Odisha homestay guide

Practical property and application checklist
Reviewed 5 September 2026

### Starting facts
- Exact postal address
- District
- Block
- GP or ULB
- Village/ward
- PIN
- Police station
- Whether GP appears in latest Category-1 notification
- Whether site is outside ULB jurisdiction
- Whether coastal/forest/protected/heritage restrictions may apply
- Existing/proposed/under construction/running status
- Intended number of guest rooms/beds
- Gold/Silver classification desired or not
### Ownership and applicant file
- Applicant full name
- Age/DOB
- Odisha residence evidence
- Category-1 GP/Block residence evidence pending latest rule clarification
- Aadhaar
- PAN
- Aadhaar-linked bank account
- Title deed/ROR/ownership record
- Mouza/Khatiyan/plot/Tahasil/Kisam
- Registered lease if applicable
- Lease expiry and duration
- Lessor NOC where applicable
- All co-owner names
- Co-owner IDs/signatures/NOCs
- Confirmation land is not under dispute
- Name of resident family host
- Relationship between applicant/titleholder/resident host
### Property readiness
- Room carpet areas
- Bathroom areas
- EWC and attached bathroom
- 24-hour running water
- Water heater
- Purified potable water
- Hygienic kitchen
- Breakfast arrangement
- RCC/concrete roof for new construction
- AC heating/cooling capability
- Ceiling fans
- Required electrical sockets
- Power backup
- First aid
- Medical contacts
- Safety/emergency signage
- Pest control
- Cashless payment
- Waste arrangement
- Parking/Wi-Fi/accessibility if pursued
- Building-plan approval/exemption
- Fire applicability/FSC
- Electricity-safety evidence
- Trade-licence position
- SWM registration/receipt
- Water/electricity bills
### Application
- Correct current category
- Current application window
- Revised Annex II or Annex III
- Annex IV authenticity undertaking
- Layout/location plan
- Required photographs
- Project cost
- Investment source
- Bank-loan details if applicable
- Application fee
- Portal acknowledgement
- Copies of every submitted declaration
### Inspection
- DHC/third-party visit readiness
- Original title/lease records available
- Room dimensions measurable
- All facilities operational
- Geotagged photographs
- Clarification replies tracked
- DHC report/status
- PRC/approval letter
- Building approvals before works
- TDO Physical Completion Certificate for Category-1
- SHC subsidy sanction separately confirmed
### Operations
- Resident owner/family host actually living at premises
- Visitor register
- Guest photo-ID retention procedure
- DoT visitor portal process
- Foreign guest Form III process
- FSSAI/FoSCoS registration/licence where applicable
- Cashless payments
- Breakfast/food hygiene
- Staff/owner-representative training
- Wage compliance
- Emergency information
- Fire/local-body renewals
- Annual booking records
- Annual operating/revenue/occupancy data
- Annual 30-April declaration
- Incentive tranche booking-night evidence
### Renewal
- Registration expiry date
- Classification expiry date
- Updated property/compliance documents
- Outstanding complaints
- ₹500 renewal fee
- Self-renewal request
- Reclassification if desired
- Updated title/lease validity
- Any ownership/room/operator changes referred to DoT before renewal
- Foreign/FSSAI/local registrations separately kept current