Regulation of certain tourism trade related activities.

(1) On successful completion of training and passing of examination by the trainees, they shall be declared eligible to be licensed as Guides. (2) All those persons who are eligible to be licensed under sub-rule (1) may apply to the Additional Director (Administration and Development), Tourism Department, Rajasthan in Form C-I for State Level Guide license and to the concerned prescribed authority in Form C-II for a license for Local Level Guide. (3) After receipt of select list from the Board under and in accordance with rule 7 and rule 8 and on application in C-I and C-II, the prescribed authority shall issue certificate/identity card in Form D-I to State Level Guides and in D-II to Local Level Guides on payment of fee of Rs. 2,000/- for State Level Guide License and Rs. 1,000/- for Local Level Guide license. (4) The certificate and identity card issued under sub-rule (3), shall remain valid for a period of two years which shall be subject to renewal on payment of renewal fee of Rs. 2,000/- for State Level Guide and Rs. 500/- for a Local Level Guide and the renewal shall be effective for next two years duration and shall be subject to further renewal. During the pendency of renewal, the prescribed authority shall issue a certificate in Form-D-III. (5) (i) Every State Level Guide shall communicate to the Tourist Reception Centre/Tourist Information Bureau and the concerned prescribed authority his principal place and contact number on telephone (including mobile phone) and shall also inform about his activities to the local tourist information centre in the State wherever he operates. Any change in the address and telephone number shall be communicated to the concerned authorities and officers of the Department of Tourism, Rajasthan. (ii) Any failure on the part of the State level Guide to comply with the aforesaid condition shall make him liable for cancellation of his certificate and identity card: Provided that before ordering for cancellation of certificate and identity card for such a lapse, the prescribed authority shall afford opportunity of being heard to the concerned Guide and where the explanation offered by him appear to be satisfactory, he may not take the purported action. (6) All certificates or identity cards issued by the Department of Tourism to persons as State Level Guide or as Local Level Guides before the commencement of these rules shall hold good and remain valid and shall be deemed to have been issued under these rules and shall, however, be subject to renewal as per these rules and all such Guides shall, from the date of commencement of these rules, be governed by the provisions of these rules. (7) The prescribed authority may issue certificate and identity card for acting as a Guide to retired officers of Department of Tourism without formal training and written examination as per provisions of these rules, in case the Commissioner recommends the suitability of such officer on the basis of his service record and experience gained during service tenure in the Department of Tourism and the prescribed authority is satisfied that he is fit for the vocation of a Guide.