Ladakh homestay guide

Practical property and application checklist
Reviewed 5 September 2026

### Starting facts
- [ ] Exact property address recorded.
- [ ] District, tehsil/block, village/ward recorded.
- [ ] Municipal/Panchayat/TDA/special-planning jurisdiction identified.
- [ ] Protected-area/forest/wildlife status checked.
- [ ] Property is existing / proposed / under construction / running.
- [ ] Intended use is Homestay rather than another tourist-accommodation category.
- [ ] Total rooms and proposed lettable rooms counted.
- [ ] Proposed lettable rooms do not exceed six. [S1 p.7]
- [ ] Intended bed/guest plan separately recorded because a current statutory homestay bed ceiling was not located.
### Ownership and applicant file
- [ ] Owner/applicant identity established.
- [ ] Government photo ID available. [S1 p.7]
- [ ] Revenue record/sale deed available, or lease/rent document identified. [S1 p.7]
- [ ] Nautor/State-land case identified and Patwari certificate obtained if applicable. [S1 p.7]
- [ ] Joint/inherited ownership issues resolved.
- [ ] Owner will actually reside at property.
- [ ] Property is owner's primary residence.
- [ ] Company/LLP/lessee/operator structure flagged for written Tourism Department confirmation before commitment.
- [ ] Succession/legal-heir documents available where relevant.
- [ ] Incentive eligibility analysed separately from registration eligibility.
### Property readiness
- [ ] Existing sanctioned-plan/building record collected.
- [ ] Proposed alterations/new construction listed.
- [ ] Building-permission authority identified.
- [ ] Change-of-use/occupancy question resolved in writing where material.
- [ ] Fire classification checked.
- [ ] Water connection and capacity reviewed.
- [ ] Electricity connection/load reviewed.
- [ ] Waste/sewage arrangement reviewed.
- [ ] Kitchen/food-service model decided.
- [ ] FSSAI route checked if food business will operate.
- [ ] Foreign-guest acceptance decision made and Form III readiness planned.
- [ ] Accessibility, guest safety and emergency planning considered even where detailed S1 standards were not located.
### Application
- [ ] Correct prescribed tourism authority chosen.
- [ ] Online account created directly by authorised applicant.
- [ ] Annexure 1 details checked against title/property records.
- [ ] Homestay room count entered accurately.
- [ ] Required ID/title/lease documents uploaded.
- [ ] Self-certification read and truthfully completed.
- [ ] ₹500 applicable registration fee confirmed before payment.
- [ ] Payment receipt retained.
- [ ] Portal query notices monitored.
- [ ] No assumption made that fee payment equals approval.
### Inspection
- [ ] Property remains inspection-ready despite no mandatory routine pre-registration inspection.
- [ ] Registration certificate and underlying records available for inspection.
- [ ] Any Department query/complaint response documented.
- [ ] No reliance placed on tourism inspection as building/fire/FSSAI approval.
### Operations
- [ ] Registration certificate displayed as required by Act §42.
- [ ] Owner-residence condition continuously met.
- [ ] Lettable-room ceiling continuously respected.
- [ ] Material ownership/business/operational changes reported promptly.
- [ ] Domestic guest record practice checked with Tourism Department because specific S1 rule was not located.
- [ ] Foreign/OCI guest details handled under Rule 17/Form III.
- [ ] Food registration/licence maintained if applicable.
- [ ] GST position reviewed for actual entity/turnover/channels.
- [ ] Local utility/building/fire/environmental conditions maintained.
- [ ] S2 room register, bills, signboard and programme duties followed if the property received policy incentives.
- [ ] Incentive beneficiary five-year operating commitment tracked where applicable.
### Renewal
- [ ] Certificate expiry date calendared.
- [ ] Preceding-financial-year operation can be truthfully self-certified.
- [ ] Statutory, safety, hygiene and operational compliance reviewed before renewal.
- [ ] ₹500 renewal fee/current portal requirement reconfirmed.
- [ ] Ownership/operator/room changes reconciled before renewal.
- [ ] Current Order/portal checked for amendments before filing.