 bill no 80 of  2015 the  tourism promotion corporation of india bill, 2015 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 therewith be it enacted by parliament in the sixty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the tourism promotion corporation of india act, 2015 (2) it extends to the whole of indiashort title, extent and commencement(3) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint52 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—definitions(i) "appropriate government" means in the case of a state, the  government of that state and in all other cases, the central government;10(ii) "director-general" means the director-general of tourism promotioncorporation 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 appropriategovernment3 (1) the central government shall, by notification in the official gazette, establish a corporation to be known as the tourism promotion corporation of india with its headquarters at new delhitourism promotion corporation of india5(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 government4 (1) the corporation shall be headed by a director-general to be appointed by the central government in such manner as may be prescribedcorporation to be headed by director- general10(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 prescribed(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 offices15(4) the salaries and allowances payable to and other terms and conditions of service of the director-general, directors and officers and staff of the corporation shall be such as may be prescribedfund of the corporation5 (1) the corporation shall have a fund with an initial corpus of rupees five thousand crore20(2) the central government shall, from time to time, after due appropriation made by parliament by law in this behalf, credit such sums to the fund as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of this act(3) the fund shall be administered by the director-general or by any director of the corporation authorized by him in this behalf6 the corporation shall :—(i) formulate a tourism policy in consultation with the state governments;functions of the corporation25(ii) give wide publicity to its policies and programmes through all means of communication including print and electronic media;(iii) advise central government with regard to financial assistance to be provided to state governments for creating/improving infrastructure at all tourist centres;30(iv) provide better connectivity to all places of tourist importance by way of creation of adequate infrastructure;(v) set 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;35(vi) conduct organised tours to different tourist centres; (vii) set up hotels, restaurants and motels at all tourist centres with a view to catering to the needs of different categories of tourists;(viii) prepare a list of paying-guest accommodation available at places havinginadequate hotel or motel accommodation;40(ix) make arrangements for provision of adequate paying-guest accommodationfor tourists at tourist centres having no hotels run by the corporation;45(x) organise cultural functions in cooperation with the appropriate governmentand 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) organise 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;5(xii) send experts in the fields of art, music and such other activities as it maydeem fit, to various countries for participating in programmes aimed at depicting indian culture;(xiii) impart training to tourist guides and tour operators regarding historicalbackground of tourist centres and courtesies to be extended to tourists, especially foreign tourists;10(xiv) set up health resorts based on indian system of medicine at various touristplaces in consultation with the appropriate government;(xv) make necessary arrangements for security of foreign tourists at varioustourist centres in consultation with the appropriate government; and(xvi) coordinate with the archaeological survey of india with a view to preservingand promoting monuments declared as of national importance157 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 within this actact not to be in derogation of other lawspower to make rules8 (1) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this act2025(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 establish 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 bill financial memorandumclause 3 of the bill provides that the central government shall establish 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 for constitution of a fund with an initial corpus of rupees five thousand crore and it also provides for supply of adequate funds by the central government from time to time for carrying out the purposes of this act clause 6 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 places the 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 8 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—4764ls(s3)—05-03-2015