Starting a Homestay in Andhra Pradesh

01 / Executive finding

The practical starting point

• The current state-level tourism-policy framework located is the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Policy 2024–2029, issued through G.O.Ms.No.17, Youth Advancement, Tourism & Culture (Tourism) Department, dated 10 December 2024. It expressly replaces the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Policy 2020–2025 and operates for five years from 10 December 2024. [S1, opening order; §Policy Period]
• Detailed implementation is governed by Operational Guidelines – Andhra Pradesh Tourism Policy 2024–29, G.O.Ms.No.30 dated 24 September 2025. The guidelines state that the policy period runs from 10 December 2024 to 09 December 2029 and identify APTA as the nodal implementing agency. [S2, §2 definitions; §3.1, printed pp.6, 10]
• Under the current official operational guidelines, a Homestay has a minimum of 1 lettable room/2 beds and a maximum of 6 lettable rooms/12 beds. The owner together with the family must physically reside in the same establishment. [S2, §3.3, S.No.5(b), printed p.14]
• A B&B is materially different: the owner/promoter is stated not to reside in the establishment, and a designated agent/operator manages the premises for hospitality. The same 1–6-room/2–12-bed limits appear in the common Homestay/B&B provision. [S2, §3.3, S.No.5(b), printed p.14]
• The same provision requires the establishment to be free from dispute and states that Homestays/B&Bs registered with the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Authority (APTA) and meeting the applicable quality and safety/security standards are the units eligible under that policy framework. [S2, §3.3, S.No.5(b), printed p.14]
• For the project/incentive framework in G.O.Ms.No.30, S.No.5 carries the location condition “Within the focus tourism destination.” Exact legally operative address boundaries for “focus tourism destination” were Not stated in the current official material reviewed. The parent policy separately identifies seven anchor hubs—Visakhapatnam, Tirupati, Araku Valley, Rajahmundry, Amaravati, Srisailam and Gandikota—but those hub names should not be substituted for an address-level eligibility map. [S1, destination-development strategy; S2, §3.3, S.No.5]
• APTA currently operates a public Trade Registration portal. Its public new-user page exposes only Name, Mobile Number, Email, Password and Confirm Password before submission. No account was created, and the authenticated Homestay/B&B application, upload fields, payment screen, category selection and declarations were not inspected. [S4, Trade Registration login and New User form]
• A purported G.O.Ms.No.32 dated 08 October 2025, containing detailed Homestay/B&B registration, classification, fees and procedures, was located only through a non-government mirror. An official AP-government/APTA/GOIR copy was Not stated in the material reviewed. Consequently, the purported ₹50/₹100 classification fees, two-year validity, Gold/Silver checklist, renewal window, Forms A/B/C and inspection timelines cannot presently be published as settled requirements. [D1, discovery-only; S6, GOIR search facility]
• G.O.Ms.No.30's project-specific incentive matrix gives Rural Homestay and Heritage Homestay “Yes” entries for power, Net SGST, employment subsidy and utility-services/property-tax support, but “No” for stamp duty, land-conversion charges, quality-certification incentive, capital subsidy and Speed of Doing Business. Urban Homestays/B&Bs are not separately identified in that incentive matrix, creating an official-source ambiguity. [S2, Annexure I, S.Nos.9–10, printed p.47]
• The power incentive in G.O.Ms.No.30 is framed as reimbursement of the difference between commercial-tourism and industrial tariff, subject to detailed conditions including an enterprise/industry-name electricity connection; a later domestic-tariff treatment for registered homestays has been reported elsewhere, but the controlling official APERC/DISCOM order was Not stated in the material reviewed. Current homestay electricity classification therefore requires written verification. [S2, §8.6, printed pp.38–39; D2 discovery-only]
• Tourism registration does not establish lawful building use. The Andhra Pradesh Building Rules, 2017 apply to affected portions where occupancy changes, require an Occupancy Certificate for buildings under the rule, and impose separate fire-clearance consequences for high-rise buildings. The Rules were subsequently amended, including by G.O.Ms.No.4 dated 09 January 2025. [S7, Rules 3/occupancy provisions and OC provisions; S7A amendment register]
• A homestay serving food must independently test its position under FSSAI/FoSCoS. From 01 April 2026, FSSAI's revised turnover framework places registration at turnover up to ₹1.5 crore, State Licence above ₹1.5 crore and up to ₹50 crore, and Central Licence above ₹50 crore, subject to the food-business category and other applicable licensing criteria. [S8, FSSAI Order dated 13.03.2026, p.1]
• For foreign guests, the Immigration and Foreigners Rules, 2025 expressly include a home stay within “accommodation.” Rule 17 requires electronic foreigner records to be kept for at least one year and Form III information to be transmitted electronically within 24 hours after arrival and after departure. [S9, Rule 17, printed p.27]
• The current official evidence is sufficient to publish the core definition, room/bed cap, residence distinction and existence of the APTA/incentive framework, but not sufficient for a complete owner-facing registration guide because the official detailed Homestay/B&B order, current authenticated application, fees, classification checklist, validity/renewal mechanics and electricity implementation order remain unverified. [S1–S6; D1–D2]

02 / Document chronology

Use the current rules and implementation

1. 28 March 2017 — G.O.Ms.No.119, Andhra Pradesh Building Rules, 2017. The state building-control framework predates the present tourism policy and remains relevant, subject to later amendments, to construction, occupancy/change of occupancy and OC questions. [S7]
2. 04 January 2018 — CBIC Circular No.27/01/2018-GST. Provides historical central clarification on accommodation supplied through electronic commerce operators; its old numerical thresholds must not be copied forward without current-law testing. [S10A]
3. 10 December 2024 — G.O.Ms.No.17, Andhra Pradesh Tourism Policy 2024–2029. Replaces the Tourism Policy 2020–2025 and starts the present five-year state tourism-policy period. [S1]
4. 09 January 2025 — G.O.Ms.No.4. Official APCRDA register identifies a final notification amending the Andhra Pradesh Building Rules, 2017. [S7A]
5. 2025 — Immigration and Foreigners Rules, 2025. Introduces the current central Rule 17 accommodation-reporting framework explicitly covering home stays. [S9, Rule 17]
6. 24 September 2025 — G.O.Ms.No.30. Approves the operational guidelines for Andhra Pradesh Tourism Policy 2024–29. This is the current official source located containing the Homestay/B&B definition and policy/incentive treatment. [S2]
7. 08 October 2025 — purported G.O.Ms.No.32. A non-government mirror presents itself as a later Homestay/B&B addendum. The official primary instrument was Not stated in the current official material reviewed. It therefore cannot presently be used to supersede, amend or supplement S2 for publication.
8. 2025–26 — Development of Tribal Homestays in Maredumili cluster. Current Government of India material records an Andhra Pradesh project sanction of ₹1.23 crore. [S12B]
9. 13 March 2026 / effective 01 April 2026 — FSSAI revised turnover thresholds. This changes the food-business registration/licensing thresholds relevant to a homestay that operates a food business. [S8]
10. 05 May 2026 — purported APERC domestic-tariff implementation. Located only in secondary reporting. Official order Not stated in the material reviewed. It cannot yet be used to displace the power framework in G.O.Ms.No.30. No official source reviewed expressly states that G.O.Ms.No.32 supersedes the Homestay/B&B portions of G.O.Ms.No.30, because the official G.O.Ms.No.32 itself was not located.

03 / Category definitions

Choose the right accommodation category

A building marketed commercially as a “guest house,” “villa,” “Airbnb,” “farm stay” or “serviced accommodation” is not thereby converted into the official Homestay category. The applicable category must be matched to the official definition and address-specific approvals.

04 / Eligibility decision tree

Check whether the applicant and property qualify

Start with the exact property address and local-body category.

1. Is the exact property identified?

• No; the person has capital only or an early idea: no Homestay eligibility conclusion can yet be reached. Select/search only after defining target local body, title form, resident-host model and intended capacity. Not established in the published material
• Yes: identify Municipal Corporation/Municipality/Nagar Panchayat/Gram Panchayat/development-authority jurisdiction and whether any CRZ, forest, wildlife, heritage or special planning control applies.

1. Is the address within the tourism-policy location applicable to the proposed benefit/category?

• G.O.Ms.No.30 associates S.No.5 with a “focus tourism destination”, but no address-boundary instrument was located. [S2, §3.3]
• If incentive eligibility depends on this point: Confirm this in writing with the authority

1. What is the ownership/lease position?

• Clear individual owner and establishment is free from dispute: proceed. [S2, §3.3, p.14]
• Joint/inherited title, disputed title or only lease/management rights: current Homestay registration-holder rules were not verified. Confirm this in writing with the authority

1. Who is the proposed applicant?

• Resident individual owner: continue to Homestay test.
• Company/LLP/firm/lessee: legal entities are recognized as applicants in the incentive guidelines, but that does not establish their entitlement to hold a Homestay registration. [S2, definitions] Confirm this in writing with the authority

1. Who will live at the property?

• Owner + family will physically reside in the same establishment: continue under Homestay definition. [S2, p.14]
• Owner will live elsewhere: the proposed arrangement does not satisfy the located Homestay residence wording. A B&B may be the relevant category. Consider another accommodation category
• Only caretaker/manager resides: this does not substitute for the express owner-and-family requirement located for a Homestay. Consider another accommodation category

1. Who will operate it?

• Resident owner/family operates Homestay: consistent with located definition.
• Designated agent/operator manages for non-resident owner/promoter: consistent with the located B&B description. [S2, p.14]
• Professional company wants to be registration holder: Confirm this in writing with the authority

1. What is the room/bed plan?

• 1–6 lettable rooms and 2–12 beds: within the located Homestay/B&B capacity. This appears to fit the published route, subject to the remaining checks if the other Homestay conditions are also satisfied.
• More than 6 lettable rooms or 12 beds: does not appear to fit the published homestay definition
• Total building contains more rooms but only six are proposed as guest rooms: the current official source defines *lettable* rooms but does not state a separate maximum for all rooms in the owner's house. Confirm this in writing with the authority

1. Is the property existing, proposed, under construction or already running?

• Proposed/new construction: obtain applicable planning/building approvals before assuming tourism registration. Confirm this in writing with the authority
• Existing building without verified sanctioned use/OC: building position must first be verified. Confirm this in writing with the authority
• Running property with valid APTA certificate matching owner/category/address/capacity: verify current certificate/renewal conditions; detailed current renewal rules are not independently verified. Not established in the published material Use these branches as a starting test and confirm the result for the exact property.

05 / Applicant and operating structures

Set the ownership and operating structure

Key distinction: the terms property owner, tourism-registration holder, resident host, operator, employer, contracting party and investor should not be treated as interchangeable.

06 / Property and classification standards

Prepare the property for inspection

The detailed values appearing in D1—including purported room sizes, bathroom sizes, parking, CCTV, attached-bathroom and Gold/Silver distinctions—should not be converted into a public checklist until the official order is obtained.

07 / Documents and declarations

Assemble the application file

A. Publicly verified portal material

B. Homestay-registration file

The complete official-primary Homestay/B&B registration-document list is Not stated in the current official material reviewed. The discovery-only D1 mirror appears to call for items such as:

Character certificate: Not stated in the current official material reviewed. Applicant police verification: Not stated in the current official material reviewed. Caretaker/staff police verification as a universal state Homestay registration document: Not stated in the current official material reviewed.

C. Documents that belong to the incentive process, not automatically to Homestay registration

G.O.Ms.No.30's incentive CAF material refers, depending on the incentive/project, to registration certificate, land lease/sale agreement/sale deed, ULB building permit, first sales bill/GST returns, board resolution/partnership deed, invoices, power-release certificate and tourism registration/NIDHI material. These must not be silently republished as the Homestay registration checklist. [S2, incentive CAF/annexures]

Download the Andhra Pradesh property and application checklist ↓

08 / Application and inspection process

Follow the application and inspection process

Verified public sequence

The portal itself confirms the public Trade Registration mechanism but does not expose the full category-specific form pre-login. [S4]

Discovery-only process

D1 purports to prescribe:

• initial scrutiny;
• Superintendent/processing review;
• DTO plus Panchayat/Ward Secretary inspection;
• district-level committee consideration;
• APTA approval/classification; and
• CEO APTA appeal. It also purports to provide three-week and 15-day internal periods. Because the official G.O.Ms.No.32 was not located, none of these periods or authorities should yet be described publicly as the current mandatory process.

Incentive application is a separate process

G.O.Ms.No.30 provides a separate incentive-claim framework with investment/project documents and department-level verification. Obtaining a tourism registration does not itself release an incentive. [S2, incentive chapters and CAF annexures]

09 / Fees, timelines, validity and renewal

Confirm fees, timing and certificate validity

No located official source establishes a guaranteed overall time from filing to registration.

10 / Operating duties after registration

Run the registered homestay correctly

Duties/conditions supported by current primary sources

1. Remain within the registered category's defining structure. For a Homestay, the located definition requires owner and family to physically reside in the same establishment. [S2, p.14]
2. Maintain the Homestay/B&B capacity condition of 1–6 lettable rooms and 2–12 beds unless a later official instrument modifies it. [S2, p.14]
3. Foreign guests: Rule 17 of the Immigration and Foreigners Rules, 2025 requires the accommodation keeper to obtain the foreigner's prescribed particulars/signature, maintain the electronic record for at least one year, and transmit prescribed arrival/departure information electronically within 24 hours. “Accommodation” expressly includes a home stay. [S9, Rule 17]
4. Food: where the operation constitutes a food business, the appropriate FSSAI registration/licence must be independently determined. [S8]
5. Building/fire/local compliance: continuing tourism registration cannot be assumed to legalise an impermissible occupancy or override building/fire restrictions. [S7]
6. GST: GST liability/registration and electronic-commerce treatment must be independently tested against current central law and the operator's facts. [S10A–S10B]
7. Profession Tax: G.O.Ms.No.30 states that payment of Profession Tax is mandatory for tourism approvals/licences, renewals and incentives under the implementation framework. Homestay-specific mechanics should be confirmed against the missing detailed addendum. [S2, printed pp.27–28]
8. Incentivised enterprises: the operational guidelines require specified annual performance information, including audited accounts and occupancy/sales/turnover/employment reporting to the DTO by 30 June for enterprises obtaining incentives. This should not be presented as a universal monthly Homestay return requirement. [S2, printed p.43]

Matters not presently verified as current AP Homestay-specific duties

11 / Adjacent approvals and dependencies

Close the approvals outside Tourism

12 / Incentives, subsidy and funding

Evaluate incentives without assuming sanction

14.1 Andhra Pradesh Tourism Policy 2024–29 — Rural and Heritage Homestays

The project-specific matrix in Annexure I of G.O.Ms.No.30 contains these entries: [S2, Annexure I, printed p.47]

14.2 Power

G.O.Ms.No.30 describes a mechanism based on the difference between commercial-tourism and industrial power cost, with half-yearly claim mechanics. It states, among other conditions, that the electricity connection should be in the enterprise/industry's name and excludes specified residential/colony/open-access consumption from the reimbursement. [S2, §8.6, printed pp.38–39] Current Homestay tariff conclusion: NOT SETTLED FOR PUBLICATION. A later domestic-tariff treatment is reported in D2, but the official APERC/DISCOM order was not independently located. Applicants should obtain the exact current tariff order and written DISCOM classification before financial modelling.

14.3 Net SGST

For eligible Micro projects, G.O.Ms.No.30 describes 100% Net SGST reimbursement subject to the applicable fixed-capital-investment ceiling and the prescribed period; the guideline provides a seven-year period from commercial operation or until the applicable eligible-FCI ceiling is reached, whichever comes earlier. Net SGST is tied to tax paid through the cash ledger and regular GST returns. [S2, §8.7, printed pp.39–40] The eligible tourism unit must satisfy the prescribed incentive procedure, including the applicable GST-registration/return evidence. This is not an automatic tax exemption.

14.4 Utility services/property tax

Section 8.9 states that eligible enterprises may receive water supply, sewage tax and property-tax treatment at industry rates, but expressly indicates that separate GOs are to be issued by the respective departments and that the enterprise must use its tourism certificate with the relevant GO. [S2, §8.9, printed p.41] Those Homestay-specific implementing GOs were Not stated in the material reviewed. No rate saving should be built into a property model until the local authority confirms it.

14.5 Urban Homestay/B&B ambiguity

G.O.Ms.No.30 §3.3 identifies “Rural and Urban Homestays and B&B”, while the Annexure I incentive matrix names “Rural Homestay” and “Heritage Homestays”, without an express Urban Homestay/B&B row. [S2, §3.3 and Annexure I] Status: The official sources are not aligned. Do not promise the Rural-Homestay incentive package to an Urban Homestay or B&B without written APTA confirmation.

14.6 Development of Homestays in Tribal Areas — DA/PM-JUGA / Swadesh Darshan

The Government of India's schematic framework provides, subject to scheme/project conditions, assistance of up to:

• ₹5 lakh for village-community requirements;
• ₹5 lakh for construction of up to two new rooms per household;
• ₹3 lakh for renovation of existing rooms per household. The programme is structured around identified tribal villages/clusters rather than an unrestricted statewide owner subsidy. [S12A] Current official Government of India material lists: Andhra Pradesh — 2025–26 — “Development of Tribal Homestays in Maredumili cluster, Andhra Pradesh” — sanction amount ₹1.23 crore. [S12B] This ₹1.23 crore is a project sanction, not an entitlement of ₹1.23 crore—or any fixed fraction—to an individual property owner. The current owner-facing Andhra application window, beneficiary-selection authority and disbursement process were Not stated in the material reviewed.

14.7 MUDRA credit

Official central material records creation/announcement of a separate MUDRA category for Homestays, including rural areas. [S12C] For an Andhra applicant, the following were Not stated in the material reviewed in the material reviewed:

• a special Andhra owner application portal;
• guaranteed loan amount;
• guaranteed interest rate;
• automatic sanction;
• waiver of lender credit appraisal. Any MUDRA facility is credit and remains subject to the participating lender's current product, eligibility, appraisal, documentation and sanction.

Incentive rule for the project team planning

No subsidy, reimbursement, tariff concession or loan should enter the base-case financial model until:

1. the exact project category is accepted;
2. address/location eligibility is confirmed;
3. the correct applicant entity is eligible;
4. required investment/registration timing is met;
5. the separate claim/application is filed; and
6. the competent authority actually sanctions the benefit.

13 / Business implications

Translate the rules into a workable project

Before selecting or acquiring a property

The property assessment should establish, at minimum:

• precise survey/address and local-body jurisdiction;
• whether APTA treats that address as eligible for the proposed Homestay/B&B and for any “focus tourism destination” incentive;
• complete title/lease/co-owner position and whether the establishment is dispute-free;
• sanctioned use, approved plan and OC status;
• proposed owner, registration holder, resident host and operator;
• proposed lettable rooms/beds;
• food-service model;
• domestic/foreign-guest model;
• electricity/water/sewage/property-tax status;
• CRZ/forest/wildlife/heritage constraints. Capital should not be committed on the assumption that every residential building can simply be converted to a registered Homestay.

Before construction or renovation

The tourism room cap is not a building sanction. An architect/planning professional should first test:

• zoning/use;
• permitted built-up area;
• access and parking;
• existing sanctioned plans;
• change-of-occupancy implications;
• OC;
• fire requirements;
• environmental/protected-area constraints;
• water/sewage/waste arrangements. [S7]

Registration holder versus operating entity

S2 expressly contemplates a designated agent/operator managing a B&B where the owner/promoter does not reside. It does not, on the located wording, establish that the operator may itself hold the tourism registration. [S2, p.14] For a Homestay, the owner-and-family residence element remains central.

What an LLP or management agreement cannot solve by itself

An LLP, company, lease, operating contract or revenue-share agreement cannot by itself:

• make an absentee-owner property satisfy the resident-owner Homestay definition;
• legalise an impermissible building use;
• cure title disputes;
• confer APTA registration;
• replace FSSAI registration/licensing;
• replace foreign-guest reporting;
• create eligibility for an incentive.

Property-development scope

Development and renovation scope depends on the relevant planning/sanctioning authority. Tourism-policy support should therefore enter a project only after building feasibility is established.

Commercial planning file

Every property assessment should separate:

1. land/property owner;
2. tourism-registration applicant/holder;
3. resident host;
4. appointed operator;
5. entity contracting with guests;
6. employer;
7. food-business operator;
8. taxpayer/GST registrant;
9. electricity/water account holder;
10. investor/funder.

Questions to answer before business terms are proposed

• Which category will be applied for?
• Who is legally permitted to hold that registration?
• Must the owner physically reside?
• Can the intended manager/operator contract with guests?
• Does a lease work for tourism registration?
• Is the address eligible?
• Are local building approvals already valid?
• Which entity incurs renovation capex?
• Which entity employs staff?
• Which entity obtains FSSAI/GST/Udyam registrations if needed?
• Which entity receives any incentive?
• How do sale, inheritance, lease termination or operator replacement affect the tourism certificate? No fixed ownership percentage, capital contribution or income commitment can be inferred from the tourism rules.

14 / Official-source conflicts

Resolve conflicting official instructions

Conflict 1 — “focus tourism destination” versus registration scope

Source A: S2 §3.3 places S.No.5 at “Within the focus tourism destination.” Source B: No current official address-level Homestay registration instrument defining “focus tourism destination” boundaries was located; S1 separately lists seven anchor hubs. Contradictory/uncertain propositions:

• Proposition A: the S.No.5 project category is tied to a focus tourism destination.
• Proposition B: it is unclear whether this is only an incentive/project-location restriction or also the geographic boundary of all APTA Homestay registrations. Hierarchy/date: S2 is a current Government Order implementing S1. No later official primary Homestay addendum was located that resolves the issue. Status: The official sources are not aligned / INCOMPLETE FOR REGISTRATION SCOPE. Affected properties: particularly properties outside known policy hubs/destinations. Authority to resolve: CEO, APTA and relevant Regional Director/DTO.

Conflict 2 — Urban Homestay/B&B versus incentive matrix

Source A: S2 §3.3 expressly names “Rural and Urban Homestays and B&B.” Source B: S2 Annexure I lists “Rural Homestay” and “Heritage Homestays”, but no separate Urban Homestay/B&B row. Contradictory propositions:

• The project-definition section includes urban Homestays and B&Bs.
• The incentive matrix does not expressly allocate the Rural-Homestay benefits to those urban/B&B forms. No express cross-reference was located extending row 9 to all S.No.5(b) establishments. Status: The official sources are not aligned. Affected properties: Urban Homestays and all B&Bs seeking power/Net-SGST/employment/utility incentives. Authority: CEO APTA / Tourism Department.

Conflict 3 — electricity treatment

Source A: S2 §8.6 provides an industrial-rate/reimbursement mechanism and conditions including enterprise-name connection. Source B: D1/D2 report a later domestic-tariff approach for registered Homestays/B&Bs. D1/D2 are not sufficient primary evidence to override S2. Status: PRIMARY SOURCE INCOMPLETE — DO NOT PUBLISH A CURRENT TARIFF AS SETTLED. Affected properties: every project modelling electricity cost or changing an existing domestic/commercial connection. Authority: APTA plus APERC and the property's DISCOM.

Conflict 4 — water, sewage and property-tax rates

Source A: S2 §8.9 states industry-rate support and says separate departmental GOs will be issued. Source B: D1 purports to state domestic-rate treatment. The required implementing orders were not located. Status: PRIMARY SOURCE INCOMPLETE. Affected properties: all projects relying on utility/property-tax savings. Authority: APTA and relevant ULB/utility/revenue authority.

Conflict 5 — legal-entity incentive applicant versus resident Homestay owner

Source A: S2's general incentive definitions define an “Applicant” as a legal entity seeking incentives and the incentive forms contemplate companies/partnerships. [S2, definitions/CAF] Source B: the Homestay definition specifically requires the owner along with family to physically reside in the establishment. [S2, p.14] These provisions concern different questions. The first does not establish that a company, LLP or partnership may hold a Homestay registration. Status: NO EXPRESS OFFICIAL ANSWER LOCATED ON REGISTRATION HOLDER. Affected structures: company-owned property, LLP investment vehicle, partnership, long lease, management agreement. Authority: CEO APTA / Tourism Department.

15 / Unresolved questions for the authority

Take the remaining questions to the authority

The following questions should be sent in writing to APTA before publication and, where relevant, before property commitment:

1. Please provide the official government-hosted copy of G.O.Ms.No.32 dated 08.10.2025, together with every amendment, corrigendum or superseding order concerning Homestays/B&Bs.
2. Does G.O.Ms.No.30's phrase “Within the focus tourism destination” limit only incentive eligibility, or does it limit Homestay/B&B registration itself?
3. Please provide the notified list/map/boundaries of every current focus tourism destination for Homestay/B&B purposes.
4. Are Homestays presently registrable throughout Andhra Pradesh, including locations outside the seven anchor hubs?
5. What are the current official Homestay/B&B application fee, classification fee, inspection fee, renewal fee and late fee, if any?
6. What is the current registration-certificate validity period and renewal window?
7. Are Gold and Silver still the operative Homestay/B&B classification grades? If yes, please provide the current official checklist.
8. What is the complete current list of mandatory uploads and declarations in the authenticated APTA portal?
9. May a company, LLP, partnership firm, trust or society be the tourism-registration holder of a Homestay? If yes, how is the owner-and-family residence condition satisfied?
10. May a registered long-term lessee hold Homestay or B&B registration? If yes, what minimum lease term and owner consent are required?
11. In a B&B managed by a designated agent/operator under G.O.Ms.No.30, must the tourism certificate remain in the owner/promoter's name, or may the operator hold it?
12. For joint/inherited property, must all co-owners execute consent, and which owner/family must physically reside for Homestay classification?
13. Does a caretaker or manager residing on site ever satisfy the Homestay residence requirement when the owner/family live elsewhere?
14. Which current official order governs electricity tariff classification for registered Homestays/B&Bs? Please provide the APERC/DISCOM order number and effective date.
15. Do Urban Homestays and B&Bs receive the incentives shown for Rural Homestay in Annexure I of G.O.Ms.No.30?
16. Which separate departmental GOs presently implement the §8.9 water, sewage and property-tax treatment?
17. What current rules govern sale, inheritance, room increase/decrease, operator replacement, lease, name change and transfer of an existing Homestay/B&B certificate?
18. What transition applies to certificates issued under the previous tourism policy or earlier Homestay scheme?
19. What current AP Homestay rule governs domestic-guest ID, guest registers, data retention and periodic tourism statistics?
20. Is owner/staff/caretaker police verification presently mandatory, and under which clause/order?
21. Is a Fire Services NOC required for every Homestay/B&B or only where building/fire law independently requires one?
22. Does APTA require a change of building occupancy/use before registering a residential house as Homestay/B&B, or is this determined solely by the relevant planning authority?
23. For the Maredumili tribal-Homestay project, which Andhra authority selects beneficiary households, and is any owner-facing application presently open?

Current state escalation routes

CEO, Andhra Pradesh Tourism Authority: APTA, 5th Floor, Stalin Corporate, Industrial Estate, Vijayawada, NTR District 520007; phone 0866-2555524; email ceo-apta@ap.gov.in. [S5] Secretary, YAT&C: AP Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur; phone 0863-2443217; emails currently listed include secytrsm@ap.gov.in and secy_trsm@ap.gov.in. [S5]

Regional escalation

[S5]

District contacts currently published by APTA

[S5, current Contact Us page]