The Arunachal Pradesh Assembly today passed two bills, Arunachal Pradesh Tourism (Trade Registration and Regulation) Bill, 2016 and Arunachal Pradesh Right to Public Services Bill, 2016, by voice votes.
Chief Minister Kalikho Pul had yesterday introduced the bills in the Assembly.
The Arunachal Pradesh Tourism (Trade Registration and Regulation) Bill, 2016 would help in safeguarding the interests of tourists visiting the state and ensure sustainability of tourism growth in the state.
It would help formalizing the largely informal sectors of tourism industry through registration and certification and under it a few officers of the tourism department would be vested with magisterial powers, including the power of compounding in case of cheating, overcharging, harassment, pestering and touting faced by the tourists.
The bill would also streamline the activities of tourism in the state within set framework, standardization of facilities and protocols and to bring about tourism activities legally within the administration of the tourism department.
The Arunachal Pradesh Right to Public Services Bill, 2016 would deal with systematic and time bound delivery of services for all government servants.
It would also ensure right based approach by empowering the public with the right to receive delivery of services within stipulated time lines.
It would enable citizens to access government services and obtain information in a unified and simplified manner and enabled government to provide the required services seamlessly.
