shimla the himachal pradesh government is planning to develop themebased tourist circuits on the principles of high tourist value competitiveness and sustainability in an integrated manner by synergising efforts to focus on needs and concerns of all stakeholders to enrich tourist experience and enhance employment opportunities chief minister jai ram thakur said this while presiding over a presentation on tourism development in the statethe presentation was on developing buddhist circuit cultural parks and shiv dhams in the state thakur said that tourism in the state was looking forward to a sea change in the coming years with initiation of the swadesh darshan scheme of the government of india he said that the state had immense tourism potential due to its varied climatic condition diverse culture and natural grandeur he said that the state government was contemplating developing buddhist circuit keeping in view several buddhist monasteries in the statehe further said that the state was also a centre of various arts and cultures and its impact could be seen in the fairs and festivals held besides other cultural programmes organised throughout the year he added that it would be developed as a diverse cultural destination where tourists could enjoy rich cultural diversity and know more about art and culture of the statehe said that with these initiatives tourism in the state would take quantum jump in generating greater revenue and employment as also making himachal a more attractive place for the tourists