But before they reap the benefits of their efforts, they need to ensure that they fulfil all the legal requirements. Making your travel business legal and operational has never been more critical than now. That is why, this time around, we will be taking a look at how travel agencies can register themselves in India to function legally within our country. As per the laws, a travel agent is any individual or organisation who helps make arrangements related to:.
To be a valid agent in India, the person must be recognised by the Ministry of Tourism, through their Additional Director-General, and this recognition is valid for five years initially. An inspection and preliminary report must be submitted and reviewed by the concerned Regional Director and five-member TAAI team before this recognition is awarded. Following the initial period, a request must be filed to get the recognition renewed or extended.
Once the request has been made, the concerned Regional Director and one TAAI member will review the documents and then extend the recognition for another five years. The documents submitted will also be reviewed by the Travel Trade Division before the renewal is processed. Entrepreneurs generally select Private Limited companies as the preferred one amongst the rest, because Private Limited companies get a lot of benefits and subsidies from the government.
As Limited Liability Partnerships have no obligation for audit unless the turnover goes beyond Rs. Then again, OPCs can also be ideal for businesspersons who are establishing their commerce as a single individual and want to avoid having broad compliance-related requirements to follow. However, a business enterprise offering limited liability status as well as separate legal entity status shall be perfect for a travel agent. It is important for business owners to adopt GST Registration so that they could collect GST from the customers on the service incurred through the business.
If the businessperson wishes to have a unique name and symbol, he could do so by means of registering as a trademark provided under the Intellectual Property Rights laws in India. Becoming a Government of India approved Travel Agent. By registration as a Government of India approved Travel Agent is not compulsory; it is useful and provides recognition for the travel agent.
The goal and objective of the scheme for recognition of Travel Agent or Agency TA is to boost the quality standard and service in the tourism industry.
In order to become a Government of India recognized travel agent, the travel agent is required to satisfy few requirements on capital invested, number of employees employed, maintenance of minimum office space as well as other stipulations.
Furthermore, application should be made towards the Ministry of tourism in the prescribed format in order to become a Government of India approved Travel Agent. This travel Association offers several training methods and professional development services towards the travel agencies. The fee prescribed Rule 7 for registration is Rs. Initially, the Registration Certificate RC is valid for a period of five years. The form for applying for registration as recruiting agent is available online at.
To improve and streamline the procedure for processing of fresh applications for registration as recruiting agent under the Emigration Act, it has been decided that with effect from 1st April, , the fresh applications for registration as recruiting agent will be submitted to the respective Protector of Emigrants as per their territorial jurisdictions, who will do the initial scrutiny to verify the completeness of the applications and forward the same to the Ministry along with all the documents including: The POE Inspection Report of the premises of the proposed office of the RA and The police report RCC on verification of character and antecedents of the applicants.
A photocopy of this registration certificate shall be prominently displayed at a conspicuous place in the premises of the business. Also a copy attested by the registering authority with an endorsement of having authorized the recruiting agent to carry on the business at additional premises, if any, shall be displayed at conspicuous place in the business premises of such Branch Office.
The holder of the certificate shall normally conduct the business from the place indicated in the application for registration. For opening a Recruitment Center at a place other than the place indicated in the application, the holder of the certificate has to obtain the prior approval of the Registering Authority. The holder of the certificate shall not employ sub-agents for the purpose of conducting or carrying on his business. The holder of the certificate shall not charge more than the prescribed fee from the emigrants and also adhere to prescribed standard wages.
The holder of the certificate shall maintain the following permanent records at his place of business. A Register of receipt of charges from emigrants recruited, in the form of an original, a quittance Roll containing the signature of each emigrant from whom the charge has been received.
Each such Register shall be maintained, with reference to a demand for recruitment. A Register and record of the amounts and Pre-paid Ticket Advices, along with their photo copies received from the employers, identified demand-wise, should be maintained.
A Register containing details of expenses incurred on recruitment of emigrants demand-wise supported by documents should also be maintained. Individual folders for each employer whose demands of labor, the holder of the certificate has processed, proposed to process or is processing. Bio-data giving full particulars including name, address, age, skill, experience and name, also name and address of next of kin of each emigrant recruited by the holder of the certificate.
Copies of employment contracts of each emigrant as authenticated by the Protector of Emigrants. Original demand, power of attorneys and correspondences with the employers. A Register of visas received from the employers, giving separate account of block and individual visas.
A Register of claims for compensation for injury or death made by the emigrant or heir dependents, recruited by the holder of the certificate giving the name, address of the emigrant, emigration number, country of employment, nature of injury or death, as the case may be, date of accident, name and address of the recipient, name and address of the employer, and the receipt in original in token of having made the payment of compensation be pasted.
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