Answer: The scheme aims to provide an overall experience for tourists in the midst of a tea garden or state, with an accommodation facility in an iconic bungalow with modern amenities. The scope of the scheme will include trekking in the natural beauty of a lush tea garden, undertaking a tea-testing session, visiting a modern tea factory and even trying one’s hand at plucking tea leaves, etc.
Answer: The scheme will promote tea tourism promotional activities such as plucking tealeaves, going on nature walks, trekking and rafting, and even play of golf, etc.
Answer: Yes, this scheme is focusing on the cultural and socio-economic scenario of the Tea Tribes of Assam worldwide for tourist attraction.
Answer: Yes, the scheme will help to develop coordination amongst the tea stakeholders including state tourist operators for flourishing tea –tourism.
Answer: A Private Tea Garden companies’ Garden owner can apply under this scheme.
Answer: Yes, if the tea garden is on a lease, then, the leaseholder can also apply subject to the lease period in hand being a minimum of 15 years from the date of application. Further, the Tea Garden company/Garden owner/ lease holder must be willing to undertake a tea tourism scheme.
Answer: Tea Gardens which are iconic/heritage, situated nearest to the reserved forest, wildlife sanctuaries, and National Parks as well as other existing major tourist destinations/circuits, will be preferred.
Answer: Yes, for employment purposes in tea tourism-related activities dependent on Tea Garden workers will be given preference
Answer: Assistance will be given only for the renovation of iconic bungalows and newly created tourism infrastructures.
Answer: Assam Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. will give wide publicity through open advertisements in daily newspapers, electronic media, etc. as per the norms. The applicant must check on a regular basis these sources of information.
Answer: The SLC shall be constituted with the following members: (a) Senior most Secretary, Chairman (b) Any Secretary of Tourism Department, Member (c) Secretary, Industries, Member (d) Director, Tourism, Member (e) Managing Director, ATDC, Guwahati, Member Secretary.
Answer: A physical inspection of the shortlisted gardens to verify their feasibility will be conducted by Assam Tourism Development Corporation (ATDC) before final selection.
Answer: After scrutiny and physical inspection, the list of eligible tea gardens will be approved by the SLC for further implementation of the scheme.
