MEGHALAYA

LUXURY TOURISM VEHICLE SCHEME

Who Can Apply

  • Any individual
  • Registered tour operators
  • Registered Tourism Cooperative Societies and Tourism Societies.

Last Date to Apply

  • 15th July, 2022

Financing Bank

  • Meghalaya Rural Bank

Scheme Objectives

  • Promote High Value Tourism for Meghalaya by providing comfortable ride quality
  • Create livelihood by encouraging entrepreneurship in the state

Scheme Benefits

  • 50% subsidy on On-road cost of the vehicle
  • Support for EMI and Down-Payment
  • Vehicles with Pre-fitted GPS
  • Drivers Training through The Meghalaya Tourist Driver Training Program (MTDTP)
  • Vehicles with Meghalaya Tourism Branding

Selection Procedure

Applicants will be evaluated in three phases by a State Level Screening Committee’ (SLSC)

  • Application Assessment
  • Interview Assessment
  • Mandatory Training of the drivers

Applicants will be evaluated on

  • Communication and Interpersonal skills
  • Interest in the tourism sector
  • Basic road safety rules
  • First Aid knowledge
  • Vehicle parking space at home/Office