The Sikkim Tourism Development Corporation
(STDC) signed a MOU with the Infrastructure Leasing &
Financial Services (IL & FS) on Friday, for the development
of tourism infrastructure in Sikkim.
Mr. R.K Mathur, an advisor for IL & FS has signed a MOU
with Mr. L.B Chettri, a chief executive officer from STDC.
The STDC and the IL & FS would select the areas for the
development of tourism infrastructure in the state under the
public-private partnership format.
The initial target areas for the development are the ropeway
connecting places of tourist importance, the development of
air connectivity in the Himalayan state, high end hotel projects,
high end tourist resorts and medium range hotels, an official
informed. The Project development committee constituting equal
number of members from the STDC and the IL & FS will select
the projects, based on feasibility reports.
A corpus will be created with contribution from both the STDC
and the IL & FS, by earmarking the North East tourism
projects development fund to be managed by the North East
Tourism Development Company Private. Ltd.