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16
Mar
2021
MoRTH online scheme for quick permit of tourist vehicles
The authorisation/permit will be issued within 30 days of submitting applications with relevant documents and required fees.
New Delhi: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has issued a new scheme for tourist authorisation/permit of tourist vehicles in the country.
Under the scheme to be effective from April 1, any tourist vehicle operator may apply online for an “All India Tourist Authorization/Permit”, the ministry said in a release. The authorisation/ permit will be issued within 30 days of submitting applications with relevant documents and required fees, the statement added.
"The new set of rules, to be known as, 'All India Tourist Vehicles Authorisation and Permit Rules, 2021', has been published vide GSR 166( E) dated March 10, 2021. All existing permits shall continue to be in force during their validity," MoRTH said.
Under the scheme to be effective from April 1, any tourist vehicle operator may apply online for an “All India Tourist Authorization/Permit”, the ministry said in a release. The authorisation/ permit will be issued within 30 days of submitting applications with relevant documents and required fees, the statement added.
"The new set of rules, to be known as, 'All India Tourist Vehicles Authorisation and Permit Rules, 2021', has been published vide GSR 166( E) dated March 10, 2021. All existing permits shall continue to be in force during their validity," MoRTH said.
According to the ministry, the new rules for permits are expected to go a long way in promoting tourism across the States in our country, while simultaneously, growing the revenue of the state governments. It further said the step was discussed in the 39th & 40th Transport Development Council Meetings and was appreciated and concurred to by participants from the states. "The rules come even as the Ministry is in the pursuit of providing seamless movement to tourist passenger vehicles, after the success of goods carriage vehicles under National Permit Regime," MoRTH said.
Moreover, the scheme allows flexibility in the form of authorization/permit being granted, for a period of three months or its multiples thereof, not exceeding three years at a time, ministry added.
This provision has been incorporated keeping in mind those areas of our country where there is a limited season of tourism and also for those operators who have limited financial capacity, MoRTH noted. It will also consolidate a central database and fees of all such authorisation/permits, which might give a sense of tourist movements, scope for improvement, and promotion of tourism.
"The step comes in the context of the travel and tourism industry in our country increasing manifold in the last 15 years. The growth has been contributed by both domestic and international tourists, and there is a trend of high expectation and consumer experience," the ministry said.
Moreover, the scheme allows flexibility in the form of authorization/permit being granted, for a period of three months or its multiples thereof, not exceeding three years at a time, ministry added.
This provision has been incorporated keeping in mind those areas of our country where there is a limited season of tourism and also for those operators who have limited financial capacity, MoRTH noted. It will also consolidate a central database and fees of all such authorisation/permits, which might give a sense of tourist movements, scope for improvement, and promotion of tourism.
"The step comes in the context of the travel and tourism industry in our country increasing manifold in the last 15 years. The growth has been contributed by both domestic and international tourists, and there is a trend of high expectation and consumer experience," the ministry said.
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