Draft National Tourism Policy 2022 12 th

12.6. 
Project Development and Investor Facilitation Cell 
12.6.1. Project development and transaction advisor support
One of the key pre-requisites for private sector participation is to define the project 
clearly, its boundary conditions and collect all the necessary and relevant project 
related information. It may require professional support for technical and financial 
feasibility studies and transaction advisor to structure the projects. In order to 
institutionalize the arrangements, a nodal organization will be identified by the 
Ministry of Tourism and a project development and investor facilitation cell will be 
set up. The Cell will work with the State Governments for identifying the 
opportunities for public private partnerships and provide requisite project 
development and transaction advisory support.
12.6.2. Investor Facilitation
In order to address the challenges being faced by the Investors at various stages of 
their projects/ investments, the Cell will facilitate resolution of issues and handhold 
the investors. Information on areas open for investment and incentives available will 
be widely disseminated through websites of the Centre, States and Indian Missions 
overseas as well as by organizing Investment Meets, etc. 
12.7. 
Enabling ecosystem for Tourism businesses
In order to attract domestic and foreign investment in tourism sector, an enabling 
ecosystem for operating the tourism businesses and positive investment climate will 
be the key.
12.7.1. Grant of Infrastructure Status to Tourism and Hospitality Projects

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Ministry of Tourism will work towards expanding the definition of tourism and 
hospitality projects along with liberalization of the conditions for grant of 
infrastructure status. This will enable these projects to avail financing from the banks 
for longer term and reasonable rates. This will give impetus to private sector 
investment in tourism and hospitality projects, which in turn will give a boost to 
tourism sector.