<span style="color: #222222;">Tourism Minister G. Kishan Reddy today said the Statue of Unity has emerged as an important tourist destination of the country both for domestic as well as international tourists. He, however, said the Tourism Ministry has not given any directions to other State Governments to take similar initiatives.<br />''<br />''Replying to supplementaries in the Lok Sabha, Mr Reddy said, the Ministry as part of its ongoing schemes of Swadesh Darshan and Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) provides financial assistance to various State Governments to boost tourism.</span><br />