Additional Incentive for Adventure Tour Operators, West Bengal — 60-100% — Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility turns on when the unit was set up, how it is owned, and whether its paperwork and finances are in order.

• Tourism projects, tourism units and expansion projects established on or after 22 February 2021.
• Hotel units that started commercial operations between 7 January 2015 and 31 December 2020 but could not apply under the earlier 2015 scheme because of the absence of a bar.
• Ventures in the private, co-operative or joint sectors, along with companies and undertakings owned or managed by the State Government.
• The project must be backed by a detailed feasibility report.
• The project needs approval and sanction from a Central Financial Institution, a Commercial Bank, or a State Financial Institution.
• The unit must hold a Registration Certificate, a Date of Commencement Certificate and an Eligibility Certificate, all issued by the West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation Limited.
• For the additional incentive itself, the unit must have attracted over 50 international tourists or 100 domestic inbound tourists in a financial year, verifiable through SGST payments.

Additional Incentive for Adventure Tour Operators, West Bengal — 60-100% is open to startups at the revenue stage working in travel hospitality. The programme is targeted at startups registered in West Bengal. Applicants should be registered as private limited, llp and opc.