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TAAI urges Telangana govt for ‘revival’ of package Tours and Travel Industry

Hyderabad, Jun 3 (UNI) Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) on Thursday urged the Telangana government for some ‘revival’ of package tours and Travel Industry.
TAAI delegation led by Telangana and AP states Chairman Nagesh Pampati , who met Telangana Minister for Tourism V. Srinivas Goud at his official residence here, submitted a representation to the Minister to bail out the industry from this present crisis.
TAAI is India's largest and oldest Travel and Tourism Association and have been actively leading the Travel & Tourism Industry since the last 70 years, the Chairman said while all sectors across the world are talking about ‘revival’, the travel and tourism industry is worrying about ‘survival’.
We are glad that Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao chose the historical monument Golconda Fort over Parade Ground for Independence Day Celebrations soon after coming into power, he said this has sent a strong message that he was committed for the development of Tourism in the state. It has also boosted the Tourism Industry.
Telangana has more tourism attractions such as Laknavaram, many waterfalls like Bogatha, pilgrimages, the Chairman said that the government must encourage “Neighbour Tourism”, if long distance tourism is not possible.
The delegation urged the Minister and sought his support to advise the Banks to offer Tours and Travel Industry an interest free loans up to Rs 25 lakh to be repaid back in the next 3 financial years.
If an amount of above Rs 25 Lakh is sought, Banks can charge a nominal interest rate, they said.
They also requested the Minister to consider Waiver of Property Taxes for 2021-2022 for the offices they currently occupy. We have paid taxes for 2020-2021 and the current taxes is a huge burden on us, the delegation told the Minister
The delegation also sought the Minister's intervention in vaccinating the entire Tourism and Travel industry on a priority basis and allot us a few Urban Primary Health Centers with slots dedicated for them.
The industry wants support for their employees by paying Rs 5000 a month till March 2022.
Though the industry witnessed huge losses, it has not retrenched staff because of the appeal made by the Chief Minister last year not to sack or remove employees, they said.
They want Aarogyasri to be extended to Tourism employees as they are true ambassadors, promote tourism and earn revenue for the state.
They also appealed to the government to facilitate a soft loan to the staff to the extent of Rs two lakh from the banks per person, in order to fulfill their urgent needs.
They have also sought fee waiver in schools and colleges for the staff working in the Tours and Travel Industry as they are unable to pay fees for their children.
The Minister assured the delegation that his government would support in reviving the Tourism and Travel Industry.
He also assured them that he would facilitate a meeting very soon with officials to explore ways and means to help them to bounce back.
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