In a bid to boost tourism, the Government is in the process of providing single window clearance for establishing hotels and green field airports to the private sector in small destinations.
“There are a lot many problems in getting clearances for opening new hotels. We would like to ensure that hotels get all the clearances from one place. The Government is trying for that,” the Tourism Minister, Ms.Selja, said on the sidelines of SATTE 2010 travel mart.
The Tourism Secretary, Mr.Sujit Banerjee, said the Government is going for single-window clearance system for hotel industry and all formalities, including the preparation of the Cabinet note for the proposal has been finished.
The Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr Praful Patel, said his Ministry is unveiling a new airport policy, which allows Greenfield airports at smaller destinations.
He said the Centre is offering single-window clearance for it.
Tourism in India needs to grow at a much faster pace compared to the pace in Singapore and Dubai, he said, adding,” We all need to do a lot more to attract tourism”.
CRIME INCIDENTS
Stressing on the need for being a tourism-friendly nation, Ms Selja admitted that incidents of crime against tourists like the ones reported from Goa recently do affect the country’s image and tourism.
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