Department Of Tourism

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• The Administrative head of the Department is Shri Suneel Anchipaka, IAS (AGMUT:2014) as Director (Tourism). The Department has Zonal Offices in North Goa at Paryatan Bhavan,Panaji and in South Goa at Mathany Saldanha Administrative Complex, Margao.
• The Tourist Information Centres/Counters are located within the State.
• The Zonal Officers are primarily responsible for monitoring the registration of tourist trade under the Tourist Trade Act, 1982.

Activities of the Department:

• Policy Formulation.
• Development of Infrastructure.
• The Goa Tourist Places (Protection & Maintenance) Act, 2001.
• The Goa Land (Prohibition of Construction) Act, 1995.
• Administration of Goa Registration of Tourist Trade Act.

It is mandatory for all Hotels, Travel Agents, Tour Operators, Tourist Guides, Tourist Taxi Operators and Dealers of notified articles and other persons engaged in tourist activities to register themselves under the Goa Registration of Tourist Trade Act. Registration is to be annually renewed.

Under the Goa Registration of Tourist Trade Act, Dy. Director (North) & Dy. Director (South) is the Prescribed Authority to issue certificate of registration.