Local people in Indian tourism destinations have been representing their demands for a more participatory, socio-economically integrated development of tourism. Underlying the demands is an analysis of modern tourism as a development issue controlled and dominated by Northern power-centres, whose continually expanding reach results in an ever-deepening marginalisation of ‘host’ communities; in particular, ethnic and indigenous minorities, women and children and the abuse of cultural, social, economic and environmental existence. The objective of this publication is to assess the impact of Tourism Policy in India on host communities and the socio-economic fabric through a historical analysis of Tourism Policy in India since the first policy in 1982 (and subsequent policies and National tourism Action Plans till 1995) and an exploratory assessment of the impact. The study was done by Yatna (PIRC and EQUATIONS) Publisher: Equitable Tourism Options (EQUATIONS) Contact: [email protected], +91.80.25457607 Visit: www.equitabletourism.org, http://www.equitabletourism.org/stage/readfull.php?AID=768