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Sikkim, situated in the eastern Himalayas from longitude 880
03'40" to 880 57'19" East and from latitude 27 003'47"
to 28 0 07'34" North, became the 22nd
state of India on April 26,1975. It has a total area of 7,096 km2,
114 km from north to south and 64 km from east to west. The
entire state is mountainous, with altitudes ranging from 300 to
8,586 meters from sea level. |
There are 440 villages, eight towns and four
districts in Sikkim. The state has three major ethnic groups, namely
Lepchas ,Bhutias and Nepalis
The climate of the state varies from cold temperate and alpine in
northeast to subtropical in the south. Agro-climatically, the state
is divided into four zones, viz.,
* Subtropical zone (below 1,000 metres);
* Humid zone (1,000-1,600 metres);
* Mid-hill dry zone (again in altitude ranging from 1,000-1,600
meters); and
* High hill temperate zone (with an altitude of above 1,600
meters).
The genetic diversity, of both forest
vegetation and agricultural crops, is enormous. The state has about
600 plant species and more than 4,000 species of flowering plants.
*Sikkim's Vision 2015
(Source: Sikkim Herald,
August 15, 2007)
* 100% literate State
* 5000MW of Power Generation
* Poverty-Free State
* Total Organic State
* Self-Reliant State
SIKKIM TOURISM POLICY,
2010
*Physical
Setting
*People
*Cultural
and Historical background
*Festivals
in Sikkim
*Sikkim cuisines (pdf-42KB)
*Climate
*Resource
and Biodiversity base
*Floral
Diversity
*Faunal
Diversity
*Analysis
of Eco-region Based Conservation in Sikkim
*Existing
and Proposed Areas in Sikkim for Bio-diversity Conservation
*Glaciers
of Tista Basin (Sikkim Himalayas)
*Tourist
Destination in Sikkim
*Hotels & Lodges in Sikkim
(Courtesy: Tourism
Department,
Govt. of Sikkim)
-East District
(with route map)
-West District
(with route map)
-North District
(with route map)
-South District
(with route map)
*Travel
agents
(Courtesy: Tourism Department, Govt. of Sikkim)
*
Statistics
*
New Eco-tourism destinations..
(Source-The Mountain Institute, TMI, Sikkim)
Yambong
Singalila (pdf-400KB)
Areylungchok
(pdf-407KB)
Hee-Bermoik
(pdf-19KB)
*20
years perspective plan for sustainable tourism development in the
state of
*Sikkim..pdf-2.22
MB (Source: Ministry of Tourism & Culture, Govt. of India)
*Strategic
planning of Sikkim (Tourism), May 2008
*Achievements:
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The Sikkim State: Number of
awards in Tourism Till March 2009 
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Sl. No. |
Year |
Name of award |
Awarder |
Awardee |
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1. |
1998-1999 |
Best Tourism Performing
State in the North East |
Ministry of Tourism, GOI |
Tourism Department,
Government of Sikkim |
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2. |
1999-2000 |
Best Tourism Performing
State in the North East |
Ministry of Tourism, GOI |
Tourism Department,
Government of Sikkim |
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3. |
2000-2001 |
Best Tourism Performing
State in the North East |
Ministry of Tourism, GOI |
Tourism Department,
Government of Sikkim |
|
4. |
2001-2002 |
Best Tourism Performing
State in the North East |
Ministry of Tourism, GOI |
Tourism Department,
Government of Sikkim |
|
5. |
2002-2003 |
Best Tourism Performing
State in the North East |
Ministry of Tourism, GOI |
Tourism Department,
Government of Sikkim |
|
6. |
2005-2006 |
Best Tourism Performing
State in the North East |
Ministry of Tourism, GOI |
Tourism Department,
Government of Sikkim |
|
7. |
2006-2007 |
Best State for Tourism
related Programmes along with Madhya Pradesh |
Ministry of Tourism, GOI |
Jointly Tourism
Department, Govt. of Sikkim with Madhya Pradesh |
|
8. |
2005 |
Best Eco- Tourism
Destination |
Hospitality India |
Tourism Department,
Government of Sikkim |
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9. |
2007 |
Most Picturesque
destination |
Today’s Traveler Platinum
award |
Tourism Department,
Government of Sikkim |
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10. |
2008 |
Best example of Community
based Tourism |
CNBC Awaaz |
Hee-Bermiok Tourism
Development Heritage Conservative Society, West Sikkim
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11. |
2008 |
Emerging Tourism State |
Today’s Traveler's Award
|
Tourism Department,
Government of Sikkim |
|
12. |
2008 |
BEST TOURISM STATE, Best
Adventure Tourism State |
Safari India National
Tourism Awards |
Tourism Department,
Government of Sikkim |
|
13. |
2008 |
Sikkim as Best Adventure
Tourism Destination |
Pacific Asia Travel
Writer’s Association (INTWAI) International award at ITB,
Berlin |
Government of Sikkim |
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14. |
2008 |
National Tourism Award
2007-2008 Best State/ Union Territory Tourism related
programme |
Ministry of Tourism, GOI |
Tourism Department,
Government of Sikkim |
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2007: "Most picturesque destination
"award by Today's Traveller ,August 21,
2007
2007: Sikkim bagged a record number of 27 Nirmal Gram Puraskars.
2006: Hospitality India Award
2006: No. 1 state among 12 eastern states
2005: Occupies 3rd position as the best performing state in
Panchayati Raj
2005: Best small state for education
2005 :Best small state for investment
2000-04: Tourism National Award for the 5th consecutive year.
*
State Green Mission
*
Green Mission in the news
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Guidelines to the green Taxis
*
Government Notifications (Courtesy: Home
Department, Govt. of Sikkim)
2007(pdf-234KB)
2006
(pdf-88KB)
2005
(pdf-107KB)
2001
(pdf-73KB)
1993
(pdf-54KB)
The
Latest updated taxi fares in Sikkim approved by the government
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