The West Bengal Incentive Scheme: Additional Incentive for Adventure Tour Operators

“Additional Incentive for Adventure Tour Operators” is a sub scheme under “The West Bengal Incentive Scheme 2021”. It was launched on 22nd February, 2021, by the Department of Tourism, Government of West Bengal, and shall remain valid upto 31st December, 2025.

Objective of the “West Bengal Incentive Scheme” scheme:

The objective of the Scheme is to provide financial assistance and help enthusiastic intending or prospective entrepreneurs to start their own business as a self-employed youth who will become an employer in upcoming days and generate more employment.

Objective of the “Additional Incentive for Adventure Tour Operators” scheme:

Through this incentive, an eligible unit, which has been qualified for bringing in more than 50 International Tourists or 100 Domestic Inbound Tourists in a financial year supported by payment of SGST, shall be entitled to an additional incentive for purchase of tents/dingy/adventure & sports equipments/ related accessories by way of reimbursement in different areas.

Group A: 60%
Group B: 70%
Group C: 80%
Group D: 90%
Special Areas: 100%

• The Scheme shall be generally applicable to all eligible tourism projects/units/expansion projects of existing units set up on or after the effective date (i.e. 22nd February, 2021) of this incentive scheme.

  Or,

• Eligible Hotel Units who started their commercial operation on or after 7th January, 2015 to 31st December, 2020 but could not apply under previous scheme 2015 due to absence of a Bar in the Hotel.

• The units may be in the private sector, co-operative sector, joint sector as also companies/undertakings owned or managed by the State Government.

• The project should be covered by a detailed feasibility report/project prepared for the purpose.

• The project should have been approved and sanctioned by a Central Financial Institution or Commercial Banks or State Financial Institutions.

• The unit should hold an Registration Certificate, Date of Commencement Certificate and Eligibility Certificate issued by the West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation Limited on satisfaction of arrangement.

• The West Bengal Incentive Scheme shall stand non-applicable in respect of those tourism units that have been registered for and have been sanctioned incentives under any previous scheme.
• Any unit which may have applied for registration with the Directorate of Tourism under WBIS (West Bengal Incentive Scheme ) 2015, before the date of commencement of this Scheme and whose applications may have not been disposed off prior to the coming into effect of this Scheme or deemed to have been disposed of shall be entitled to all benefits under WBIS 2015 only.

Online

Registration Process:
Step 01: Visit the official Shilpasathi portal and click on ‘Apply online’.
Step 02: A sign up window will appear. Click on ‘Create New’ for new user.
Step 03: Select the Industry /Business /Commercial /Charitable Society/ Govt. entity and enter the concerned Registration number.
Step 04: Then the ‘User Registration’ window will appear with the relevant fields that the applicant needs to fill accurately and click on ‘Register’. In case the applicant already has an account, click on the ‘Sign In’ button and login using valid User ID, password and Captcha code.
Application Process:
Step 01: Visit the official Shilpasathi portal and click on ‘Apply online’.
Step 02: Enter your user name, password and captcha code then click on “Log In”. Or sign in with the registered mobile number and OTP.
Step 03: Applicants will be directed to the user dashboard. Click on ‘ALL SERVICES’ to get the desired service.
Step 04: A list of services will appear. Applicants need to click on the check box adjacent to the service named ‘Tourism Incentive’.
Step 05: Once done, click on ‘Create CAF’. Applicant’s CAF ID will be created. Click on ‘Apply Online’ to proceed with the application.
Step 06: Applicant will be redirected to the common application form where he has to fill in the necessary details mentioned for proceeding further with the application.
Step 07: Once done, the applicant needs to attach the relevant documents required for the issuance of the certificate and click on ‘Save & Continue’.
Step 08: Once uploaded, a ‘Document successfully uploaded’ header message will appear for confirmation. Applicants will be shown the filled application with details provided for final review.
Step 09: Once reviewed, the applicant needs to click on the Declaration checkbox on the bottom left of the application page before proceeding to the ‘Submit’ button.
Step 10: The applicant will receive notifications through SMS and email at critical stages of application processing–application submission, application approval or rejection at various stages.
Step 11: Once done, the applicant will be auto redirected to the ‘Check status’ page to view the current status of the application.
Step 12: Once all the steps are successfully completed , after Approval by the authority the applicant will receive in the online system the Registration certificate approved by the Department by clicking on the ‘Download Certificate’ button.
Note:

• The steps for getting the incentives are Issue of Registration Certificate, Issue of Date of Commencement Certificate and issue of Eligibility Certificate before granting incentives in each case.
• After getting both the Registration and Date of Commercial Operation Certificate, the Tourism unit applies to the Managing Director, West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation for Eligibility Certificate.
• After getting all the above mentioned three certificates the eligible units apply to The Managing Director, West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation for Different types of incentives (see sl. 1) through different online forms.

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