EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 2174 CUTTACK, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2019 / MARGASIRA 13, 1941
TOURISM DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
The 25th November, 2019
No. 10434-TCT-TSP-MISC-0035/2017/TSM.—In order to promote in-bound tourism
in the State, Department of Tourism has formulated Odisha Tourism Policy, 2016 which
has been published in the Extraordinary issue of the Odisha Gazette bearing No.2164,
dated the 26th November, 2016. Para. 8.11 of the said Policy envisages that land for
tourism units will be allotted at concessional rates as per the provisions of IPR- 2015 or as
per guidelines to be fixed by the Government from time to time.
Keeping the above in view, Government after careful consideration, have been
pleased to lay down the following principles for allotment of land for tourism projects
across the State.
(I)
Land allotment for Tourism projects across the State (including
Bhubaneswar, Puri, Cuttack, Berhampur, Rourkela and Sambalpur) shall
be done through IDCO as per the prevailing procedure for industrial units.
(II)
For Bhubaneswar Municipal Limits, land for Hotel projects will only be
allotted to reputed national and international brands for 4-Star & above
category hotels and Convention Centre with minimum 3000 pax capacity.
Hotel projects in Bhubaneswar which are of 3 Star and below will not be
allotted land at IPR rate.
(III)
IDCO shall identify and acquire suitable Govt. and Private land parcels
across the State for tourism projects and create a Land Bank.
(IV)
In case of back-to-back lease of land to project proponent without
infrastructure development, IDCO may charge nominal administrative
charges @ 2% on the IPR rate.
