Overview

• All homestays, resorts and paying-guest facilities must now register every visitor via the tourism department’s app, with noncompliance treated as a legal breach by the host.
• The Transport Department has prohibited private two- and four-wheeler rentals for tourists and plans to induct 50 prime tourism vehicles by July.
• The Meghalaya Cabinet has ordered a review of the 2016 Residents Safety and Security Act to add tougher provisions targeting criminal elements posing as visitors.
• Authorities have earmarked Rs 7 crore for Ward’s Lake desiltation, Rs 4 crore for a light-and-sound show and Rs 25 lakh per public toilet to boost tourism infrastructure.
• Meghalaya Police cracked the May 23 murder of Indore businessman Raja Raghuvanshi within seven days, prompting swift action on safety reforms.