**Policy Summary: One India, One Registration Initiative for Homestays**
The Ministry of Tourism is promoting quality standards for homestay establishments through the "One India, One Registration" initiative under the National Integrated Database of Hospitality Industry (NIDHI) portal. This voluntary scheme classifies homestays across India, including those in rural and tribal areas, into "Gold" and "Silver" categories based on established guidelines. The scheme does not provide direct financial assistance from the Ministry of Tourism.
A component of the approved Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan supports the development of 1,000 homestays to improve the socio-economic conditions of tribal communities. States/UTs can avail a maximum assistance of Rs. 5 Crore for implementing 5-10 homestays per village in village clusters of 5-6 villages, subject to guidelines issued on July 1, 2025.
The Government of India has also announced collateral-free Mudra Loans for homestays in the 2025-26 budget to encourage establishment of homestays nationwide.
As of August 11, 2025, the NIDHI portal reflects the following state/UT-wise registration numbers for rural homestay facilities:
* Andaman & Nicobar Islands: 1
* Andhra Pradesh: 7
* Arunachal Pradesh: 33
* Assam: 28
* Bihar: 1
* Chhattisgarh: 2
* Goa: 26
* Gujarat: 4
* Haryana: 1
* Himachal Pradesh: 68
* Jammu & Kashmir: 2
* Karnataka: 6
* Kerala: 77
* Ladakh: 6
* Madhya Pradesh: 50
* Maharashtra: 43
* Meghalaya: 6
* Nagaland: 1
* Odisha: 14
* Punjab: 3
* Rajasthan: 9
* Sikkim: 16
* Tamil Nadu: 137
* Telangana: 2
* The Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu: 1
* Tripura: 1
* Uttar Pradesh: 955
* Uttarakhand: 93
* West Bengal: 570
The NIDHI portal serves as a data repository for registered and classified homestays and is not a booking platform. Data on tourism or occupancy days are not included on the platform. For further information, contact Sunil Kumar Tiwari at tourism4pib[at]gmail[dot]com.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Tourism: The Indian government ministry responsible for the formulation and administration of the rules, regulations and policies relating to the development and promotion of tourism in India.
One India, One Registration: An initiative under the NIDHI portal aimed at registering homestay facilities in India.
NIDHI Portal: National Integrated Database of Hospitality Industry, a platform used for data collection on registered and classified/approved hospitality units.
Incredible India Homestay Establishments: A voluntary scheme by the Ministry of Tourism for classifying homestay facilities in India.
Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan: A government-approved initiative aimed at improving the socio-economic conditions of tribal communities.
Mudra Loans: Collateral-free institutional credit offered for homestays as announced in the Budget Announcement for 2025-26.
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat: Union Minister for Tourism and Culture.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India.
Ministry of Tourism
One India, One Registration Initiative under NIDHI
Portal
Posted On: 11 AUG 2025 6:10PM by PIB Delhi
To ensure the quality of services and experience for different classes of both domestic and international
tourists, Ministry of Tourism, under its voluntary scheme of Incredible India Homestay Establishments
classifies fully operational rooms of homestay facilities in the country including rural and tribal areas.
Homestays are classified under two categories- Gold Category and Silver Category based on the extant
Guidelines issued by the Ministry. There is no financial assistance provided by the Ministry of Tourism under
this scheme.
The Government also approved the Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan for improving the socio-
economic condition of tribal communities, and development of 1000 homestays is a part of the scheme. The
States/UTs can avail assistance of a maximum of Rs.5 Crore for implementing 5-10 homestays per village in a
village cluster of 5-6 villages, subject to eligibility as per the Guidelines issued on 01.07.2025.
Additionally, the Government of India also announced collateral free institutional credit of Mudra Loans for
Homestays in the Budget Announcement for 2025-26 to assist and encourage setting up of homestays across
the country, including rural and tribal areas.
The details of the number of rural Homestay facilities registered on the National Integrated Database of
Hospitality Industry (NIDHI) portal under the "One Nation, One Registration" initiative, State-Wise and year-
wise are placed at ANNEXURE.
The function of NIDHI platform is to gather data on registered and classified/approved units under the
voluntary scheme of classification only and not a booking platform. The data regarding the number of tourism
or occupancy days is not reflected on the platform.
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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Sunil Kumar Tiwari
tourism4pib[at]gmail[dot]com
ANNEXURE
Number of rural Homestay facilities registered on the National Integrated Database of Hospitality
Industry (NIDHI) portal
State/UT Total CountAndaman And Nicobar Islands 1
Andhra Pradesh 7
Arunachal Pradesh 33
Assam 28
Bihar 1
Chhattisgarh 2
Goa 26
Gujarat 4
Haryana 1
Himachal Pradesh 68
Jammu And Kashmir 2
Karnataka 6
Kerala 77
Ladakh 6
Madhya Pradesh 50
Maharashtra 43
Meghalaya 6
Nagaland 1
Odisha 14
Punjab 3
Rajasthan 9
Sikkim 16
Tamil Nadu 137
Telangana 2
The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu 1
Tripura 1
Uttar Pradesh 955
Uttarakhand 93
West Bengal 570
(Release ID: 2155162)