(a) whether the Government are aware of the fate of tourists coming to Delhi who are fleeced and cheated even though they have been booked at the prestigious five star Hotels as appeared in the `Delhi Times` dated February 26, 2001;
(b) if so, the corrective steps taken/proposed to be taken against the culprits; and
(c) the further remedial measures taken to avoid such incidents in future in this regard?
MINISTER OF TOURISM AND CULTURE (SHRI ANANTHKUMAR )
(a): Government of India looks into the complaints received by it from any agency or individual through the State Governments and other appropriate authorities for redressal.
(b) and (c): Ministry of Tourism has already requested the State Governments including NCR of Delhi to have preventive legislation and tourist police. Some of the State Governments have already enacted such legislation and set up tourist police to deal with this menace.