STATE
POLICIES

WEST BENGAL INDUSTRIAL POLICY

The State Govt.has announced a new industrial policy in September 1994. The main salient feather of the State Govt.’s policy industrial promotion and economic development are as under: -

  1. The State Govt. welcomes foreign technology and investment as may be appropriate, or mutually advantageous.

  2. The Govt. recognizes the importance and key role of the Private Sector in providing accelerated growth. The State Govt. would welcome private Sector investment in power generation.
  3. Improvement and upgradation of industrial infrastructure is indispensable for accelerated growth of industries. The Govt. recognizes the need in improvement in roads, communication and development of Growth Centres. Since these programmes require massive investment, the Govt. proposes to undertake projects for development of industrial infrastructure through the Private Joint Sector also, whenever feasible.
  4. The Govt. has already taken the initiative in substantially improving the social infrastructure facilities like development of satellite township, housing, health, education, water supply, hotels, etc. a major thrust has been given to technical education and training through polytechnics and it is. In the sphere of health, improvement and expansion of hospital facilities in and around Calcutta and Growth Centres through Private & Joint Sector efforts is being explored.
  5. Along with the Public & Private Sectors, the State Govt. looks upon the joint and assisted sectors as effective instrument for mobilizing necessary resources and expertise in important areas of economic activities.
  6. Based upon the available opportunities and the potential of this region, the State Govt. has identified certain segments of industries as thrust areas for special attention viz.

    1. Petro-chemicals & Downstream Industries,

    2. Electronics & Information Technology,
    3. Iron & Steel, Metallurgical and Engineering,
    4. Textiles,
    5. Leather and Leather Products
    6. Food Processing, Edible Oil, vegetable Processing and aquaculture
    7. medicinal plant, Rubber, Palm oil and Tea,
    8. manufacture of basic drugs chemicals and pharmaceuticals,
    9. Optimal utilization of minerals and development of mine based industries,
    10. gems and Jewellery and
    11. Promotion of Tourism and Tourism related activities.

GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL COMMERCE & INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT
Group H

NOTIFICATION

No. 91-CH/H/4F-54/2000

Whereas in pursuance of a National Policy the sales tax related incentives have been withdrawn from the 1st January 2000.

And whereas the State Govt. have considered it necessary and expedient to extend new types of incentives for promotion of industries in the State from the same date.

Now, therefore, the Government is pleased hereby, in supersession of the West Bengal Incentive Scheme 1999 sanctioned under Commerce & Industries Department’s Notification No. 580-CI/H dated 22.06.1999 and amended from time to time, to approve and sanction a New Incentive Scheme for large, medium and small scale industrial units as under:

    1. SHORT TITLE:

      This Scheme may be called The West Bengal Incentive Scheme, 2000 (hereinafter referred to as the 2000 Scheme) for Industrial Projects of large, medium and small scale units (hereinafter referred to as Units) to the set up in the State.

    2. COMMENCEMENT AND DURATION:

      Unless specifically mentioned against the respective items of incentives sanctioned under the 2000 Scheme, it shall come into effect on and from the 1st day of January 2000 in the whole of West Bengal and shall remain valid for a period of five years ending on the 31st December 2004.

    3. DEFINITIONS

      In the 2000 scheme, unless the context otherwise requires,

      1. "State Government" means the Government of West Bengal and "Central Government" means the Government of India;

      2. "Q.B.I.D.C." means the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation Limited and "W.B.F.C." means the West Bengal Financial Corporation.

      3. "DIC" means District Industries Centre;

      4. "W.B.T.D.C." means West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation

      5. "State Financial Institutions" means the W.B.I.D.C. and the W.B.F.C.;

      6. "authorized Agent" means W.B.I.D.C. an agent specially authorized by the State Government for operation of the 2000 Scheme in respect of large and medium scale industries. For the industrial undertakings in the Small Scale Sector, the District Industries Centre will be the authority to scrutinize, verify and recommend the cases to the District Level Committee constituted by the Cottage & Small Scale industries Department for the purpose. For Tourism Units, West Bengal Development Corporation will be the authorized agent;

      7. "Unit" means any industrial project in large and medium scale having approval in the form of letter of intent, industrial licence or registration certificate, as the case may be, under the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 (65 of 1951) or an acknowledgement in the form of Secretariat from Industrial Assistance reference number from Central Government excluding those mentioned in the negative list of industries at annexure-I of 2000 Scheme.

        OR

        Any Cottage and Small Scale Industrial Undertaking including Industrial Co-operatives, Tiny and Small Scale Service and Business) provisionally/temporarily permanently / finally) Undertaking registered under the District Industries Centre of the Directorate of Cottage and Small Scale Industries.

        OR

        Any Tourism unit with a fixed capital investment exceeding Rs.100 lakhs; on Letter of Intent or Industrial Licence or Registration Certificate under the industries (Development and Regulations) Act, 1951. or Secretariat Industrial Assistance reference number from Central Government shall be required in the case of a tourism unit:

      8. "Large/Medium Scale unit" means a unit as defined by the Government of India from time to time.

      9. "Small Scale Unit" means a unit having investment upto the limit as prescribed by the Govt. of India from time to time.

      10. "Tourism Unit" means a project in the large and medium sector related to tourism activities in the following items as defined in Annexure II and as may be further notified by the Tourism Department:

        1. Hotels

        2. motels
        3. Heritage hotels
        4. Yatrinivas
        5. Yatrika
        6. Resorts
        7. Railway travel projects on the pattern of Palace on Wheels
        8. Aerial Ropeways and
        9. camps and Facilities encouraging adventure tourism:

      11. "New Unit" means an industrial unit in the large/medium/small scale sector having investment in capital assets which is established and commissioned by the entrepreneur for the manufacture of goods in West Bengal for the first time on or after the 1st January 2000 and is registered with the Directorate of Industries/Directorate of Cottage & Small Scale Industries/Directorate of Tourism, as the case may be;

      12. "Existing industrial Unit" means an industrial unit in the large/medium/small scale sector having investment in fixed capital assets which exists in West Bengal and manufactured goods in such unit, immediately before it starts commercial production in its expanded portion on or after the 1st January 2000;

      13. "Mega Unit" means an eligible unit of special characteristics set up on or after the 1st January 2000 with investment exceeding Rs. 250.00 crores;

      14. "Approved Project" means the industrial project of a unit for which registration certificate and eligibility certificate have been issued under the 2000 Scheme;

      15. "Approved Location" means the location of the approved project registered with the concerned authority of the Central Government/the State Government:

      16. "Approved Industrial Complex" means any industrial complex set up in public or private sector in the State approved by the State or Central Government;

      17. "Eligible Unit" means a unit in the large/medium/small scale sector having registration certificate issued by the Directorate of Industries and eligibility certificate by the W.B.I.D.C. or registration certificate issued by the District Industries Centre, as the case may be;

        For a Tourism Unit an "eligible unit" shall be a unit having registration certificate issued by the Directorate of Tourism and the eligibility certificate by the West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation for its approved project.

      18. "Expansion of Existing Unit" means expansion for the same item(s) of production within its existing approved capacity or for expansion for enlarged approved capacity or for manufacture of a new items with an approved capacity’

        19. EXPLANATION-I

        Such project should be covered by appropriate approval under the industries (Development & Regulation) Act, 1951 or a Secretariat for industrial Assistance reference number or approval by any Directorate under the Cottage & Small Scale Industries Development, West Bengal concerned District Industries Centre or Small Industrial Service institute, Govt. of India or the Directorate of Tourism. Government of West Bengal as the case may be.

        EXPLANATION-II

        The case of expansion of an existing unit, the fixed capital investment or to be made on approved project shall increase the total value of the fixed capital investment of the unit by not less than 25% of the net value of fixed assets of land, building and plant and machinery as on 1st January 2000 or Rs.50 lakhs, whichever is less.

      19. "Expanded Portion" means the portion expanded with additional capacity on or after the 1st January 2000 with approval of the State Government for the manufacture of goods in West Bengal either in its existing location or in a different area:

      20. "Fixed Capital Investment" means investment made in land, building, plant and machinery and equipment installed for pollution control measures of the approved project of the eligible unit on or after the 1st April 1999 subject to other conditions laid down in paragraph 6 of the 2000 Scheme:

        21. EXPLANATION:

        The "fixed capital investment" shall be calculated as follows:

        1. Land: actual price or premium paid for the land freehold or leasehold as deemed necessary for the approved project at the approved location by the authorized agent.

        2. Building: the actual expenditure incurred for construction of the office building, factory sheds etc, as necessary for the approved project at the approved location but not residential quarters.

        3. Plant & Machinery: the fixed capital investment in plant and machinery shall be calculated as below: -

          The cost of plant and machinery as erected at the approved location, including the cost of productive equipment such as jigs, dies, moulds, etc. and items pertaining to pollution abatement measures but excluding the cost of any second hand plant and machinery as also plant and machinery purchased and installed under hire purchase agreement.

          In the case of plant and machinery taken on lease, the leasing fee/charge shall be taken into account, provided that on the expiry of the leasing contract, the said plant and machinery become the property of the unit.

        PLANTATION-I

        Advances paid to suppliers of plant and machinery for the approved project of the eligible unit on or after the 1st April 1999 may be taken to account in calculating the total fixed capital investment.

        PLANTATION-II

        Power in calculating the actual price of Plant and machinery in respect of the projects in the Small Scale Sector procured through WBSIC and/or NSIC the interests etc. on the agreed instalments shall the excluded but the basic price including sales tax, excise duty and other taxes etc. shall be included for this purpose.

      21. "Year" means, unless otherwise specifically stated and not repugnant to the context, the financial year commencing from the 1st April and ending on the 31st March following.

      22. "Factory" means any premises including the precincts there of

        1. wherein ten or more workers are working or were working in any part of which a manufacturing process in being carried on with the aid of power or is ordinarily so carried on or

        2. wherein twenty or more workers are working or were working on any of the preceding twelve months and in any part of which a manufacturing process is being carried on without the aid or power or is ordinarily so carried on but does not include a mine subject to the operation of the Mines Act, 1952 (35 of 1952) or a railways running shed;

      23. "Factory Workers" means a person employed, directly or through any agency, whether for wages or not, in any manufacturing process or in cleaning any part of the machinery or premises used for a manufacturing process or in any other kind of work incidental to or connected with the manufacturing process or the subject of the manufacturing process.

      24. "Negative list of Industries" means the list of industries at Annexure-I hereto as may be amended by the State Govt. from time to time.

    1. APPLICABILITY OF THE 2000 – SCHEME:

      The 2000 Scheme shall generally be applicable to all large, medium, cottage and small-scale projects and to large/medium sector tourism units to be set up and also to expansion projects of existing units on or after the 1st January, 2000. The units may be in the private sector, co-operative sector, joint sector as also companies/undertakings owned or managed by the State Government.

    2. NON-APPLICABILITY OF THE 2000-SCHEME:

        3. 5.1 The 2000-scheme shall not be applicable to those industrial/tourism projects that have been registered for and have been sanctioned incentives under any previous scheme. These will continue to be governed by the provisions of the registration and sanctions already issued under the respective schemes.

        Provided that for projects which have been registered and for which eligibility certificate has been issued in terms of the 1999-Scheme, but no disbursement of incentive has been made, the units concerned may out for registration under the 2000-Scheme if the projects otherwise fulfill the terms and conditions under this scheme.

        The 200-Scheme shall not be applicable to the industries listed in the Negative list of Industries.

    3. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR INCENTIVE UNDER THE 2000-SCHEME:

        4. 6.1.1 Any industrial project in the large and medium sector, to which this scheme applies, shall be eligible for securing an eligibility certificate provided.

        1. the project is covered by a detailed feasibility report/project report prepared for the purpose;

        2. the project has been approved and sanctioned by the Central Financial Institutions or the commercial Banks or the State Financial Institutions, as the case may be. In the case of projects with arrangement of finance from own resources, issue of eligibility certificate shall be considered provided the WBIDC is satisfied about the arrangement of such finance.

        6.1.2 Any Industrial unit in the small scale sector shall be eligible for incentives under this scheme subject to the fulfillment of the conditions specified below: -

        1. The unit in the small-scale sector as defined under para 3 (vii) above shall be registered with the District Industries Centre concerned finally or permanently. Such permanent or final registration must be valid and remain in force.

          However, in respect of subsidy on investment in plant and machinery the undertaking concerned may be provisionally or temporarily registered on or after the 1st April 1999 and valid registration to that effect may be accepted in place of permanent of final registration and the amount of subsidy shall be judged on the quantum of investment in plant & machinery as sanctioned and disbursed by the financial agency concerned.

        2. Industrial Co-operatives, undertakings assisted by K.V.I.C. or W.B.K.V.I. Board as well as the undertaking set up under IRDP/ SESRU/ IUEP/ SEEUY and other similar self employment schemes receiving benefits in respect of any of the items specified under this Scheme shall also be eligible to get the benefit of other items only under this Scheme.

        6.1.3 In case of ‘tourism unit’ eligibility certificate shall be issued by the West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation on (b) of para 6.1.1 and the registration certificate shall be issued by the Directorate of Tourism and that such a unit shall require no Industrial Licence or letter or Intent or Registration Certificate under the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 or a Secretariat for Industrial Assistance reference number from the Central Government.

        1. For the benefit of Subsidy for conversion to piped gas and for gas charges, an existing unit shall require registration with Greater Calcutta Gas Supply Corporation Ltd., and also a certificate of expenditure approved by the Greater Calcutta Gas Supply Corporation.

        2. For the benefit of subsidy for installation of plant facilities for use of piped gas and for gas charges, a new unit/an existing unit for its expansion project shall require registration certificate of Directorate of Industries, Directorate of Tourism or registration certificate from DIC, as the case may be, eligibility of expenditure approved by the Greater Calcutta Gas Supply Corporation Limited.

  • CLASSIFICATION OF DEVELOPED AREAS AND BACKWARD AREAS:

    For the purpose of determination of types and quantum of incentive available under this Scheme for the approved projects, according to their location, the State shall be classified in the flowing groups:

    Group A- Calcutta Municipal Corporation.

    Group B Howrah, Hooghly, North 24-Parganas, South 24-Parganas excluding the area under the jurisdiction of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation, Burdwan, Nadia and Midnapore district.

    Group C Murshidabad, Birbhum, Purulia, Bankura, Malda, Coochbehar, North Dinajpur, South Dinajpur, Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling Districts.

    No incentive will be granted to any unit set up in the area under Group-A except to the extent provided in this Scheme.

  • STATE CAPITAL INVESTMENT SUBSIDY:

      • 8.1 An eligible Industrial unit located in a Group ‘B’ area and set up in the State on or after the 1st January 2000, will be entitled to State Capital investment subsidy @ 15% of the Fixed Capital Investment subject to a limit or Rs. 150.00 lakhs.

      8.2 An eligible Industrieal unit located in a Group ‘C’ area and set up in the State on or after the 1st January 2000, will be entitled to State Capital Investment Subsidy @ 25% of the Fixed Capital Investment subject to a limit of Rs. 250.00 lakhs.

  • INTEREST SUBSIDY:

      • 9.1 An eligible Industrial unit for its approved project will be entitled to Interest Subsidy to the extent of 50% of the annual interest liability on the loan borrowed from a Commercial Bank/Financial Institution/NBFC approved by Reserve Bank of India, for implementation of the approved project, subject to a limit of Rs. 100.00 lakhs per year depending on the location of the unit as follows.

      1. Group ‘B’ area : 5 Years;

      2. Group ‘C’ area : 7 Years;

      9.2 The Interest Subsidy will be payable annually subject to submission of a statement/certificate by the lending Banks/Financial Institutions/NBFC so as that the unit has paid the due interest to the institutions on the due dates.

  • WAIVER OF ELECTRICITY DURY

    An eligible unit for its approved project will be entitled to waiver of electricity duty on the electricity consumed for its production/ operation activity for a period of 5 years from the date of commercial production/operation.

  • EMPLOYMENT GENERATION SUBSIDY

      11.1 An eligible industrial unit in the large and medium sector will be entitled to reimbursement to the extent of 50% of the expenditure incurred by it for paying its contribution towares Employees State Insurance (ESI) and Employees Provident Fund (EPF) depending on the location of unit as follows:

      1. Group ‘B’ area : 5 Years;

      2. Group ‘c’ area : 7 Years.

      11.2 An eligible unit in the Small Scale Sector will be entitled to reimbursement to the extent of 75% of the expenditure incurred by it for paying its contribution towards Employees State Insurance (ESI) and Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Scheme depending on the location of the unit as follows:

      1. Group ‘B’ area : 5 Years;

      2. Group ‘c’ area : 7 Years.

      11.3 The reimbursement of the expenditure prescribed at sub para 11.1 & 11.2 above will be payable annually based on minimum statutory limit subject to the condition that the unit has paid its contribution towards ESI & EPF on due dates.

  • REMISSION OF STAMP DUTY & REGISTRATION FEE:

      12.1 An eligible industrial unit irrespective of its location will be entitled to exemption from payment of 50% of stamp duty and registration fee required for the purpose of registration of documents within the State relating of purchase/acquisition of land and buildings for setting up fo the approved project.

      12.2 Not withstanding any thins contained anywhere in the Scheme the incentive prescribed at para 12.1 above shall be admissible from the date of issue of the notification of this Scheme

  • SUBSIDY FOR CONVERSION FOR USE OF PIPED GAS:

      13.1 An existing unit irrespective of its location undertaking conversion for use of piped gas for manufacture / operation on or after the 1st January 2000 will be eligible to subsidy equal to 75% of the investment for necessary conversion of furnace etc. subject to a limit of Rs. 10.00 lakhs.

      13.2 A new unit for its approved project set up on or after the 1st January 2000 envisaging use of piped gas for manufacture / operation will be entitled to the benefit prescribed at sub-para 13.1 above for installation of necessary equipments in the units for use of piped gas.

      13.3 a existing unit or a new unit mentioned at sub-para 13.1 & 13.2 above will be entitled to subsidy of 20% of gas charges on gas used for manufacture / operation for a period of 5 years from the date of commencement of supply of gas for commercial manufacture / operation of the unit.

  • SUBSIDY FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN THE SMALL SCALE SECTOR:

    An eligible Industrial unit in the Small Scale Sector shall be reimbursed 50% of the expenditure upto a maximum of Rs.5.00 lakhs for installing pollution control devices and obtaining ISI Certification/ISO 9000 from approved Institutions/Research Laboratories.

ADDITIONAL INCENTIVE FROM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ELECTRONICS, AGRO AND FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES & HPL (Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd.) DOWNSTREAM PROJECT:

New units in the area of Information Technology (Software, Hardware) Electronics, Agro and Food Processing Industry and HPL Downstream Projects located in Group ‘A’ area shall be eligible to the same incentives as are normally admissible to a new unit located in Group ‘B’ area.

New units in the area of Information Technology (Software, Hardware), Electronics, Agro & Food Processing Industry & HPL Downstream Projects located I Group ‘B’ and Group ‘C’ areas will be entitled to additional interest subsidy of 10% of interest liability subject to a further ceiling of Rs. 20.00 lakhs. The total interest subsidy will be available for an additional period of 2 years in all such cases.

New units in the area of Information Technology (Software, Hardware), Electronics, Agro & Food Processing Industry & HPL Downstream Projects irrespective of their location will be entitled to full exemption from payment of stamp duty and registration fee required for registration of documents relating to purchase/ acquisition of land & building for setting up to the approved project.

INCENTIVES FOR APPROVED EXPANSION PROJECT OF AN EXISTING UNIT:

An existing unit for its approved expansion project will be entitled to all the incentives mentioned above in this Scheme subject to fulfillment of the conditions prescribed for the respective item for a new unit.

  1. INCENTIVES FOR LEATHER UNITS BOTH IN THE TANNING AND MANUFACTURING SECTORS ON RELOCATION ACCOMPANIED WITH MODERNISATION:

      2. 15.1 Leather units, both in the tanning and manufacturing sectors, to be relocated in the Calcutta Leather Complex will be entitled to Capital Investment Subsidy if relocation is accompanied with modernisation. The quantum of subsidy will be 15% of fresh investment in plant and machinery, subject to maximum of Rs. 150.00 lakhs in case of large and medium scale units and 25% of fresh investment in plant and machinery I case of small scale units.

      15.2 Other industries on their relocation to approved industrial complex, if such relocation is accompanied with modernisation, may be considered by the State Govt. for extending similar benefits as prescribed for units, mentioned at sub para 17.1 above, on merit of each case

  2. MEGA PROJECTS:

    Not withstanding anything contained any where in the Scheme the State Govt. may consider granting special package of incentives under this Scheme to a Mega Project having due regard to the characteristics of the project, case by case basis, in the following areas:

    1. size of investment,

    2. special nature of the industry,

    3. employment potentiality

    4. down-stream effect of the industry,

    5. ancillarisation effect of the industry,

    6. export potentiality

  3. POWER TO AMEND AND/OR RELAX/REPEAL:

    Not withstanding anything contained in any of the provisions of the 2000-Scheme, the State Govt. may at any time-

    1. make any amendment to this Scheme or report it, but the commitments already made for an approved project shall not be affected by any such amendments or repeal;

    2. make any relaxation in applying the provisions of this Scheme but such relaxation shall be made on the merit of the approved project in each case, as the State Govt. may consider necessary and appropriate:

    3. may issue instructions and guidelines to facilitate implementation, to remove anomalies and to clarify the interpretations of the provisions of this Scheme.

  4. REPEAL AND SAVING

      20.1 The West Bengal Incentive Scheme 1999 shall be repealed and shall stand substituted by the West Bengal Incentive Scheme, 2000 from the date of commencement of the 2000-Scheme.

      1. The commitments entered into and based on any of the previous Incentive Scheme shall continue to be government by the corresponding Scheme.

      This Scheme is issued with the concurrence of the Finance Department vide their U.O. No. : Group C. 169 dated 05.02.2001.

By order of the Governor,

Jawhar Sircar

Secretary to the

Government of West Bengal

ANNEXURE-I


[See Paragraph 3 (xxiv)]

NEGATIVE LIST OF INDUSTRIES

  1. Hydrogenated edible oil

  2. Hospital, Nursing Home, Clinics, Diagnostic Centre.

  3. Amusement parks.

  4. Bricks (excluding fly ash bricks, sand lime bricks, refractory bricks).

  5. Thermal Plants for generation of electricity.

  6. Distribution of electricity.

  7. Aquaculture projects.

  8. Any other industry notified by the State Govt. for inclusion in this list.

ANNEXURE - II

HOTELS:

Hotels should have facilities expected of the establishments in 1 to 5 star category or approved non-star category according to the guidelines issued/to be issued by the Department of Tourism, Government of India or Government of West Bengal from time to time. Their size should be as per norms prescribed by the Department of Tourism, Govt. of India/ Govt. of West Bengal for such units. A Hotel should have minimum 10 lettable rooms, Reception Centre-cum-lounge; Restaurant, Bar, a small Convention Centre and car-parking space.

MOTELS:

A motel project should have highway facilities consisting of a minimum of two lettable rooms, public toilets, a restaurant, a first-aid centre, medicine store, a utility store, handicraft selling centre and parking space for at least ten vehicles. Facilities like bar, public telephone booth, car-repairing shop and fuel-filling stations for vehicles may be included as desirable activities. About an hectare of land will be needed for a standard motel.

HERITAGE HOTEL:

A heritage hotel project shall be located in a palace/castle/fort/building of architectural excellence which was built prior to 1950 and which is being converted into a hotel with a minimum of 10 lettable rooms. The facilities and the features along with the services should be as per classification guidelines of the Department of Tourism. Govt. of India as applicable to heritage hotels from time to time. A heritage hotel will have all the facilities available in a usual hotel as mentioned under the item 1 above.

YATRINIWAS:

Yatriniwas is actually a low-budget hotel of 10 or more lettable rooms located near airport, railway station and central bus terminus for transit accommodation and will have all the facilities available in a usual hotel as mentioned under the item 1 above.

YATRIKA:

Yatrika is actually a low-budget hotel of 10 or more lettable rooms located near a certre of pilgrimage mainly for accommodation of pilgrims and will have all the facilities available in a usual hotel as mentioned under the item 1 above except bar facilities which may or may not be allowed depending on the custom of the centre of the piligrimage.

TOURIST RESORTS:

A Tourist Resort means a unit, which has at least any eight of the following activities/ facilities:

  1. Health Club facilities e.g. saunabath, Jacuzzi, streambath, gymnasium etc.

  2. Water sports, e.g. white water rafting, canoeing, kayaking, water skiing, yachting, windsurfing, rowing, paddle boating etc.

  3. Swimming Pool.

  4. Acrosports e.g. power flying, a hang-gliding, paragliding, para-sailing etc.

  5. Skiing.

  6. Ice-skating.

  7. Roll skating.

  8. Sports like Tennis, Table Tennis, Badminton, Billiards, Bowling Alley.

  9. Golf.

  10. Angling.

  11. Nature cure facilities e.g. Naturopathy, Yoga, Ayurvedic/Herbal cures.

  12. Beauty Parlour including Barber Shops and massage facilities.

  13. Children’s corners including Creche, Park, Indoor Game and other recreational facilities.

  14. Landscaped Gardens and Orchards.

  15. Jogging tracks/Nature trails.

  16. Convention/Conference facilities.

  17. Shopping Arcade.

  18. Well-stocked library including Video Library.

  19. Auditorium.

Tourist Resort requires a sprawling area and is usually located in a country side.

CAMPS AND FACILITIES ENCOURAGING ADVENTURE TOURISM:

The project of Camping and Tent facilities should have minimum 5 tents located in an area not less than 1 acre of land, at least two toilets and two showers separate for men and women with running water an a restaurant. The Camping sites should have specific sewerage disposal points for campers. There should be proper arrangements for disposal of sullage, sewerage and solid garbage.

Adventure tourism comprises trekking in the forests and the hills, mountaineering, mountain biking, rock climbing, canoeing, kayaking, water sking, yachting, river rafting, long distance swimming and para-sailing, car rally etc.

AERIAL ROPEWAY

Aerial Ropeway means a system of overhead ropes on which the carriers are used for the purpose of carriage of passengers, animals or goods and includes posts, ropes, carriers, stations, offices, warehouse, workshop, machinery and other equipment used for the purpose of Aerial Ropeway and the land appurtenant to such Aerial Ropeway.

RAILWAY TRAVEL PROJECTS ON THE PATTERN OF "PALACE ON-WHEELS"

"Palace on-Wheels" Projects may connect (a) eastern U.P. Bihar, West Bengal and Orissa (Buddhist Circuit) or (b) Siliguri, Kurseong and Darjeeling (hill Circuit). Such projects will require collaboration of private sector and the Indian Railways.