(a) whether the Government has created a Hospitality Development and Promotion Board for developing tourism in the country; and
(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith its constitution of functions assigned?
(a) whether the Government has created a Hospitality Development and Promotion Board for developing tourism in the country; and
(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith its constitution of functions assigned?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM
(SHRI SULTAN AHMED)
(a): Yes, Sir. The Union Government has approved the constitution of
a ‘Hospitality Development and Promotion Board’ (HDPB) to facilitate
the clearances required by hotel projects in a time bound manner and
also provide policy advice for development of hospitality sector.
(b): The main functions of the HDPB are:
(i) to fast track approval/clearances of hotel project proposals in a time bound manner;
(ii) to review the hotel project policies and to coordinate with other concerned agencies such as the Administrative Ministries/Departments/Agencies for developing guidelines that are transparent and which encourage the growth of hotel/hospitality infrastructure in the country;
(iii) to interact with Government, non-Governmental and Industry bodies to increase the hotel/hospitality infrastructure in the country.
The States/Union Territory Administrations have been advised to
set up similar Boards if the same does not exist in their respective
States/Union Territories.