Will new tourism secretary Parvez Dewan be a game-changer?

Parvez Dewan as ITDC chairman (File Photo)

FOR Parvez Dewan, the new tourism secretary and 1977 batch Jammu and Kashmir cadre IAS, it’s like a homecoming. Between April 2006 and December 2009, Dewan was the chairman of India Tourism Development Corporation, a post currently held by a seasoned politician. So, who is Parvez Dewan, and why he is brought into the tourism ministry by shifting out the incumbent? Here is more: