Sikkim to Launch Online Permits for Restricted Tourist Areas

Sikkim to launch online permits for restricted tourist areas

Gangtok: Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Golay has defended the proposed integrated online permit system for restricted and protected tourist areas, saying it will bring transparency to permit issuance, enable real-time monitoring of tourist movement and plug an alleged revenue leakage of more than Rs 27 crore. Golay said the system was being introduced after […] The post Sikkim to launch online permits for restricted tourist areas appeared fir…

Sikkim govt to launch online permit system for tourism regulation

Gangtok, Aug 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Sikkim government is preparing to introduce an integrated online system for issuing Restricted Area Permits (RAP) and Protected Area Permits (PAP), aimed at improving transparency, curbing revenue leakages and regulating tourist movement in designated areas, officials said on Tuesday. Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang chaired a stakeholders’ consultation on the proposed system, organised by the Tourism and Civ…