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7.9.3. Infrastructure and tourist amenities can offer opportunities to MSMEs
The Mission will advocate development of attractive infrastructure, amenities, and 
improvement in accessibility, which can increase access by tourists to a large variety 
of unique products and services capitalizing on destination related advantages, 
enabling SMEs to increase profits and reduce costs. 
7.10. 
Facilitating capital and credit to Tourism MSMEs 
7.10.1. Capital subsidy and credit guarantee schemes
The Mission will encourage the States to provide capital subsidy to the tourism 
hospitality projects and other tourism products at par with such incentives being 
extended to manufacturing industry. Central Government also provides certain 
incentives for specific regions for setting up hospitality projects. The Mission will 
create awareness amongst MSMEs about schemes which provide credit guarantee 
to MSMEs including tourism sector enterprises.
7.10.2. Design, mentorship and shared facilities for tourism MSMEs 
The Mission will also encourage schemes, which provide support for design and 
mentorship services and shared facilities for tourism MSMEs to produce quality 
souvenir products and other art and craft products at the destinations. The Mission 
will also provide support for consulting services and technical assistance to support 
tourism entrepreneurs to develop a business plan and identify funding opportunities 
from financial institutions and/or government agencies. 

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7.10.3. Support to traditional lodging providers, food and restaurant businesses
The Mission will also explore support to traditional lodging providers, food and 
restaurant businesses at tourist destinations to access finance to modernize their 
businesses and better appeal to international tourists by renovating facilities and 
providing with fast Wi-Fi networks, and website information in foreign languages etc.