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Representatives of other departments, agencies and organisations to be nominated by the Government from time to time. 10.3. Single Window Clearance Authority: There shall be a 3-tier Single Window Clearance Authority (SWCA) for clearance of private sector tourism projects as enumerated below — • Investment upto Rs. 50 crore - Special Single Window Clearance Committee (SSWCC) shall be constituted under the chairmanship of Secretary, Tourism; Govt. of Odisha.. 31 • Investments above Rs.50 crore and up to Rs.1000 crore – State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) members as constituted under the Odisha Industries Facilitation Act, (OIFA) 2004. • Investment above Rs 1,000 crore - High Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) headed by the Chief Minister with members as constituted under the Odisha Industries Facilitation Act, (OIFA) 2004. DoT will provide secretarial assistance to the SLSWCA. The SLSWCA shall have the power to direct concerned departments or authorities to issue required clearances within the specified time limit, subject to compliance of the provisions of the applicable Acts and rules or orders and instructions in force. The SSWCC \ SLSWCA shall carry out the following functions: • Issue approvals of projects as required under the appropriate rules as and when necessary. • Issue deemed approvals as provided in OIFA as and when necessary. • Review and monitor the processing of applications cleared earlier and sent to Competent Authorities. A Nodal Officer would be appointed / designated from DoT, to support the SLSWCC and liaise with the District Level Nodal Agencies (DLNA) under the OIFA Act. The Nodal Officer would receive all applications forwarded from IPICOL / the DICs (if the DICs have been approached). These would be put up by the Nodal Officer before SSWCC for approval. 10.4. District Tourism Promotion Council: Every district will have a District Tourism Promotion Councils (DTPC). It shall act in close coordination with Department of Tourism. Its main functions shall be – • Identify land parcels for tourism development in the district. • To act as the nodal agency and clearing house for ideas and information related to tourism at the district & sub-district level. • Facilitate convergence of resources of various agencies for the development of tourism infrastructure. • Development and updation of tourism information for districts which may also be uploaded in the district websites. 32 • Promote the development of tourism master plans for each district in coordination with other government agencies. • Skill profiling of local population to create lists for guides, freelancers, photographers, home-stay addresses and develop a tourism service provider database and clear awareness among the general public on tourism related matters. • Contribute to the publicity and promotional material of DoT and encourage/facilitate travel writers, media for publicizing places of tourist interest of the district. • Prepare the event list at the district level for tourism purposes. • Organize and facilitate training programs for the benefit of stakeholders in the tourism industry on chargeable basis • Facilitate the formation of local tourism destination development bodies with local community participation for development of tourism assets. • Identify, develop and lease out land for parking and other tourist services where user charges can be a source of revenue. • Facilitate and support the development of eco-tourism societies. • Develop economically viable Tourism Projects. • Licensing, regulation and accreditation of tourism ventures as per DoT guidelines • Mobilize and enlist the local community stakeholders for specific areas / tourism destinations as per requirement. The Revenue Divisional Commissioner shall be the Patron and the District Collector shall be the Chairman of DTPC .The DTPC shall have an Executive Body which shall be responsible for the daily business & affairs of the Council. The terms and conditions shall be notified separately by the Government. 10.5. Executive Body of DTPC: The Executive Body shall carry out the business and affairs of the DTPC. The Executive Body will meet at least once in a month. It shall have a tenure of 3 years or as decided by the Government. The Tourist Officer for the District shall be the Secretary to DTPC and shall carry out the functions including convening of meetings, documentation, and other duties as determined by the Executive Body. District Collector Chairman Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Member Project Director, DRDA Member 33 Representative of the concerned Municipal Corporation (where applicable) Member Superintendent of Police Member Representative from Commissionrate of Police (Bhubaneswar- Cuttack) Member Representative of Handicrafts & Handloom Member Chairman of Zilla Parishad / Municipalities /N.A.C. in district Member Local MPs/ MLAs Member Executive Engineer PWD (R&B) Member Executive Engineer from Rural Development Department (Local works) Member District Planning Officer Member Executive Engineer (RWS&S) Member President, District Hotel Association Member President, District Travel Agent Association Member Any other member or members nominated by the Chairman who would be helpful in realizing the objectives of the body Member OTDC nominee Member Tourist Officer for the District Member Secretary 10.6. Local Tourism Promotion Council: This Policy proposes the formation of Local Tourism Promotion Councils (LTPC in few important tourist centres for carrying out functions such as — • Identify land parcels for tourism development in the locality • Skill profiling of local population to create lists of guides, freelancers, photographers, home-stay addresses and develop a tourism service provider database • Contribute to the publicity and promotional material of DTPC • Administering operation & management of tourist facilities created by the Government. • Implementation of tourism events if any • Facilitate the formation of local tourism destination development bodies with local community participation for development of tourism assets. • Identify, develop and lease out land for parking and other tourist services where user charges can be a source of revenue. • Facilitate and support the development of eco-tourism societies • Mobilize and enlist the local community stakeholders for specific areas / tourism destinations as per requirement 34 • Sensitize the local community about the importance of the tourism and to become more tourist friendly The LTPC shall consist of an Executive Body, the District Collector shall be the Patron and the Block Development Officer shall be the Chairman. The Executive Body shall be the body responsible for the daily business & affairs of the LTPC. The terms and conditions shall be notified separately by the Government. The details of the constitution of the LTPC are as given below: Block Development Officer Chairman Jr. Engineer (Block) Member Sarapanch of concerned G.P. / Representative of the concerned Municipal Corporation (where applicable) Member O.I.C. of concerned P.S. Member President, Local Hotel Association Member President, Local Travel Agent Association Member Any other member or members nominated by the Chairman who would be helpful in realizing the objectives of the body Member OTDC nominee Member Tourist Officer for the District Member Secretary 10.7. Miscellaneous: A. The Tourism Policy, 2016 shall be co-terminus with IPR, 2015. The State Government may at any time amend any provision of the policy. B. Doubts relating to interpretation of any term and / or dispute relating to operation of any provision under this policy shall have to be referred to the Tourism Department for clarification / resolution and the decision of the Government in this regard shall be final & binding on all concerned. C. Implementation of various provision covering the subsidy, incentives, concessions etc. will be subject to issue of detail guidelines / statutory notifications by the DoT within one month from the date of issue of this policy. Printed and published by the Director, Printing, Stationery and Publication, Odisha, Cuttack-10 Ex. Gaz. 1584-173+300