Madhya Pradesh Tourism Policy 2025

Madhya Pradesh is the "Tiger State", holds the highest number of National Parks and Biosphere Reserves in the country and is the only "Cheetah State" in the subcontinent — alongside two Jyotirlingas, three Shaktipeeths, Ram-linked heritage at Chitrakoot and Orchha, the Buddhist site at Sanchi, and the highest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites of any state. The policy promotes balanced and sustainable tourism enabling socio-economic development and employment. Notified vide Order No. F TD/2/0002/2025/33 dated 18/02/2025, it runs 5 years from issuance and repeals the Tourism Policy 2016 (amended 2019). Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board is the nodal agency.

Eligible tourism projects — 25 categories

Wildlife resorts within notified parks and reserves

• •Remote or ulterior new areas: additional 5% capital subsidy, minimum investment and room-count thresholds reduced to 50%, and no upper ceiling on the subsidy amount.
• •Renovation and modernisation: an existing standard hotel or mini resort upgrading to deluxe (min 50 rooms) or resort (min 20 rooms) needs at least ₹10 crore new investment; an existing deluxe upgrading to 4-star or above (min 75 rooms) or resort (min 25 rooms) needs at least ₹25 crore.
• •SC/ST entrepreneurs: additional 5% capital subsidy for 100%-owned tourism projects.
• •Electric cruises: additional 5% capital grant on approved project cost.
• •Hot air balloon operations: 50% capital subsidy excluding land, minimum ₹50 lakh investment, released over 5 years — 15% in year 1 on establishment, 10% each in years 2–4, 5% in year 5.
• •Golf tourism: up to 10% of Tourism-Department-allotted land may be permitted for commercial use with Empowered Committee approval.
• •Responsible tourism: 100% reimbursement up to ₹1 lakh for Eco Tourism Society of India certification; 25% subsidy up to ₹50 lakh for pollution-control mechanisms where investment exceeds ₹10 lakh.
• •Tourism marketing: 50% of stall or space cost up to ₹1 lakh for national events; 50% of cost plus economy airfare for one person up to ₹2 lakh for international events, up to 4 events a year; registered SHGs and cooperative societies in culture, food or handicraft get 100% reimbursement up to ₹1 lakh.

Large, Mega and Ultra-Mega Investment Promotion Assistance

• •Government land and heritage properties are transferred free of cost to the Tourism Department, with MPTB authorised to allot them on the department's behalf.
• •Lease and licence tenure: land may be leased for 90 or 30 years, developed via a development agreement, or licensed for 5 to 30 years.
• •Reserve price: ₹10 lakh per hectare within municipal or plan areas, ₹5 lakh per hectare elsewhere; heritage building with appurtenant land carries a reserve bid price of ₹1 lakh.
• •Disposal is via open bidding; the accepted bid is payable as a lump-sum premium plus 1% of the premium annually as lease rent.
• •Ultra-Mega projects: government rural land on a 90-year lease at the prevailing collector guideline rate or the policy reserve price, whichever is higher, at 1% annual lease rent increased sixfold every 30 years, allotted first-come-first-served with Empowered Committee approval.
• •Heritage properties carry a 5-year project-establishment timeline, extendable by 2 years on justified grounds.
• •New heritage hotel projects are exempt from registration fee and stamp duty on the built-up area and up to 1 hectare of appurtenant land; beyond that, duty is paid and later reimbursed after project commencement. No registration or stamp duty is payable on government or Tourism Department land given on lease or licence for a tourism project.

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