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NITI report on homestays

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: NITI report on homestays (GS3 · Tourism, 22 August 2025)

What happened

  • NITI Aayog and IAMAI released “Rethinking Homestays: Navigating Policy Pathways” [PIB].
  • It calls for light-touch, transparent rules for homestays and BnBs that protect safety and heritage [PIB].

Background

  • States covered include Goa, Kerala, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Homestays spread tourism income to villages.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Infrastructure: energy, ports, roads, airports, railways; investment models

  1. As per PIB (2025-08-22): NITI Aayog and IAMAI released "Rethinking Homestays: Navigating Policy Pathways".
  2. Homestays spread tourism income to villages.
Quotable data point

NITI Aayog and IAMAI released "Rethinking Homestays: Navigating Policy Pathways".

PIB: NITI report on homestays, 22 Aug 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: NITI reports.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

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Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: NITI report on homestays, 22 Aug 2025

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