Meghalaya Tourism Development & Investment Promotion

What is Meghalaya Tourism Development & Investment Promotion?

Meghalaya Tourism Development and Investment Promotion Scheme 2012 started on 20th Jan 2012 under the Tourism Department sponsored by the state to assist in the creation of tourism infrastructure in the form of homestays and resorts

Benefit

To encourage public participation in the tourism sector, homestay accommodation would be given an incentive as follows:- 1) Assistance of 30% of the project cost limiting the project cost to a maximum of Rs 16.00 Lakhs 2) The maximum number of rooms that can be constructed under this scheme will be limited to 4 ( four) rooms 3) Each room should necessarily be having a minimum area of approximately 15 sq. m 4) Each room should consist of a bedroom and an attached toilet with modern fittings and a walk-in closet. 5) Entrepreneur’s contribution would amount to 2% of the project cost To encourage private participation in the construction of such resorts incentives would be given to entrepreneurs as follows :- 1) Assistance of 30% of the project cost limiting the project cost to Rs 1.00 Crores 2) The resorts should consist of minimum 10 ( ten) numbers of rooms 3) Each Cottage should have a minimum plinth area of 24 sq m 4) Should have spaces for central reception area with lobby, restaurant, kitchen etc having a built up area of 240 sq m approximately. 5) Entrepreneur’s contribution would amount to 2% of the project cost

Level

State — Meghalaya

Ministry / Dept.

Tourism Department

Benefit type

cash

Key eligibility

1. The cost of the project should be within Rs 16.00 Lakhs for homestays and within Rs 100.00 Lakhs for resorts. In case the project cost is above Rs 16.00 Lakhs for homestays and above Rs 100.00 Lakhs for resorts the assistance would be limited to 30% of the amount of Rs 16.00 Lakhs for homestays a

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Benefits

To encourage public participation in the tourism sector, homestay accommodation would be given an incentive as follows:- 1) Assistance of 30% of the project cost limiting the project cost to a maximum of Rs 16.00 Lakhs 2) The maximum number of rooms that can be constructed under this scheme will be limited to 4 ( four) rooms 3) Each room should necessarily be having a minimum area of approximately 15 sq. m 4) Each room should consist of a bedroom and an attached toilet with modern fittings and a walk-in closet. 5) Entrepreneur’s contribution would amount to 2% of the project cost To encourage private participation in the construction of such resorts incentives would be given to entrepreneurs as follows :- 1) Assistance of 30% of the project cost limiting the project cost to Rs 1.00 Crores 2) The resorts should consist of minimum 10 ( ten) numbers of rooms 3) Each Cottage should have a minimum plinth area of 24 sq m 4) Should have spaces for central reception area with lobby, restaurant, kitchen etc having a built up area of 240 sq m approximately. 5) Entrepreneur’s contribution would amount to 2% of the project cost

Eligibility

Documents Required

How to Apply

1. Step 1: Offline application — step 1

   Download the form from here. Submit the application form with the required documents. The cost of the Application Form and Scheme Brochure is Rs 5000/- This amount is non-refundable. The amount is to be deposited in the form of a Demand Draft drawn in favour of the Director of Tourism, Meghalaya, Shillong.

Sources & References

• Official scheme website ↗
• Source record ↗
• Information is summarised from official government sources. Verify all details on the official website before applying.