Status of hotel projects applications to be available online

In a bid to bring transparency in granting approvals for hotel projects, Tourism Ministry today announced that status of all such applications and those on classification status will be available online from next month.
"From April 1, all information relating to such applications indicating the latest status will be put on the website of the Ministry of Tourism- www.Tourism.Gov.In," the ministry said in a statement
Union Tourism Minister K Chiranjeevi has announced the initiative to bring in transparency in granting approvals for hotel projects and classification status to functioning hotels, it said.
At present, when hotel promoters and owners seek voluntary approval from the tourism ministry for their projects and classification from one star to five star deluxe their requests are processed within 90 days but the applicants remain unaware of the status of their applications till the final decision is conveyed to them.

All applicants will be given a password to access the details posted on the web. The web details will indicate the date of receipt of applications, status regarding project approval, proposed date of the visit of Hotel and Restaurant Classification Committee, final recommendation of the Committee and final status of classification/approval.
"This measure will bring in more transparency, make officials more accountable in working and enable the applicants to access information and check status of their applications sitting at their own places," an official said.
The Ministry will make all efforts to give a final decision on all applications complete in all respects, he said.