Union government's new tourism policy will emphasis on promoting Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Events (MICE) tourism in India. Tourism Secretary Vinod Zutshi said that the new tourism policy, is going to highlight and emphasise a lot on the possibility of increasing the MICE into India. He was inaugurating a 'Thought Leadership Meet on MICE Tourism in India' organised by ASSOCHAM in New Delhi.<br/><br/> Mr Zutsi said, government had sanctioned 20 projects with an investment worth 2,000 crore rupees, for infrastructure under Swadesh and Prasad schemes in terms of – coastal, eco, wildlife and Buddhist tourism circuits.<br/><br/> He also said that the Centre is working with state governments to develop Khajuraho and Sanchi (Madhya Pradesh), Bodhgaya (Bihar), Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) and Tirupati (Andha Pradesh) as MICE tourism destinations in India. Mr Zutshi said India as a tourist destination had gained lot of mileage from the foreign visits of the Prime Minister.