Ahead of new year-2022, the Divisional Commissioner, P.K Pole Monday directed to explore ways to notify rates for upcoming 3-5 years with five percent annual enhancement.
The directives were that the rates proposed and implemented for Hotels, Restaurants, Houseboats, Taxis, Shikaras, and ponies shall be notified for the calendar year 2022.
Pole informed that possibility shall be explored to notify the rates for 3-5 years with five percent annual enhancement so that the rates are regulated in letter and spirit.
The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, further directed the concerned officers for the immediate finalisation of the rates and its implementations.
According to the minutes of meeting of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pole further informed that complaints of non-regulations of rates in respect of Hotels, Restaurants, Houseboats, Taxis, Shikaras, ponies are being regularly received which is giving bad name to the trade in the Valley.
The Divisional Commissioner directed Director Tourism and all Deputy Commissioners that rates proposed for Hotels, Restaurants, Houseboats, Taxis, Shikaras, ponies shall be put to public domain through the website of the Tourism Department.
