tickkerala_rules_tourist_tran

RULES FOR RECOGNITION AS APPROVED TOURIST TRANSPORT OPERATOR
WITH EFFECT FROM 27.11.2003

The aims & objectives of the scheme for recognition of Tourist Transport Operator is to encourage quality standard and service in this category so as to promote tourism in India. This is a voluntary scheme open to all bonafide tourist transport operators.

Definition : A Tourist Transport Operator Organisation is one, which provides tourist transport like cars, coaches, boats etc. to tourists for transfers, sightseeing and journeys to tourist places etc

All applications for recognition shall be addressed to the Additional Director General(Tourism), Transport Bhawan, No.1, Parliament Street, New Delhi-110 001. .

The following conditions must be fulfilled by the Tourist Transport Operator for grant of recognition by Deptt. of Tourism:-

The application for grant of recognition shall be in the prescribed form and submitted in duplicate.

The applicant should have been in the tourist transport hire business for a minimum period of one year at the time of application.

The Tourist Transport Operator has operated in the above period a minimum number of 4 tourist vehicles with proper tourist permits issued by the concerned STA/RTA for tourist vehicles. Out of these four tourist vehicles, at least two must be cars.

The applicant has adequate knowledge of handling the tourist transport vehicles for transferring tourists from the Airport, Railway Stations etc. and for sight-seeing of tourists both foreign and domestic. The drivers should have working knowledge of English and Hindi/local languages.

The drivers of the tourist vehicles have proper uniform and adequate knowledge of taking the tourist for sight seeing.

The applicant should have proper parking space for the vehicles.

The Tourist Transport Operator is registered with the appropriate authority for carrying on the business of operating tourist transport vehicles.

1). For Ex-Defence personnel, the condition of being in the business of tourist transport vehicles for 1 year is relaxable to 6 months and having 4 vehicles is relaxable to 2 tourist vehicles provided the candidate is sponsored by the Director General of Resettlement, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi. However, the ex-Defence personnel who apply under this scheme must themselves operate the tourist transport business and should not be hireman of other financiers.

2). The condition of being in operation for one year for recognition as an approved tourist transport operator can be relaxed to six months and number of tourist vehicles to three in the case of those applicants who have their business at the centres identified and declared for the purpose by the Department of Tourism from time to time. A current list of such centres can be made available on request.

The Tourist Transport Operator is required to pay a non-refundable fee of Rs. 3,000/-while applying for the recognition for Head Office and each Branch Office. The same fee is payable at the time of renewal of Head Office as well as Branch Offices. The fee will be made payable to the Pay & Accounts Officer, Department of Tourism in the form of a Bank Draft.

The applicant should be income tax assessee and should submit copy of acknowledgement certificate as proof of having filed income tax return for current assessment year.

Recognition on approval Tourist Transport Operator shall be granted for a period of 3 years and renewal thereafter every 5 years on the basis of application made by the operator alongwith the required fee.

Tourist Transport Operator granted recognition shall be entitled to such incentives and concessions as may be granted by Govt. from time to time and shall abide by the terms and conditions of recognition as prescribed form time to time.

APPLICATION FORM FOR RECOGNITION AS APPROVED

TOURIST TRANSPORT OPERATOR WITH EFFECT FROM 27-11-2003

Name and address of Head office and Branch offices.

Nature of the firm and the year when the firm was registered or commenced business, with documentary proof.

Name of Directors/Partners etc. The detail of their interest, if any, in other business may also be indicated.

Give particulars of staff employed, their qualifications, experience salary and length of service with the firm.

Give details of premises like space in sq.ft. Location (whether in commercial or residential area), floor of building, reception area and accessibility to toilets.

Name of Bankers (please attach a reference from your Bankers).

Name of Auditors: each applicant, as prescribed under Company law, must submit a balance sheet and profit and loss statement pertaining to tour operation business. These audited statements should be in respect of your establishment for the last completed financial year or for the calendar year immediately preceding the date of submission of your application. Also furnish details of your turnover in the following statement: -

Particulars of the Tour Operator concerned

(a) Paid-up capital (Capital employed)	(f) Fixed assets (or excluding intangible assets).
(b) Loans (i) Secured (ii) Unsecured	(g) Investment
(c) Reserve	(h) Current Assets
(d) Current liabilities and provisions	(i) Intangible Assets
(e) Total:	(j) Total:

Notes:

Intangible assets should include goodwill, preliminary expenses, tenancy and business rights, deferred revenue expenditure, accumulated loss etc.

Reserve should include balance of profit and loss Account and exclude taxations reserve.

Current liabilities and provisions should include taxation reserve.

Current assets should include sundry debts, preliminary expenses. Tenancy and business rights, deferred revenue expenditure, accumulated loss etc.

Copy of acknowledgement in respect of Income Tax Return for the current assessment year should be enclosed

Whether any activities are undertaken by the firm besides tour operation

Membership of International Travel organizations.

(a) Give details of volume of tourist traffic handled up to the date of application showing foreign and internal tourist traffic separately. Please submit a certificate from Chartered Accountant. This certificate should show the receipts from tour operation only during the financial year of the calendar year immediately preceding the date of submission of your application.

(b) Clientele: Special tourist groups handled, if any, their size, frequency etc.

(d) Special programmes, if any, arranged for foreign tourist.

(e) Number of conferences handled, if any, and the total number of passengers for such conferences with details of locations etc.

(f) Number of incentive tour handled.

(g)Please enclosed Demand Draft of Rs.3000/- for each Branch Office as fee for recognition and mention the D.D. No. Date and amount in this column. (Rs.3000/- and Rs.3000/- for head office and each branch office respectively if the application is for renewal of recognition).

Signature of Prop. Partner / Managing Director

Rubber stamp of the firm

Place:

Date:

N.B. 1. This application should be submitted in duplicate along with supporting documents.

2. Reference number of Department of Tourism should be quoted if the application is for renewal of recognition.

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