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Iran’s Tourism Ministry tops Seventh Development Plan in first-year assessment
Iran’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts claimed top‑ranking performance in implementing the first year of the Seventh Development Plan, placing ahead of all other ministries, according to a comprehensive parliamentary report on November 11.
In a statement, the ministry’s Deputy for Parliamentary, Legal and Provincial Affairs, Javad Vahedi, revealed that of the 30 mandates assigned to the ministry under chapter 17 of the Plan, 13 (43%) were executed within the deadline and 7 (23%) after the deadline, IRNA reported.
The remaining 10 mandates, though uncompleted, showed an average progress rate of nearly 45%.
Vahedi stated the overall rating given by the Parliament classified the ministry’s output as “very good”, emphasizing that “in the first year … more than 65%” of the mandates were realized.
On inbound tourism, the ministry reported that over 7.4 million foreign tourists entered Iran during the year, a rise from a base of 7.3 million, thus achieving more than 100% of the quantitative target set for the initial year of the plan.
Vahedi described inbound visitors as “cultural ambassadors” and said the ministry will in its second year double‑down on market segmentation, operational action‑plans and a dedicated statistical system to distinguish tourists from general travelers.