In the financial year 2025-26, the Ministry of Tourism launched the 'Development of Homestays in Tribal Areas' under the Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan (PM-JUGA). The scheme aims to develop homestays in tribal areas to tap into tourist potential and provide alternative livelihoods to tribal communities. It will provide funding support up to ₹5 lakh for village community requirements, up to ₹5 lakh for the construction of two new rooms, and up to ₹3 lakh for the renovation of existing rooms for each household. Proposals were received from 17 States/UTs, with 5 proposals from Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Uttarakhand, and Ladakh approved for a total cost of ₹17.52 Crore. No funds have been released yet. This information was provided by Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. Contact Sunil Kumar Tiwari at tourism4pib[at]gmail[dot]com.
Key Entities Referenced
Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan (PM-JUGA): A program focused on development in tribal areas, under which the homestay scheme is being launched.
Development of Homestays in Tribal Areas: A sub-scheme to develop homestays in tribal areas.
Ministry of Tourism: The central ministry responsible for launching the 'Development of Homestays' scheme.
Swadesh Darshan: The parent scheme under which the 'Development of Homestays in Tribal Areas' is a sub-scheme.
Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Uttarakhand, Ladakh: The approved states/UTs where homestay proposals have been approved.
Ministry of Tourism
Development of Homestays
प्रव तथ: 15 DEC 2025 4:18PM by PIB Delhi
The Ministry of Tourism during the financial year 2025-26 has launched ‘Development of Homestays in
Tribal Areas’ as a sub-scheme of Swadesh Darshan under the Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram
Abhiyan (PM-JUGA) for development of homestays in tribal areas.
The scheme envisages the development of homestays to tap the tourist potential of the tribal areas and to
provide an alternate livelihood to the tribal communities by providing funding support up to ₹5 lakh for
village community requirements, up to ₹5 lakh for the construction of two new rooms for each household,
and up to ₹3 lakh for the renovation of existing rooms for each household.
Under the scheme, proposals from 17 States/UTs were received. Out of which 5 proposals i.e. from the
State of Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Uttarakhand and UT of Ladakh are approved for a
total cost of ₹17.52 Crore. However, no funds have been released so far.
This information was given by Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in
a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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