Tourism industry stakeholders now want the government to relax the rules to give a fillip to the hospitality sector that is struggling for survival. “It is unfair that after hours of journey, tourists are kept waiting at district borders for re-checking. Sood said that the association suggests implementing the scheme through state-owned banks and the condition of NOC be removed. Small registered tourism units should be given loan without the requirement of details of GST deposited. Loan to small units should only be provided on the basis of the number of rooms registered with the tourism department,” he added.

Source: Hindustan Times August 17, 2020 12:22 UTC