Haryana tightens noose around fraudulent travel agents; QR-code registration to help check overseas job scams

Chandigarh, Nov 3 (UNI) In a move aimed at protecting Haryana's youth from overseas job fraud and illegal migration, the state government has approved a stringent regulatory framework for travel agents, making registration compulsory and introducing police verification and QR-code-enabled certificates to help citizens verify agents before engaging their services. The Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, on Monday approved the Haryana Registration and Regulation of Travel Agents Rules, 2026, under the Haryana Registration and Regulation of Travel Agents Act, 2025. The rules seek to curb fraudulent overseas recruitment, human trafficking and illegal migration through routes commonly referred…