Observations of the Committee Contained in Its Two Hundred and Eighty Eighth Report on the Demands for Grants (2021-22) of Ministry of Tourism
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REPORT NO. 298 _ PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT, TOURISM AND CULTURE TWO HUNDRED NINETY EIGHTH REPORT Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations/ Observations of the Committee contained in its Two Hundred and Eighty Eighth Report on the Demands for Grants (2021-22) of Ministry of Tourism (Presented to the Rajya Sabha on 3rd August, 2021) (Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on 3rd August, 2021) Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi August, 2021/ Sravana, 1943 (Saka) Website : https://rajyasabha.nic.in E-mail : [email protected] PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT, TOURISM AND CULTURE TWO HUNDRED NINETY EIGHTH REPORT Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations/ Observations of the Committee contained in its Two Hundred and Eighty Eighth Report on the Demands for Grants (2021-22) of Ministry of Tourism (Presented to the Rajya Sabha on 3rd August, 2021) (Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on 3rd August, 2021) RAJYA SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI August, 2021/ Sravana, 1943 (Saka) C O N T E N T S P AGES 1. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE (i) 2. INTRODUCTION (ii) 3. ACRONYMS (iii)-(vi) 4. REPORT 1-46 5. RECOMMENDATIONS/OBSERVATIONS-AT A GLANCE 47-50 6. *MINUTES ______________________________________ *To be appended COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE (2020-21) (Constituted on 13th September, 2020) 1. Shri T.G. Venkatesh - Chairman Rajya Sabha 2. Shri Prasanna Acharya 3. Shri Sambhaji Chhatrapati 4. Dr. Sonal Mansingh 5. Shri Derek O’Brien 6. Shri Tiruchi Siva 7. Shri Dharmapuri Srinivas 8. Shri Vinay Dinu Tendulkar 9. Shri K.C.Venugopal 10. Shri Sushil Kumar Modi Lok Sabha 11. Shri Anto Antony 12. Shri Margani Bharat 13. Shri Tapir Gao 14. Shri Rahul Kaswan 15. Shri Ramesh Chandra Majhi 16. Shri Sunil Baburao Mendhe 17. Shri K. Muraleedharan 18. Shri S.S. Palanimanickam 19. Shri Chhedi Paswan 20. Shri Kamlesh Paswan 21. Shri Sunil Kumar Pintu 22. Shri Prince Raj 23. Shri Tirath Singh Rawat 24. Shrimati Mala Roy 25. Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy 26. Shri Dushyant Singh 27. Shri Rajbahadur Singh 28. Shri Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas 29. Shri Manoj Tiwari 30. Shri Krupal Balaji Tumane 31. Shri Dinesh Chandra Yadav SECRETARIAT Dr. Shikha Darbari, Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor Shri P. Narayanan, Director Shri Dinesh Singh, Additional Director Shri Rajendra Prasad Shukla, Additional Director Ms. Catherine John L., Under Secretary Shri Agam Mittal, Assistant Committee Officer i INTRODUCTION I, the Chairman, Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, having been authorized by the Committee to present on its behalf, do hereby present this Two Hundred Ninety Eighth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations of the Committee contained in its Two Hundred and Eighty Eighth Report on the Demands for Grants (2021-22) of Ministry of Tourism. 2. The Two Hundred and Eighty Eighth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture was presented on the 9th March, 2021 to the Parliament. 3. The Action Taken Replies on the recommendations of the Committee contained in its Two Hundred and Eighty Eighth Report were received from the Ministry of Tourism on 14th July, 2021. 4. The Committee considered and adopted the Report in its meeting held on the 2nd August, 2021. (T.G. Venkatesh) NEW DELHI; Chairman, August 2, 2021 Department-related Parliamentary Standing Sravana 11, 1943 (Saka) Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, Rajya Sabha ii ACRONYMS ASI Archaeological Survey of India ATOAI Adventure Tour Operators Association of India B&B Bed and Breakfast BSF Border Security Force CBEC Central Board of Excise and Customs CBSP Capacity Building for Service Providers CC Cash Credit CEO Chief Executive Officer ChPT Chennai Port Trust CRIF Central Road and Infrastructure Fund CoPT Cochin Port Trust COVID Corona Virus Disease CPWD Central Public Works Department CRIF Central Road and Infrastructure Fund CRISIL Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited CSSS Champion Services Sector Scheme DCCO Date of Commencement of Commercial Operations DEA Department of Economic Affairs DFS Department of Financial Services DIPP Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion DPPH Domestic Promotion and Publicity including Hospitality DPR Detailed Project Report DSCR Debt Service Coverage Ratio EBITDA Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ECLGS Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme EPCG Export Promotion Capital Goods EPF Employee Provident Fund EPFO Employees' Provident Fund Organization FCI Food Craft Institute iii FEE Foreign Exchange Earnings FIs Financial Institutions FTAs Foreign Tourist Arrivals FY Financial Year GECL Guaranteed Emergency Credit Line GFC Good for Construction GITB Great Indian Travel Bazaar GoI Government of India GST Goods and Services Tax HML Harmonised Master List IDBI Industrial Development Bank of India IHM Institutes of Hotel Management IHR Indian Himalayan Region IIB&B Incredible India Bed & Breakfast IISM International Institute of Sports Management IITF Incredible India Tourist Facilitator IITTM Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management INR Indian Rupee IRCTC Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation ITAs International Tourist Arrivals ITDC India Tourism Development Corporation ITM International Tourism Mart IWAI Inland Waterways Authority of India IWT Inland Water Transport JMVP Jal Marg Vikas Project MbPT Mumbai Port Trust MD Managing Director MDA Market Development Assistance MICE Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Events MoCA Ministry of Civil Aviation MoF Ministry of Finance MoPT Mormugao Port Trust MoRTH Ministry of Road Transport and Highways MoT Ministry of Tourism MoU Memorandum of Understanding iv MSMEs Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises MT Metric Ton MUDRA Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency NBFC Non- Banking Financial Company NCAER National Council for Applied Economic Research NCGTC National Credit Guarantee Trusty Company NCHMCT National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology NCSM National Council of Science Museums NH National Highway NHAI National Highways Authority of India NITI National Institute for Transforming India NIWS National Institute of Water Sports NMPT New Mangalore Port Trust NPA Non Performing Asset NWs National Waterways O&M Operations and Maintenance OPMD Overseas Promotion and Publicity including Marketing Development OPP Overseas Promotion and Publicity OTA Online Travel Aggregators OTR One Time Restructuring PPP Public- Private Partnership PRASHAD Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation RBI Reserve Bank of India RCS Regional Connectivity Scheme SAATHI System for Assessment, Awareness and Training for Hospitality Industry SBI State Bank of India SCBs Scheduled Commercial Banks SD Swadesh Darshan SDS Swadesh Darshan Scheme SEIS Service Export from India Scheme SGoS Sectoral Group of Secretaries SIDBI Small Industries Development Bank of India SMA Special Mention Account SOPs Standard Operating Procedures TCS Tax Collected at Source v TFC Tourist Facilitator Certification TVCs Television Commercials UC Utilization Certificate UDAN Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik UT Union Territory vi REPORT The Report of the Committee deals with the Action Taken by the Ministry of Tourism on the recommendations/observations as contained in its Two Hundred Eighty Eighth Report on Demands for Grants (2021-22) of the Ministry of Tourism which was presented to both the Houses of Parliament on 9th March, 2021. 2. The Action Taken Replies were received from the Ministry on 14th July, 2021 in respect of all the observations/ recommendations contained in the Report. The replies have been categorized as follows:- Chapter-I: Recommendations/Observations which have been accepted by the Ministry: Paragraph Nos.: 43, 71, 75, 76, 77, 83, 84, 95, 105, 107, 131, 132, 146, 148, 176, 179, 181, 182. Total: 18 Chapter-II: Recommendations/Observations which the Committee does not desire to pursue in view of the replies of the Ministry: Paragraph Nos.: 41, 44, 45, 69, 72, 85, 90, 91, 120, 121, 122, 144, 147, 149, 154, 155, 156, 160, 172, 173, 175, 180, 183, 184. Total: 24 Chapter-III: Recommendations/Observations in respect of which replies of the Ministry have not been accepted by the Committee: Paragraph Nos.: 42, 70, 73, 74, 82, 106, 108, 145, 152, 153, 161, 174, 177, 178, 185. Total: 15 Chapter-IV: Recommendations/Observations in respect of which the final replies of the Ministry are still awaited: Paragraph Nos.: Nil Total: Nil 1 CHAPTER-I RECOMMENDATIONS/OBSERVATIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE MINISTRY ANALYSIS OF BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS FOR 2021-22 Recommendation/Observation 1. The Committee notes the submission of the Ministry that the Swadesh Darshan Scheme is under review by the PMO, that new projects have not been sanctioned during the previous year and the Ministry of Finance has made an allocation of Rs. 630 crore for the FY 2021-22 against the projected demand of Rs. 1500 crore for the scheme. The Committee observes that the Swadesh Darshan Scheme has been launched for the sole purpose of integrated development of theme based tourist circuits and aims to promote, develop and harness the potential of tourism in India in a big way. The Committee, therefore, recommends that the policy measures for overcoming the shortcomings in the Swadesh Darshan Schemes be expedited so that the actual requirement