To analyze the tourism industry of india with special reference to leh district of ladakh union territory

Tourism is core sector of India economic growth and development having influential backward and forward linkages generated employment and income to the large section of the society. However with the swift development in the tourism this sector brings some negative externalities to the concern environment, culture and society. This paper emphasis on the current tourism activities throughout the world with special reference to India and leh district of Ladakh Union Territory. In addition this paper also highlight the section of total population directly engage with the tourism sector, Infrastructure development, Tourism related facilities and perception of local towards the unregulated and mass inflow of the tourism in leh district. The finding of study reveals that there is positive growth rate either in foreign tourist arrival or foreign exchange earnings or employment generation at International, national and district level create income and employment to very large section of society, on the other side local also believe that mass inflow of tourism which deteriorate the socio-culture and ecology of the region can be rectifying through the generated monetary benefit simultaneously more than 80% of total respondent its believe that improved infrastructure facilities and effective policies and program can improve the tourism business in their region.