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ADMINISTRATION OF INCENTIVES : 8.1. Procedure for applying for incentives : Department of Tourism, Government of Odisha shall be the implementing Agency for administration of incentives under this Tourism Policy. All undertakings desirous of availing any incentive under this policy must be registered with the Department of Tourism. The projects will be scrutinized by Tourism Department and after scrutiny; provisional registration shall be issued adopting the following procedure :— · Tourism Department shall give Provisional Registration Certificate in the first instance up to 3 years to the Eligible Units. · If such a Unit is not in a position to complete the project and start commercial operations during the initial validity period, it may apply for time extension along with its progress report. The administrative agency may, after examining the difficulties experienced by the individual unit in implementing the project and also recording the reasons, grant extension for a period up to 2 years. · The units which are unable to go operational after the time extension will have to explain to the Government the reasons for the delay. This explanation will have to be forwarded to the Commissioner / Director of Tourism, who will carry out physical inspection of the projects and report to the Tourism Advisory Committee. The Committee will then take a decision on further time extension based on this report. && 8.2. Illustrative procedure for claiming incentives : The Eligible Units along with the provisional certificate shall apply to DoT, within 180 days of commencement of commercial operation of the project, for permissible benefits along with necessary documents. Department of Tourism on receiving the information and documents will scrutinize it and issue Eligibility Certificate and the Certificate of Entitlement and put proper date of effect so as to enable the unit to avail the incentives. Step-I Step-IV Step-VII Eligible Units will apply If a unit is not in a Tourism Department shall for the incentive to position to complete the scrutinize the documents Department of Tourism. project during 3 years, it and after field visit issue may apply for extension. Eligibility Certificate, if eligible. Step-II Step-V Step-VIII DoT will scrutinize the If agreed, Tourism Based on the Eligibility applications and issue Department may grant an Certificate, the a Provisional extension, (maximum up to Department of Tourism Registration Certificate (PRC). 2 years). Further time shall in turn issue extension by Tourism Certificate of Entitlement Advisory Committee. and put proper date of effect for availing benefits. Step-III Step-VI PRC shall be valid for The Eligible Units shall up to 3 years in the inform Tourism first instance. Department within 180 days of the commencement of commercial operation of the project. The unit shall remain in commercial operation continuously for a minimum of 5 years from the date on which benefits have been availed. In cases, where the operation has been discontinued due to any reason within the period of 5 years mentioned above, the unit shall be required to refund the incentives along with interest @ of 2% per month or any other penal interest prescribed by the DoT. The unit, after getting the eligibility certificate, must submit quarterly progress details to the DoT of the incentives availed during the eligibility period. Any excess claim of incentives will be recovered with interest of 2% per month or any other penal interest prescribed by the DoT.