MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM (KUMARI SELJA)
(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the table of the Sabha.
STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION
NO. 245 ANSWERED ON 26.11.2010 REGARDING BUDGET HOTELS.
(a): Construction of hotels is primarily a private sector activity. The Ministry of Tourism (MoT)
under its voluntary scheme classifies hotels under various categories. The number of State-wise
classified hotels under one star to three star categories in the country as on 31.10.2010 is at
Annexure.
(b) & (c): At present, MoT does not provide central financial assistance to the State Governments/Union
Territory Administrations for identification and allocation of hotel sites. The State/UT Govts. have
been advised to follow investor friendly land policies, single window approach for promoting hotel
projects and for allotting sites on revenue sharing basis, granting extra Floor Space Index (FSI)/
Floor Area Ratio (FAR) for hotels, creation of land banks etc.
(d) and (e): The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Rules made thereunder provides framework for registration of
motor vehicles including the tourist vehicles. Taxation on motor vehicles including that on the tourist
vehicles is a State subject in terms of Constitution of India. The States have been advised from time to
time to rationalize the taxes on motor vehicles including that on tourist vehicles. Recently a common
modality for collection of tax on tourist vehicles has been implemented by the concerned States for
operation of tourist vehicles along Delhi-Agra-Jaipur-Delhi Circuit.
ANNEXURE
STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.245
ANSWERED ON 26.11.2010 REGARDING BUDGET HOTELS.
State-wise classified hotels under one star to three star category in the
country as on 31.10.2010.
Sl. State/Union Territories No. of 1, 2 & 3 Star
No. category hotels
1. Andaman & Nicobar 4
2. Andhra Pradesh 73
3. Arunachal Pradesh 1
4. Assam 19
5. Bihar 3
6. Chandigarh 2
7. Chattisgarh 4
8. Dadar & Nagar Haveli -
9. Daman & Diu 4
10. Delhi 19
11. Goa 26
12. Gujarat 36
13. Haryana 33
14. Himachal Pradesh 6
15. Jammu & Kashmir 1
16. Jharkhand 6
17. Karnataka 40
18. Kerala 341
19. Lakshadweep -
20. Madhya Pradesh 25
21. Maharashtra 162
22. Manipur 1
23. Mehghalaya -
24. Mizoram -
25. Nagaland 1
26. Orissa 11
27. Puducherry 9
28. Punjab 39
29. Rajasthan 32
30. Sikkim 11
31. Tamil Nadu 220
32. Tripura 1
33. Uttrakhand 15
34. Uttar Pradesh 27
35. West Bengal 20
Total 1192
