Why does the Centre’s Sikkim tourist count exceed the state’s by 11.18 lakh?

EastMojo has reported a new India-focused parliament development: “Why does the Centre’s Sikkim tourist count exceed the state’s by 11.18 lakh?.” The publisher's feed describes the story as follows: Gangtok: A major discrepancy has emerged between Sikkim’s official tourism data and figures cited by the Union Ministry of Tourism in Parliament, with the two datasets differing by more than 11.18 lakh domestic tourist visits for 2026. Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat,
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