India Tourist Permit Regime

With an aim to further streamline and strengthen the tourist permit regime, the ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) has issued a draft notification to supersede the All India Tourist Vehicle (Authorisation or Permit) Rules, 2021.

Jammu and Kashmir government today relaxed the requirements for obtaining a Protected Area Permit (PAP) - required by foreigners to visit Leh - with the aim of encouraging tourism in the state. Under the new regime, foreigners tourists will be allowed to visit areas of Leh that were till now closed to them.

With an aim to further streamline and strengthen the tourist permit regime, the ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) has issued a draft notification to supersede the All India Tourist Vehicle (Authorisation or Permit) Rules, 2021.

Jammu and Kashmir government today relaxed the requirements for obtaining a Protected Area Permit (PAP) - required by foreigners to visit Leh - with the aim of encouraging tourism in the state. Under the new regime, foreigners tourists will be allowed to visit areas of Leh that were till now closed to them.