Overview
- The tourism department has intensified monitoring of OTA platforms and mobilised residents to report unregistered listings through a toll-free helpline
- Pandemic-era second homes in residential complexes are being exploited as unregistered homestays, prompting complaints of noise, safety and infrastructure strain from permanent residents
- The revised Homestay and B&B Policy replaces the reimbursement model with direct Rs 2 lakh grants for eligible women-led rural hosts
- Incentives are confined to non-coastal, non-urban zones to maintain the policy’s rural focus and curb pressure on urban infrastructure
- The department will support 100 homestays in the initial phase and launch applications after the monsoon session concludes on August 8