Devotees will get home like environment in Mahakumbh, this special facility will be available in 2000 houses

Prayagraj News Today: This time around 40 crore devotees from India and abroad are expected to attend Mahakumbh. Yogi government is making vigorous preparations at the grassroots level to ensure that devotees do not face any problem in the fair area.

In this sequence, the people of Prayagraj are being encouraged to start ‘paying guest facility’ in their houses, so that the devotees can get a home like environment. It has also started.

A large number of local people are registering themselves through the Tourism Department and taking training in good behaviour, best cleaning and hospitality. To connect more and more people with this system, toll free number and WhatsApp number have also been issued.

With this arrangement, not only will the devotees get rid of expensive hotels but they will also get the facility of paying guests equipped with better facilities at lower prices. This will also provide employment to the local people and their income will increase.

Paying guest facility in 2000 houses
On the instructions of Yogi government, no stone is being left unturned to make the world’s largest cultural gathering memorable. Here, hospitality to the devotees coming from India and abroad is the priority of the government.

At present, the Tourism Department has set a target of starting paying guest facility in 2000 houses. Accommodation and food facilities will be available to the devotees in the paying guest facility. Its number can be increased further as per need.

What is the licensing process?
During a special conversation with ABP News, Prayagraj Regional Tourism Officer Aparajita Singh said that the process of joining this scheme is quite easy. Local people who have their own houses can join it and become participants in a great cultural event. He told that for this only a challan form of Rs 50 will have to be filled and submitted from the Regional Tourism Office.

Regional Tourism Officer Aparajita Singh said that photographs of the rooms and receipt of tax paid to the Municipal Corporation will have to be attached along with the form. After which a normal process of verification will have to be completed by the Tourism Department.

After verification, a license will be issued by the Tourism Department, after which the landlord will be able to provide paying guest facility. The list of houses for which licenses will be issued for the convenience of paying guests will also be released on the website and app of the fair administration. From there tourists and devotees will be able to approach the paying guest facility.

Those who get license will be given training
According to the Regional Tourism Officer, the license given after verification will be valid for 3 years. Under this, there is a plan to register at least two and maximum five rooms.

Special training is also being given to those getting the license by the Tourism Department. They are being taught the smallest things to behave well with the devotees and tourists and to take care of their convenience in every way.

These documents will be needed
The most special thing about this scheme is that there is no obligation to pay any kind of annual fee or tax. You will not have to worry about hotel norms and NOC.

In this, license can be obtained only by submitting land document and affidavit. The rent for providing the facility will also be determined by the landlord, there will be no interference from the tourism department in this.

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