Agartala, February 16 A team of Block Development Officers (BDOs) from Tripura was sent to Himachal Pradesh to study and implement homestay facilities in tourist destinations within the state, an official said on Monday.
The BDOs were sent by the Tripura Rural Livelihood Mission (TRLM).
"The TRLM sent a team of 9 BDOs to Himachal Pradesh to study homestay facilities and develop a plan for their implementation in Tripura's tourist destinations, including Jampui Hills, Unakoti, Dumbur Lake, Chabimura, Kalajhari Hills, Matabari, Manu Bankul, Sepahijala, and other emerging tourist destinations in the state," the Mission said in a Facebook post.
The state government has already announced a homestay policy to promote tourism.
"This is the first such initiative undertaken by the TRLM to promote homestay interventions in the coming days in the state. A total of over Rs 70 crore has been proposed in the 2026-27 budget for the Ministry of Rural Development, which will focus on infrastructure for livelihoods, including the infrastructure of community-managed tourist facilities in the state," it stated.