It can be a glad tiding for the Indian house-owners, especially the housewives as Indian government has launched ‘Incredible India Bed & Breakfast scheme‘ for the low budget tourists. Launching the scheme, Tourism Minister Ambika Soni said the government would choose spare rooms available with house-owners in Delhi at an affordable cost, for common tourists keen to be acquainted with Indian culture.

Soni told:

This will be a unique opportunity for the house-owners, especially the housewives, because once their spare rooms are recognised under the scheme they will get an opportunity to earn that extra income while being at home.

Keeping in view the forthcoming Commonwealth games in 2010, government is expected to provide 10,000 budget rooms while the requirement would be 40,000-50,000 rooms in the budget category, she reiterated.

“To make availability of visa easier, it has been decided that the external affairs ministry and our embassies will outsource staff during peak tourist seasons so that those wanting visas need not have to wait for more than 36 to 48 hours,” Soni said.

Via: travelvideo