Rural tourism units get fiscal incentives

The industries department issued an order giving fiscal incentives to the rural tourism units registered with the tourism department.

In the amendments, the department said rural tourism units with investments of over Rs 1 crore can take benefits offered under theRajasthan Promotion Scheme. Earlier, units making investments of over Rs 2 crore were eligible for the benefits.

Besides, the order also increased additional investment subsidy from 25% to 100% for these units. It also increased the duration of the benefits from seven years to 10 years.