The National Sample Survey (NSS) under Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is conducting the Domestic Tourism Expenditure Survey (DTES) during July 2025-June 2026 wherein expenditure data of domestic overnight trips of duration less than or equal to 180 days completed by household members during last 365 days is collected for different leading purposes including ‘pilgrimage & religious activities’. The details of expenditure under various heads such as accommodation, food & drink, transport, shopping, recreation, religious, cultural, sporting and health-related activities etc. are collected for overnight trips.

The DTES 2025-26 covers all the States/UTs of the Indian Union including Madhya Pradesh. Further, the origin and destination State/UT of trips are also collected in DTES 2025-26.

This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Planning and Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture Rao Inderjit Singh in Lok Sabha today.

Domestic Tourism Expenditure Survey collects household overnight trip expenditure data across all States/UTs for policy and planning. The Domestic Tourism Expenditure Survey (DTES) 2025-26 is a nationwide household survey collecting disaggregated expenditure data for domestic overnight trips of up to 180 days completed in the previous 365 days, including expenditure heads such as accommodation, food, transport, shopping, recreation and religious activities; it covers all States/UTs and records origin and destination State/UT for each trip during July 2025-June 2026.