foreigners. For
continuous training facilities this establishment is progressing
continually. Apart from the routine training, National or international
sports in this university accord a special status. Such institutions impart
importance to Gwalior.

 Veer Sarkar Sarovar

Near AchleshwarMahadev and Maharani Laxmibai Arts and commerce

college there is a sarovar which is previously known as katorataal,
which is nowadays known as Veer SawarkarSarovar. There stands an
idol of Veer Sawarkar of human size which is surrounded by water and
shady trees. This sarovar is a fit place for tourists.

 Maharani Laxmi Bai College

Rulers of India state took great interest in education of this place. As a

result, 100 years ago, a beautiful building named as Victoria school was
constructed which is now known as MALBA MAHA VIDHAYALAI. This
college is the biggest college of Jiwaji University of M.P. from where
well known personalities received their education. Well known writer
Dr.Vrindavan Lal verma, famous poet Jaanisar Akhtar, Prime minister
Atal Bihari Bajpai were one of its most famous student.

 SanatanDharamMandir

Of all the famous temples of Gwalior, sanatandharammandir is on the

top. This occupies huge complex Lord Shri Krishna and beautiful idols
of other gods are placed it. This is situated infront of Chamber of
Commerce, at Achaleshwar road.

 Krishan Mandir in Chhatri

ChattriMandir is situated opposite to jaivilas palace and near

SawarkarSarovar. This temple is managed by scindia trust. In its garden,
there exists chatris of late Jivaji Rao scindia and his mother
GajraRajaeScindia. It is made of marble which are the source of
attraction for tourists.

 Jivaji Chowk (Bada)

The busiest place of Gwalior city is MaharajBaada. In the center there

is park. There is huge statue of jivaji Rao scindia made up of marble.
This idol is fixed in a high Marble platform. On all the four sides
shopping centers are situated. General post office, Huge two buildings
of State Bank of India, Town hall and Victoria market. Baada campus
worth seeing an examples of beautiful establishment. The special
feature of this market is that there are seven entries it.

 Chattrris of Scindia Dynasty

There is big collection of chattries of scindia Dynasty in Chatri Bazar.

These chattris are very important in view of art of establishment. House
construction on all the four sides of these chattris has minimized their
beauty. Chattris have been constructed with pink and white stones.
Chattris of Jivaji Rao Scindia, Daulat Rao Scindia and Janko Ji Rao scindia
are worth seeing out of these chatris. Here carved elephants, tigers,
horses etc are constructed very beautifully. For want of their proper
care these chatris are being damaged. Responsible civilians and
Government must pay attention in this direction.

 Surya Mandir

From the time immemorial worshiping god Sun has special place in
Gwalior. Mono of Scindia dynasty rulers has been the Surya and
Shesnaag. From this it is established that its dynasty is Naag-Kul
Bhushan. Birla on 23rd January 1988 gifted Surya mandir (Sun Temple)
to the people of gwalior. Pink stone has been used in its construction.
In the Center on a chabutra (GarbhaGarh) a special device has been
adopted for reaching the sun rays on idol Surya God.

 Dev Kho

This place is situated about 16 kms away from Gwalior on Lashkar Tigra
road. The natural beauty of this place is indescribable. Because of thick
forest various beautiful birds and wild animals can be seen here. Dev
Kho is surrounded with natural atmosphere which is amicable. On
hillock there is beautiful temple of Lord Shiva. Late Madhav Rao Scindia
used to visit this place and think over important problems of the state.
The lovely note of Jharna is very much pleasant which on hearing a
person starts singing. In the whole area the full of natural beauty lie
Deo Kho is rarely found. . Dev Kho is quite near to Gwalior city where
Govt have constructed good approach roads which have been laid after
cutting the hillocks with KIRINAS. On both the sides beautiful trees and
plants have been planted.

 Tighra Dam

Tighra dam is situated 18 kms away south west of laskhar. This is the
beautiful place hilli stones slopes have sufficient strength to hold water
in it. Gwalior gets is drinking water from tighra water works. This has
become a beautiful picnic spot during rainy. season. It is a place for
ecotourism, as it offers all the three major aspects of ecotourism,
environmental aspect economic aspect and social aspect (Uchchariya
& Saksena, 2012)

 Padmawati (Pawaya)
Of main tourist spots name of pawaya is illustration. Sometimes back
their must have been beautiful kingly city here. On the basis of
archeological evidence available so far this is the old city of Padmawati.
There is the mention of Padmawati in VishnuPuran where in it is
mentioned that this is a capital of Nagas which is 30 kms away from
Dabra.

 PeetambaraPeeth (Datia)

While on way to Jhansi from Gwalior Datiya town is 75 km away from

Gwalior. Datiya is an important historical place the image of palace etc
have been mitigated. Datiya has become prominent town because of
peethambarapeeth. This is the place of Bugulamukhi Devi. Peace
always has always been in this state. The courtyard of this temple is
made of marble. Darshans of devi in her various forms can be had here.
The temple of bhagwati is also held here.

 Baba KapurSaheb

In continuation of Madhuriyaimpotantsufi saint shah abdulgafoor who

is popularly known as Baba Kapur in masses. Almost sufi of mid Gwalior
has a special status among sufi Baba kapur. Baba Kapur was a saint of
trodden poor labor and professional. Even today dhobis (washer man)
labors, bullock carts, cultivators when they started to their daily work
their call “Oh Baba Kapur”. His tomb is living combination of national
unity and believers of various religion.

Tourist Spot s Nearby Gwalior

Nearby Gwalior in Morena dist. of Chambal Division, there are many
tourist spots of them Rani Kunti’s birthplace Kuntalpuri, shiv temple of
10th century, kakanmath, is there. The phadgarh have significance
apart for these ScindiaChatris, National park of Shivpuri, old temple of
Chenderi, tomb of sultan’s, shahi masjid, hawamahal, fort, seven
storeyed palace of datiya, Ramraja temple, laxman temple, etc. There
are other tourist spots which are bound to influence the tourism
activities at Gwalior and also attract domestic and foreign tourists.
  Art Tradition

Gwalior has its own cultural tradition. Music, idol carving, picture
painting have special status. Raja Jivaji Rao scindia of Scindia dynasty
under Nagpurwala picture painter got many beautiful paintings painted
in motimahal, gorkhimandir and other palaces. In this work of many
picture painter was taken who were residing in chitroali Lashkar, who
were from Bundelkhand and had come from Jhansi and settled here.
The credit of starting picture painting in Gwalior goes to
ShabihkarDaudmian and MukundSakharamBhaand. In tiger caves of
gujrimahal, the

wall paintings revealed liveliness in art of highest quality. Shri L.S.

Rajput Rudrahanji, Umeshkumar and Shubakrishanrao have also been
important. Picture painting were contributed by them. Shri Devlalikar
the first principle of lalit govt. Lalitkala University played an important
role in evoking the art of Gwalior.

Shri L S Rajput was a good picture painter and teacher of arts his
painting in exhibition, gained popularity in the whole country. In the
same manner the name of Rudhra Hanji hardly need any introduction.
He too was a well-known a picture painter and idol marker.

Shri Vimal Kumar, who was in charge of Kalavathika situated at path of

quite a long period, did a great dealing in the field of art. He, by going
a traditional painting established a special status. Similarly Madan
Bhatnagar, VishvatraVashvanieastablish a special status in the field of
art. Picture of vashvaniji gained popularity in the whole country, late
D.P. Sharma also sufficiently contributed to Gwalior.

 Son Chiriya Abhayaran

In northern M.P district of shivpurikareraabhayaran is being

established speedily near town kerera .for multiplication of attractive
birds ‘’SON CHRIYA’’ under great Indian bustard it was established in
1981 . the area of this abhayaranyai is 202K.Ms from Jhansi ,60K.Ms .
fromshivpuri, 135 K.M. from gwalior and 73K.M from orcha. This is the
only abhayaranyai of india . In between Mahur and Sindh river this is
only big area in the country which constitute of either govt. land or
private land(Ashraf, 2004).
From the print of existence, vegetation and landscape this is quite befitting. This
breed is always present to greet the visitors at times alone, at times with a partner
and at times in fiock in the abhayaraniyai area. As per 1992 counting of forest animals
and birds the figures of son chiriya its head its heads 18. This bird is a little shorter
with long neck and black KALGE on its head. The colour of the feathers is of the colour
of meat with black and brown strips on them, with strong long brown iegs and white
lower portion. Male is comparatively heavy and more beautiful. There is a long
pounch on the neck of the male which is capable of filling air in it by throwing it out
forcefully the male makes the atmosphere very melodious. The male by various
design by his noise attract the female and there by alarm other males of his presence
so that they do not enter his territory.

Another special features of this sanctuary is the presence of black buck. At the time
of this inception of this sanctuary in 1981 their numbers was 100-`50 which rose to
3005 as per counting of 1992. Flock of black bucks can be seen in hundred grazing in
sanctuary. This four-legged animal because of gait race and jumps are good looking
in the universe. Apart from black bucks,chinkara, foxes and etc.jungle animals here
are found in plenty(Thakur, 1990)

Tourist Arrivals

Data of tourist flow in Gwalior show substantial growth in the Past few years from a
total of around 210000 in 2008 and 850000 in 2011
Tourists coming from Agra move straight to Orchha or Khajuraho. Few tourists use the
city as a transit point to go to Orchha
The need for assessing tourism infrastructure for the growing number of tourist is very
important to further develop the city as a major tourism hub.
Table: MP tourist Flow of 2009, 2010

Table: Gwalior Tourist Flow Percentage Share in Total Tourist Flow in.

 The total inflow of tourists within the city over the years indicates a good
growth trend especially in the lasttwo to three years.

Table: Tourist Inflow over the year

Table: Tourist Flow of Gwalior

GWALIOR TOURIST FLOW (YEAR WISE)
YEAR DOMESTIC FOREIGN TOTAL % OF DOMESTIC % OF FOREIGN
2008 197220 17841 215061 91.7 8.3
2009 207698 12513 220211 94.3 5.7
2010 686072 19229 705301 97.3 2.7
2011 831901 19130 851031 97.8 2.2
Source: MP TDC, 2012
Tourist inflow in the city has recorded a steady decline since 2004. In 2007-08 tourist
inflow has witnessed a substantial growth of 53%. As a preliminary assessment, this
growth can be linked to MP Tourism’s initiative to promote Madhya Pradesh as the
‘Heart of Incredible India’.

Overview Of Gwalior City

Gwalior city is situated in the Madhya Pradesh on the northern part on the main
Mumbai-Agra road corridor and Mumbai-Delhi rail corridor. Gwalior city has got old
historical background i.e. 1000 years prior to B.C. when the India was considered to
be passing from the steel age. From the archaeological excavation it is observed that
the city has evidence of settlement during Mourya period and the development and
progress of the city has been from that time. In India wherever princely states ruled
over, it has been observed that such cities have been enriched with construction of
buildings of architectural values and places of historical importance. For decades
Gwalior has proved that it has the potential of becoming a heritage city.

Linkages And Connectivity

Gwalior is located 423 Km from Bhopal, the M.P. state capital. Its distance from Delhi,
the country capital is 321 Km. some of the important Urban centres and tourist places
near Gwalior are:

Table: Distance from Gwalior

S. NO TOWNS/CITIES DISTANCE FROM GWALIOR MAJOR
(KM) CONNECTIVITY
HIGHWAYS
1 Delhi 321 NH3 & NH2
2 Agra 118 NH3
3 Mumbai 1086 NH3
4 Jhansi 97 NH75
5 Shivpuri 114 NH3
6 Chanderi 239 NH75 & NH26, NH3 &
SH10
7 Khajuraho 275 NH75
 8 Bhopal 423 NH75, NH26, NH86
9 Ujjain 455 NH3, SH27
10 Indore 486 NH3
Source: Transport Department, GMC

 Rail Connectivity With Respect To Gwalior

The city lies on the broad- gauge railway line connecting Delhi to Bhopal and Indore
to Bhind. A narrow-gauge line connects the city to Sheopur. The station is located on
the main Mumbai-Delhi and Chennai-Delhi rail link.

 Air Connectivity with Respect To Gwalior

Gwalior has a domestic airport providing services to the region. The airport is located
to the North East of the city at a distance of about 11 Km from the city centre. The
three flights operating are
1) Delhi – Gwalior – Indore – Gwalior – Delhi
2) Delhi – Gwalior – Jabalpur – Gwalior – Delhi
3) Delhi – Gwalior – Mumbai

Floating Population
Having a strong presence of historical monuments in Gwalior and It is well connected
with all the major cities of India by Road, Train and also with Air.

Table: Floating Population during fairs and festivals

 FAIR AND ANNUAL FLOATING ESTIMATED MAX. PERIOD
FESTIVALS FREQUENCY POPULATION FLOATING
POPULATION
Gwalior Trade 1 30-40 Lakes 35 L Jan-Feb.
Source: Fair
Gwalior TansenSange 1 50 Thousand 50 T Nov-Dec
etSama
Roh
MuktibodhSa 1 20 Thousand 20 T Feb.
maroh
BhavbhutiSa 1 10 Thousand 10 T Sep.
maroh
Pt. Balkrishna 1 25 Thousand 25 T Nov.
Sharma
"Naveen"
Samaroh
PadmakarSa 1 5 Thousand 5T March
maroh
ShankariSama 1 5 Thousand 5T Sep.
roh
KabirSamaroh 1 8-10 10 T Oct.
Thousand
Krishna 1 15-20 20 T Oct.
RaoSamaroh Thousand
Baba 1 5 Thousand 5T Sep.
HiraBhumia's
Fair

TOTAL 36.5 Lakhs

Destination Report Prepared by District Collectorate, Gwalior

Selected Tourism Infrastructure

According to study and the basis of primary survey, we should have been found the
Tourism Infrastructure for Gwalior city:
Table: Selected Tourism Infrastructure

DATA CHECK LIST WITH OBJECTIVES COLLECTED/DONE

S. NO. OBJECTIVES(TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE)
Road Condition
Public Transport
1 Accessibility (City
Other Tourist Transport
Level)
2 Accommodation (City 4-5 Star Category
Level)

Heritage Category
1,2,3 Star Category
Govt. Approved & Budget
Others(Dharmshala, Lodge etc.
Local Food and Crafts Restaurants
3 (City Level)
Craft
4 Public Provision of Drinking Water
Convenience(On Site)
Availability of Eating Joints
Presence of Commercial Facilities
Landscaping/Maintained Greens
Toilets
Internal Roads
Lighting System
Solid Waste Management
Resting Place
 Parking Facilities
User Charges
Presence of Guide.

Outcome

1) Existing cluster of site/spots bases on mutual proximity, connectivity, tourist

inflow.
2) Two types of clusters are available, which is within the city and around the Gwalior
(within 100 Km. Buffer).
3) Focus on the development of tourist amenities/Infrastructure within the city
(through city tourist flow and regional tourist flow, 100 Km. region) and on site
tourism amenities/Infrastructure. Based on analysis following existing clusters in
Gwalior and around have been identified.

Cluster 1 : All destinations within the have been identified by

MP Tourism Development Corporation
Cluster 2 : Gwalior-Morena-Bhind-Gwalior
Cluster 3 : Gwalior-Bhind-Jhansi-Datia-Gwalior
Cluster 4 : Gwalior-Shivpuri-Jhansi-Datia-Gwalior
REFERENCES
 SUGGESTIONS

 Incentive to explore the heritage:

The government of India is requested to grant sufficient incentive to

Indians to explore this diverse heritage. For this the government can
provide benefit to Individuals without major loss to the government.
Sufficient checks are required that this incentive is not misused.

Incentives:

1- Upto INR 60000 to be made tax free for the purpose of tourism. This is
further divided into

2- INR 60000 towards tourist travel for self, spouse, two children and two
parents (can also be spent on self).

3- INR 10000 towards rides and amusement parks.

4- INR 10000 towards purchases of Indian handicrafts sold at tourist

locations.

5- Subject to a maximum of INR 60000 per annum.

Plus as an incentive to support tourist activity in India, every person will

have additional tax benefit as below:

1. Rs. 500 for every 10000 Rs. Spent on tourist activity.

Administrative charges :

The Government of India can take an Administrative charge of 10% and

State Governments can take a charge of 10% from the tourist collection
towards administrative charges. The Tourist Industry will employ a number
of people in its fold and provide additional Revenue to the government.
Additional taxes like corporate taxes will also benefit the revenues of the
government. Any loss due to the reduction in revenue collection due to the
incentives to Indians will be covered by the revenues raised by these other
means.
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