It is to notify that homestays must be registered with the tourism department under the Goa Registration of Tourist Trade Act, 1982.
Digital Desk: The Goa tourism department has issued a notice for cricketer Yuvraj Singh for allegedly listing his Morjim property for homestay on the internet without first registering it with the state's regulatory authorities, and a hearing has been scheduled for December 8.
It is to notify that homestays must be registered with the tourism department under the Goa Registration of Tourist Trade Act, 1982.
Deputy Director of Tourism Rajesh Kale asked the elite player to appear before him on December 8 at 11 a.m. for a personal hearing in the issue in a November 18 notice to the cricketer-owned property, 'Casa Singh,' located in Morjim in North Goa.
The notice asks the 40-year-old cricketer why he should not face criminal charges (a fine of up to one lakh) for failing to register the property under the Tourist Trade Act.
The notice stated, "It has come to the undersigned's attention that your residential premises located at Varchewada, Morjim, Pernem, Goa is allegedly functioning as a homestay and is being marked on online platforms such as Airbnb."
The department also cited Singh's tweet, in which he stated that he would be hosting an exclusive stay at his Goa home for a group of six people, exclusively on @AirbnB.
"This is where I spent time with my loved ones, and the house is filled with memories from my years on the field," the tweet said.
According to the department's notice, "everyone intending to operate a Hotel/Guest House must apply for registration to the Prescribed Authority in the Prescribed manner before operating it." "As a result, a notice is hereby given to you as to why penal action should not be initiated against you for failure to register under the Goa Registration of Tourist Trade Act, 1982," it stated.
The officer has summoned Singh for a hearing and stated that if no response is received by the deadline (December 8), "it will be assumed that the grounds mentioned in the notice are correct, and on such assumption under Section 22 or in violation of any of the provisions of the Act, you shall be punishable with a fine of up to one lakh."
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