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Tourism Deptt loses crores in subsidies Blame it on lack of monitoring mechanism 3/22/2015 11:47:01 PM Arun Singh Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 22: How various schemes introduced by Tourism Department in the state failed due to absence of effective monitoring on its implementation can be gauged from the fact that Department had provided an incentive subsidy of about Rs 6 crore to the 650 house owners with a motive to boost tourism sector but only 108 pursued the scheme while remaining 542 beneficiaries did not pursue after availing first installment. Sources in the department told Early Times that in order to boost tourism sector and to generate employment avenues in the State, an incentive package scheme was introduced under which as subsidy of up to 40% of the total cost of the project was to be provided to house owners. "Under this scheme some rooms of the existing structure of house owners were to be provided to tourists on payment with a view to afford to them an opportunity of staying as part of the family subject to ceiling of Rs 2 lakh in each case. Under the Tourist Act, 1978 the owners were to register with the department and thereafter review the registration annually," they said. Sources further divulged that 618 beneficiaries in Kashmir Division were covered and an incentive subsidy of Rs 5.16 crore was paid to them. However, of the 618 cases, 512 beneficiaries did not pursue their cases after receipt of the first installment as the second installment was released to only 106 beneficiaries. They further said that in Jammu division, the Directorate of Tourism, Jammu, sanctioned Rs 61.68 lakh under this scheme was paid to 31 beneficiaries in Rajouri District and 29 did not renew their registration with the Department after the initial registration (December 2010) required for availing this subsidy. Sources revealed that Department did not conducted any inspection of these units to ensure proper adherence of the promoter to the scheme guidelines and no monitoring system was put in place by the Department to determine that the units established under incentive schemes were actually running as per scheme guidelines.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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