Indian tourism sector is one of the growing sectors in our country.  Based on this sector some allied sectors, like hospitality, civil aviation, and transport are also growing in recent times. Releasing the importance of this sector, Govt. of India has invested huge amount of money in recent times for infrastructure development. Nestled in the footsteps of the Himalayas, India’s North-Eastern part is a land of Blue Mountains, Green Valleys and Red Rivers which also signify the abundance of Natural Beauty, Wild life, Flora & Fauna and Colorful people. The different National Parks and sanctuaries, Brahmaputra and Barak Rivers and its tributaries, Natural Lakes, Natural Water Falls, Dense Forests, Wild life are the main components of tourist attraction in Assam. Based on these components, Tourism Sector in Assam categories into four segments: (a) Nature Based, (b) Historical, (c) Religious and (d) Others. It is fact that Assam has the potentiality of developing tourism in a big way, but the present position is not a happy situation. Only 0.22 percent of the foreign tourists visiting India last year opted Assam as one of their destinations.

KEYWORDS: Tourism Sector, Industry, Market Tourism, Scenario, Nature Based.