Lok Sabha Question No. 3199 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-18
Subject: Tourism Guest Houses in Kerala
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Adv Dean Kuriakose

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3199 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 18, 2025

## TOURISM GUEST HOUSES IN KERALA

- NO.3199.      ADV DEAN KURIAKOSE:

Will  the  Minister  of  HOUSING  AND  URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has approved the construction of tourism guest  houses  in  Munnar  and  Alappuzha  in  Kerala  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (b) the  number  of  such  tourism  guest  houses  in  the  country,  Statewise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

(a): Yes, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has approved the construction  of  Holiday  Homes  at  Munnar  and  Alleppey  (Alappuzha)  in Kerala State. Holiday Homes and Touring Officers' Hostels (TOH) of the Government of India are administered by the Directorate of Estates and maintained by the Central Public Works Department. Development of this facility  helps  in  promotion  of  local  tourism  and  thus  contributes  to  the economic development of the region, through provision of accommodation  to  touring  Govt.  employees  and  also  caters  to  other tourism needs of the guests on first come first serve basis.

(b):  The  details  of  total  74  number  of  Holiday  Homes/  Guest  Houses/ Touring Officers' Hostels in the country is at Annexure-A.

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| Name of State/Union Territory   |   Number of HolidayHome /Touring Officers' Hostel /Guest House | Location of Holiday Home /Touring Officers' Hostel /Guest House/Inspection Bungalow   | Location of Holiday Home /Touring Officers' Hostel /Guest House/Inspection Bungalow   | Location of Holiday Home /Touring Officers' Hostel /Guest House/Inspection Bungalow   | Location of Holiday Home /Touring Officers' Hostel /Guest House/Inspection Bungalow   | Location of Holiday Home /Touring Officers' Hostel /Guest House/Inspection Bungalow   |
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andaman &Nicobar                |                                                              1 | HolidayHome,RanchiBasti,Lamba Line, Port Blair                                        | HolidayHome,RanchiBasti,Lamba Line, Port Blair                                        | HolidayHome,RanchiBasti,Lamba Line, Port Blair                                        | HolidayHome,RanchiBasti,Lamba Line, Port Blair                                        | HolidayHome,RanchiBasti,Lamba Line, Port Blair                                        |
| Andhra Pradesh                  |                                                              2 | Holiday Home, Road, Nehru Nagar, Tirupati                                             | Holiday Home, Road, Nehru Nagar, Tirupati                                             | Holiday Home, Road, Nehru Nagar, Tirupati                                             | IS                                                                                    | Mahal                                                                                 |
| Andhra Pradesh                  |                                                              2 | Touring Officers' Autonagar, Vijayawada                                               | Touring Officers' Autonagar, Vijayawada                                               | Touring Officers' Autonagar, Vijayawada                                               |                                                                                       | Hostel,                                                                               |
| Assam                           |                                                              2 | Touring Officers' Hostel, Narangi Road Guwahati (Main Building)                       | Touring Officers' Hostel, Narangi Road Guwahati (Main Building)                       | Touring Officers' Hostel, Narangi Road Guwahati (Main Building)                       | Touring Officers' Hostel, Narangi Road Guwahati (Main Building)                       | Touring Officers' Hostel, Narangi Road Guwahati (Main Building)                       |
| Assam                           |                                                              2 | Touring Officers' Hostel, Narangi Road Guwahati (Hostel Block)                        | Touring Officers' Hostel, Narangi Road Guwahati (Hostel Block)                        | Touring Officers' Hostel, Narangi Road Guwahati (Hostel Block)                        | Touring Officers' Hostel, Narangi Road Guwahati (Hostel Block)                        | Touring Officers' Hostel, Narangi Road Guwahati (Hostel Block)                        |
| Bihar                           |                                                              1 | Holiday Home, Digha Road, Patna                                                       | Holiday Home, Digha Road, Patna                                                       | Holiday Home, Digha Road, Patna                                                       | Holiday Home, Digha Road, Patna                                                       | Holiday Home, Digha Road, Patna                                                       |
| Chandigarh                      |                                                              2 | Holiday Home, Chandigarh                                                              | Holiday Home, Chandigarh                                                              | Holiday Home, Chandigarh                                                              | Sector-38,                                                                            | Sector-38,                                                                            |
| Chandigarh                      |                                                              2 | Touring Officers' Hostel, Sector 7B, Chandigarh                                       | Touring Officers' Hostel, Sector 7B, Chandigarh                                       | Touring Officers' Hostel, Sector 7B, Chandigarh                                       | Touring Officers' Hostel, Sector 7B, Chandigarh                                       | Touring Officers' Hostel, Sector 7B, Chandigarh                                       |
| Delhi                           |                                                              5 | Holiday Home, West Kidwai Nagar, Delhi                                                | Holiday Home, West Kidwai Nagar, Delhi                                                | Holiday Home, West Kidwai Nagar, Delhi                                                | Holiday Home, West Kidwai Nagar, Delhi                                                | Holiday Home, West Kidwai Nagar, Delhi                                                |
| Delhi                           |                                                              5 | Touring Road, Delhi                                                                   | Officers'                                                                             | Hostel,                                                                               | Curzon                                                                                | Curzon                                                                                |
| Delhi                           |                                                              5 | Touring Delhi                                                                         | Officers'                                                                             | Hostel,                                                                               | Aliganj,                                                                              | Aliganj,                                                                              |
| Delhi                           |                                                              5 | Touring Place, Delhi                                                                  | Officers'                                                                             | Hostel,                                                                               | HUDCO                                                                                 | HUDCO                                                                                 |
| Delhi                           |                                                              5 | Touring Village Delhi                                                                 | Officers'                                                                             | Hostel,                                                                               | CWG                                                                                   | CWG                                                                                   |
| Goa                             |                                                              2 | Holiday Road, Goa                                                                     | Home,                                                                                 | Bambolim,                                                                             | Panaji                                                                                | Panaji                                                                                |
| Goa                             |                                                              2 | Touring Officers' Hostel, Madgaon Road, Goa                                           | Touring Officers' Hostel, Madgaon Road, Goa                                           | Touring Officers' Hostel, Madgaon Road, Goa                                           | Panaji-                                                                               | Panaji-                                                                               |
| Gujrat                          |                                                              1 | Touring Officers' Hostel, Sector - 6/D, Hospital,Gandhi Nagar                         | Touring Officers' Hostel, Sector - 6/D, Hospital,Gandhi Nagar                         | Touring Officers' Hostel, Sector - 6/D, Hospital,Gandhi Nagar                         | Near                                                                                  | Civil                                                                                 |

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| Himachal Pradesh   |   2 | Holiday Home (Grand Hotel), Mall Road, Shimla Touring Officers' Hostel, ITBP                 |
|--------------------|-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Jammu and Kashmir  |   2 | Touring Officers' Hostel, Satwari                                                            |
| Jammu and Kashmir  |   2 | Touring Officers'Hostel,DharRoad, Udhampur                                                   |
| Karnataka          |   3 | Touring Officers' Hostel, Domlur, Bengaluru                                                  |
| Karnataka          |   3 | Touring Officers' Hostel, Koramangala, Bengaluru                                             |
| Karnataka          |   3 | Holiday Home, T. Narasipur Road, Sidhartha Nagar, Mysore                                     |
| Kerala             |   3 | Touring Officers' Hostel,                                                                    |
| Kerala             |   3 | Touring Officers' Hostel, Dutt Saw Mill Road, Kallai (PO), Kozhikode (Calicut)               |
| Madhya Pradesh     |   4 | Holiday Home, Bungalow No. 15, Marg Navratan Bagh, Indore                                    |
| Madhya Pradesh     |   4 | Holiday Home, Near Nain Narmada Temple, Amarkantak (at the disposal of MPTDC on lease basis) |
| Madhya Pradesh     |   4 | Touring Officers' Hostel, Daskhina Maidan, Neemuch                                           |
| Maharashtra        |   6 | Touring Officers' Hostel, Church Gate, Mumbai                                                |
| Maharashtra        |   6 | Touring Officers' Hostel, Hyderabad Estates, Mumbai                                          |
| Maharashtra        |   6 | Touring Officers' Hostel, Antop Hills, Mumbai                                                |
| Maharashtra        |   6 | Touring Officers' Hostel, Seminary Hills, Bungalow No.3, Nagpur                              |

|           |    | Touring Officers' Nagar, Nasik                                                 | Hostel,                                                                        | Gandhi                                                                         |
|-----------|----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|           |    | Touring Officers' Hostel, Mukund Nagar, Pune                                   | Touring Officers' Hostel, Mukund Nagar, Pune                                   | Touring Officers' Hostel, Mukund Nagar, Pune                                   |
| Meghalaya | 1  | Touring Officers' Hostel, Dhankheti, CPWD Office Residential Complex, Shillong | Touring Officers' Hostel, Dhankheti, CPWD Office Residential Complex, Shillong | Touring Officers' Hostel, Dhankheti, CPWD Office Residential Complex, Shillong |
| Odisha    | 1  | Inspection Bungalow CRP Circle, Bhubaneswar                                    | Inspection Bungalow CRP Circle, Bhubaneswar                                    | Nayapally,                                                                     |
| Punjab    | 2  | Touring Officers' Hostel, Tirath Nagar, Amritsar                               | Touring Officers' Hostel, Tirath Nagar, Amritsar                               | Ram                                                                            |
| Punjab    | 2  | Guest House Kendriya Surya Enclave, B-Block, Jalandhar                         | Guest House Kendriya Surya Enclave, B-Block, Jalandhar                         | Sadan,                                                                         |
| Rajasthan | 9  | Holiday Home, Holiday Home, Agra Gate, Ajmer                                   | Holiday Home, Holiday Home, Agra Gate, Ajmer                                   | Holiday Home, Holiday Home, Agra Gate, Ajmer                                   |
| Rajasthan | 9  | Touring Officers' Hostel, Civil Lines, Ajmer                                   | Touring Officers' Hostel, Civil Lines, Ajmer                                   | Touring Officers' Hostel, Civil Lines, Ajmer                                   |
| Rajasthan | 9  | Touring Officers' Hostel, Sector-2, Vidhyadhar Nagar, Jaipur                   | Touring Officers' Hostel, Sector-2, Vidhyadhar Nagar, Jaipur                   | Touring Officers' Hostel, Sector-2, Vidhyadhar Nagar, Jaipur                   |
| Rajasthan | 9  | Guest House Sector-7, Vidhyadhar Nagar, Jaipur                                 | Guest House Sector-7, Vidhyadhar Nagar, Jaipur                                 | Guest House Sector-7, Vidhyadhar Nagar, Jaipur                                 |
| Rajasthan | 9  | Touring Officers' Hostel, Bera Road, Jaisalmer                                 | Touring Officers' Hostel, Bera Road, Jaisalmer                                 | Touring Officers' Hostel, Bera Road, Jaisalmer                                 |
| Rajasthan | 9  | Holiday Home, Jaisalmer                                                        | Nirman                                                                         | Sadan,                                                                         |
| Rajasthan | 9  | Touring Officers' Hostel, West Patel Nagar, CircuitHouseRoad, Jodhpur          | Touring Officers' Hostel, West Patel Nagar, CircuitHouseRoad, Jodhpur          | Touring Officers' Hostel, West Patel Nagar, CircuitHouseRoad, Jodhpur          |
| Rajasthan | 9  | Touring Officers' Hostel, Delwara Road, Distt. Sirohi, Mount Abu               | Touring Officers' Hostel, Delwara Road, Distt. Sirohi, Mount Abu               | Touring Officers' Hostel, Delwara Road, Distt. Sirohi, Mount Abu               |
| Rajasthan | 9  | Holiday Home, Sector - 14, Near C.A. Circle, Udaipur                           | Holiday Home, Sector - 14, Near C.A. Circle, Udaipur                           | Holiday Home, Sector - 14, Near C.A. Circle, Udaipur                           |
| Sikkim    | 2  | Holiday Home, (Near Zero Point and Vajra Cinema Hall) , Gangtok                | Holiday Home, (Near Zero Point and Vajra Cinema Hall) , Gangtok                | Holiday Home, (Near Zero Point and Vajra Cinema Hall) , Gangtok                |
| Sikkim    | 2  | Touring Officers' Hostel, Near Zero Point, Gangtok                             | Touring Officers' Hostel, Near Zero Point, Gangtok                             | Touring Officers' Hostel, Near Zero Point, Gangtok                             |
| Tamilnadu | 6  | Holiday Home, Anaiyur (PO), Madurai                                            | Koodalpudur,                                                                   | Koodalpudur,                                                                   |
| Tamilnadu | 6  | Holiday Home, Kanyakumari                                                      | Kovalam                                                                        | Road,                                                                          |

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|               |    | Holiday Home, Udagamandalam, Ooty                                          | Nilgiris,                                                                  |
|---------------|----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|               |    | Touring Officers' Hostel, Shashtri Bhawan, Chennai                         | Touring Officers' Hostel, Shashtri Bhawan, Chennai                         |
|               |    | Touring Officers' Hostel, Bhawan, Chennai                                  | Rajaji                                                                     |
|               |    | Holiday Home, Natarajapuram, Dhanushkodi (Via), Rameswaram                 | Holiday Home, Natarajapuram, Dhanushkodi (Via), Rameswaram                 |
| Telangana     | 2  | Touring Officers' Hostel, Nirman Bhawan, Hyderabad                         | Koti                                                                       |
| Telangana     |    | Touring Officers' Hostel, Guda , Hyderabad                                 | Kawadi                                                                     |
| Uttar Pradesh | 9  | Holiday Home, Sikandra, Agra Begum                                         | Holiday Home, Sikandra, Agra Begum                                         |
| Uttar Pradesh |    | Touring Officers' Hostel, Kar-Kunj, Agra Touring Officers' Hostel,         | Sanjay                                                                     |
| Uttar Pradesh |    | Holiday Home, Pryagraj                                                     | Sarai,                                                                     |
| Uttar Pradesh |    | Touring Officers' Hostel, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Allahabad                   | Touring Officers' Hostel, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Allahabad                   |
| Uttar Pradesh |    | Touring Officers' Hostel, Sector-K, Aliganj, Lucknow                       | Touring Officers' Hostel, Sector-K, Aliganj, Lucknow                       |
| Uttar Pradesh |    | Touring Officers' Hostel, Dayal Puram, Bareilly                            | Deen                                                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh |    | Holiday Home, Badalalpur, Varanasi                                         | Holiday Home, Badalalpur, Varanasi                                         |
| Uttar Pradesh |    | Touring Officers' Chandmari, Lamhi, Varanasi                               | Hostel,                                                                    |
|               |    | Holiday Home, Southwood Cottage, ITBP Campus, Mussoorie                    | Holiday Home, Southwood Cottage, ITBP Campus, Mussoorie                    |
|               | 4  | Touring Officers' Hostel, Landaur Bazar, Mussoorie                         | Touring Officers' Hostel, Landaur Bazar, Mussoorie                         |
|               |    | Holiday Home, Khurpatal, Nainital                                          | Holiday Home, Khurpatal, Nainital                                          |
|               |    | Touring Officers' Hostel, Subhash Chowk, (Near Clock Tower-Paltan          | Touring Officers' Hostel, Subhash Chowk, (Near Clock Tower-Paltan          |
| West Bengal   | 2  | Bazar), Dehradun Touring Officers' Hostel, Acharya J.C. Bose Road, Kolkata | Bazar), Dehradun Touring Officers' Hostel, Acharya J.C. Bose Road, Kolkata |

|       |    | Touring Officers' Bhawan, Matigara, Siliguri   | Hostel,   | Nirman   |
|-------|----|------------------------------------------------|-----------|----------|
| Total | 74 |                                                |           |          |