Thursday, November 28, 2013

TAAS and SHRA lobby DoNER for exclusive promotion to Sikkim in Incredible India campaign

GANGTOK, 27 Nov: TAAS and SHRA, in a joint representation made to the visiting Minister of State for Department for Development of North East Region [DoNER], have sought support of his office to urge Ministry of Tourism for separate and exclusive promotion of Sikkim in the Incredible India Campaign by virtue of the State having being declared a must Visit Destination for the year 2014 by Lonely Planet.
The TAAS and SHRA presidents called on DoNER Minister Praban Singh Ghatowar here today and jointly submitted a memorandum detailing their requests.
The memorandum also requests the Minister to simplify the documentation process for subsidy being provided to hotels by DoNER.
“The process of documentation can be further simplified and eased out thus making it a simple process for the hoteliers /entrepreneurs to easily understand and further go into the process of seeking the subsidy,” the memorandum details, while adding that the Minister “look into the matter that 40% of the payment related to the payment as labor wages, supply of the sand, pebbles, stones and all quarry materials be considered to be made through cash as these above said suppliers do not accept payment by Cheque”.
The DoNER Minister, a joint TAAS and SHRA press release states, assured to provide all possible support to requests made and suggested that the associations also submit the same proposal to the Tourism & Civil Aviation Department as well as to the Department of Commerce & Industries, Govt. of Sikkim, as well as Union Ministry of Commerce & Industries.

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