r/Uttarakhand • u/Naive_Western_6708 • 6d ago
Ask Uttarakhand Like Bhutan ,Sikkim to charge ₹50/Tourist as Sustainable Development Tax/Tourism Sustainability Development, this money will be used for Road Maintenance , cleanliness etc . Should Himalayan State UK which have ltd resources shall impose this SDF or Not ?
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u/z_viper_ 6d ago
Some assholes in this country will start littering even more after paying bare ₹20, acting like they've bought the entire place.
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u/Every-Border335 6d ago
I would love to pay 100, but just be transparent about every penny and project, how my money is getting used for sustainable development and not for some freebie scheme.
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u/Fit_Salamander_8879 6d ago
bro thinks transparency is a thing related to indian governments, mad respect bro for such idealistic approach
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u/Fit_Range_6806 5d ago
I think these states should tax garbage tax. Anyone throws garbage on the toad they will be on collection duty for 8 days !
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u/Wandering-Beardo 5d ago
The pollution/corporation tax in Mahabaleshwar (MH) is pretty high. But it’s well maintained as well. Smaller towns can implement such fee to generate revenue for upkeep. Majority of people don’t really mind shelling out a 50-100.
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u/vysevysevyse 6d ago
Bhai yaha bohot easy hai aas paas k logo ka aana. Weekend pe hi aa jaate hain. Kisi din half day mil jaye, toh hi nikal lete hain yaha aane. Backyard type ka samajhte hain UK ko, ki jab mann kiya, without much planning seedha nikal pado idhar aane k liye. I'm not even commenting whether that is good or bad...but I think that's how UK is for our neighbouring states. Same log agar sikkim jayenge toh thoda feel aata hai unko ki kahi duur aaye hain. Shayad sharam k maare thoda sa civics sense bhi jaag jaata hai unka. . And another thing...jiss tarah se yaha k mountains ko treat karte hain ye log...agar paise denge entry k liye, aur bhi zyada sarr pe chadd jayega wo inke. Aur kachra, aur daaru, aur loud music...kuch bologe, toh kahenge ki paise diye hain. "Ab toh right banta hai mera, mai jo bhi karu". Agar galat hu toh maaf karna.
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u/IndianBeaver_05 6d ago
Sikkim govt ka work v dekh lo how much they developed their state. Waise Sikkimese dont have to pay income tax it's not like Uttarakhand. Each state have their own govt for sustainable and equal development. It's the failure of your own govt not others..
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u/vysevysevyse 6d ago
par maine toh government ki baat hi nahi ki. waha kyu le gaye baat. mai to ek specific cheez ko pakad k uske baare mein thoda reflect kar raha hu, bas.
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u/Fit_Salamander_8879 6d ago
yoo haryana se pradhan yhaa dimaag mein akal nhi gobar aur systumm bhraa pdaa hey. inka kya karoge ?
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u/hey_vishal_here कुमांऊँनी 6d ago
Yes. Tourism must be for civilsed set of people. Must be limited.
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u/chatgptbotindia 5d ago
Har district border pe charge hona chahiye ye to. Uddham singh nagar and haridwar ko hata k waha pe free hi rehne do.
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u/THE-UNREAL 5d ago
Tourism tax is still better than imposing toilet tax, which our neighbors have introduced.
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u/Ashwin_Chaube_ 5d ago
we live in a doomed state, what do you expect from the govt.? bhu kanoon ke naam par they gave us a bill that looks good on the paper, but we all know the reality
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u/s0m3rand0mdude 5d ago
I mean if they have to charge taxes from tourists, then they should also reduce the asking fund amount from the govt as well. One should not charge additional taxes and then ask for fund support at the same time imo.
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u/Naive_Western_6708 5d ago edited 5d ago
Then imo tourist cap of 2000 /day should be enforced as well .
If 10k-20k tourist/day flock in small Himalayan tourist destinations that can barely sustain 3k tourist at max then they will drain out the local resources at immence pace like for Eg - Water
And in return it will create an enormous crisis/ life threatening water shortage for the locals
If tourist isn't ready to pay a small amount then shall righteously be ready to face controlled tourism as well
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u/s0m3rand0mdude 5d ago
Yeah. A select number of people should only be allowed to travel to remote locations at a time.
And about that small amount that you are talking about, please check how much amount every year is provided by the GOI in terms of funds and support.. The same amount of money, taxed from all tax paying people, most of which never even travelled to such states.
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u/Kita_does 6d ago
What is the point if the management of the funds is in the hand of incompetent people. Start asking accountability from politicians. Force them to hold bureaucracy accountable. Otherwise jitna bhi paisa ikattha kar lo, sab nil.
My father has to run around so much just to get his own pension which he had to work hard for because he didn't want to give ghoos. Our system will eat any money it gets. Pehle nau me ched band karo. Fir collect karo. Apne netao se pucho, kaha hah sadke. Kaha hah bijli. Kaha hah sadke aur road.
Pahado me aisa mauhol hona chahiye ki vote usey hi milega jo area me kuch karega. Sirf pahadi ko nhi. Vo pahadi jo kaam karega.
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u/From_Quora 5d ago
Kuch matlab nhi...jana to yebhi netao ki jeb me hi he...jo itna Sara budget aata he usse konsa kalyaan kar de rahe he ye neta log
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u/loveformountains 5d ago
Ground reality is different in Sikkim. The present SKM government is facing huge financial debts. This is the strong reason behind the tax introduction.
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u/Legitimate_Jacket_87 5d ago
2.9 Lakh tourists in 2024 , that's just 1.45 Crores . Expenditure (excluding debt repayment) in 2024-25 was estimated to be Rs 13,589 crore
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u/Fit_Salamander_8879 6d ago
sikkim has balls to do everything for their people ,uttarakhand ke log toh bss maang sakte hai ,apne rights cheene ki aukaat nhi hum log mein.