 bill no 86 of 2011 the tourism promotion corporation of india bill, 2011 byshri nishikant dubey, mp a billto provide for establishment of a tourism promotion corporation of india to promote and develop tourism in the country and for matters connected therewithbe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-second year of the  republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the tourism promotion corporation of india act, 2011(2) it extends to the whole of indiashort title, extent and commencement2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—definitions(i) "appropriate government" means in relation to a state, the government of that state and in all other cases, the central government;5(ii) "director-general" means the director-general of tourism promotion corporation of india established under section 3;(iii) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act; and (iv) "tourist centre" means a centre declared as a tourist centre by the appropriate government103 (1) the central government shall establish a corporation to be known as the tourism promotion corporation of india with its headquarters at new delhitourism promotion corporation of india(2) the corporation shall have its office in the capital city of each state and union territory:provided that the corporation may also set up its offices at any tourist centre or other places with the prior approval of the central government154 (1) the corporation shall be headed by a director-general to be appointed by the central governmentcorporation to be headed by director- general(2) each office of the corporation shall be headed by a director who shall be appointed by the central government in such manner as may be prescribed20(3) the central government shall provide such number of officers and other staff as may be required for efficient functioning of the corporation and its branches5 the corporation shall perform the following functions:— (i) formulation of a tourism policy in consultation with the state governments;functions of the corporation(ii) giving wide publicity to its policies and programmes through all means of communication including print and electronic media;25(iii) advising central government with regard to financial assistance to be provided to state governments for creating/improving infrastructure at all tourist centres;(iv) providing better connectivity to all places of tourist importance by way of creation of adequate infrastructure;30(v) setting up tourist facilitation centres at all airports and railway stations with a view to facilitate travelling, boarding and lodging for the tourists including reservation in air services, trains, buses, hotels and motels;(vi) conducting organised tours to different tourist centres; (vii) setting up of hotels, restaurants and motels at all tourist centres with a view to catering to the needs of different categories of tourists;35(viii) preparing a list of paying-guest accommodation available at places having inadequate hotel or motel accommodation;(ix) make arrangements for provision of adequate paying-guest accommodation for tourists at tourist centres having no hotels run by the corporation;40(x)  organising cultural functions in cooperation with the appropriate government and other organisations concerned at various tourist places at regular intervals with a view to creating awareness among the general public and foreign tourists about the indian culture and tradition;(xi) organising cultural functions in various countries in co-ordination with indian embassies/high commissions in those countries with a view to depicting indian culture and tradition;45(xii) sending experts in the fields of art, music and such other activities as it may deem fit, to various countries for participating in programmes aimed at depicting indian culture;(xiii) training tourist guides and tour operators regarding historical backgroundof tourist centres and courtesies to be extended to tourists, especially foreign tourists;5(xiv)  setting up of health resorts based on indian system of medicine at varioustourist places in consultation with the appropriate government;(xv) making arrangements for security of foreign tourists at various tourist centresin consultation with the appropriate government; and10(xvi) coordinating with the archaeological survey of india with a view to preservingand promoting monuments declared as of national importance6 the provisions of this act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other law for the time being in force, dealing with any of the matters dealt with in this actact not to be in derogation of other lawspower to make rules157 (1) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying out the purpose of this act20(2) every rule made under this act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both the houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule statement of objects and reasonsindia is a large country having vast tourism potential however, it has not been exploited fully to the advantage of the country every year, close to 20 million foreign tourists visit our country from all over the world, while the volume of domestic tourists is about 740 millionit is a known fact that the foreign tourists face hardship and suffer unpleasant experiences while they travel in our country they get cheated by middlemen, touts and others for arranging reservations for journey, hotels, etc many of them carry a bad impression about our country on their return as a result, prospective tourists are discouraged from visiting our country consequently there is a heavy loss of foreign exchange to the countryindia is a vast country having different cultures and traditions and various languagespeople of one region are not aware of culture and tradition of people belonging to the other regions as such they face a lot of difficulties while visiting important tourist places moreover, the tourist centres in many places require adequate facilities and the states are not in a position to spend the money security to foreign tourists also has to be taken into consideration therefore, it is proposed to set up a tourism promotion corporation of india with a view to promote tourism in the country and attract foreign tourists in large numbers it is also proposed to provide that the corporation shall function with a professional approach in order to promote tourismhence this billnew delhi;nishikant dubeyseptember 8, 2011 financial memorandumclause 3 of the bill provides that the central government shall set up a corporation to be known as the tourism promotion corporation of india with its headquarters at new delhi and an office in each state and union territory clause 4 provides that the corporation shall consist of a director-general, a number of directors and officers clause 5 provides that the corporation shall perform various functions such as providing connectivity to tourist places, giving publicity to its policies and programmes, setting up of hotels, motels and restaurants, organizing functions in the country and abroad to promote indian culture, conduct tours and training for tourist guides, etc to augment infrastructural and other facilities for tourists in all tourist placesthe bill, therefore, if enacted, is likely to involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is likely to involve an annual recurring expenditure of rupees one thousand crore from the consolidated fund of indiaa non-recurring expenditure of rupees five thousand crore is also likely to be involved memorandum regarding delegated legislationclause 7 of the bill empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill as the rules will relate to matters of detail only, the delegation of legislative power is of a normal character———— a billto provide for establishment of a tourism promotion corporation of india to promote and develop tourism in the country and for matters connected therewith————(shri nishikant dubey, mp)gmgipmrnd—2285ls(s3)—14-11-2011