New Delhi, Nov. 28 -- The government is actively considering a harmonised infrastructure status to the hotel industry, a move that could unlock significant capital inflows and strengthen the country's position in the global tourism market, Union Minister of Tourism and Culture, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, said at the 98th AGM and annual convention of FICCI.

This is "a long-standing demand that will unlock capital, expand rooms inventory and strengthen our global price competitiveness," the minister said, as was quoted in a FICCI statement.

The minister's statement came as part of a comprehensive address outlining the government's vision to transform tourism into a USD 1 trillion sector generating millions of jobs by 2047, when India marks...