Lok Sabha Question No. 4953 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-23
Subject: NIDHI+ Platform
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Smt. Aparajita Sarangi, Shri Sunil Kumar, Shri Dileshwar Kamait

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4953 ANSWERED ON 23.03.2026

NIDHI+ PLATFORM

4953.  SMT. APARAJITA SARANGI:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR:

SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the number of hospitality and tourism service providers registered  under  the  National  Integrated  Database  of  Hospitality Industry (NIDHI+) Plus platform during the last three years and the current year, year and category-wise;
- (b) the details of steps taken by the Government to ensure compliance, data verification and integration with State tourism databases;
- (c) whether  registration  under  the  said  platform  has  been  linked  with incentives, classification or recognition schemes; and
- (d)  whether the Government has undertaken any assessment regarding improved  transparency  and  ease  of  doing  business  and  if  so,  the details thereof along with its implementation status in West Champaran?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM         (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a): The  registration  data  under  the  National  Integrated  Database  of Hospitality  Industry  (NIDHI+)  Plus  platform  from  2023  to  2026  is  as follows:

| Category                 |   2023 |   2024 |   2025 |   2026 (as on 19.03.2026) |   Total |
|--------------------------|--------|--------|--------|---------------------------|---------|
| Accommodation Unit       |   4196 |   3886 |   3161 |                       424 |   11667 |
| Tourism Service Provider |   2913 |   2314 |   2214 |                       281 |    7722 |
| Grand Total              |   7109 |   6200 |   5375 |                       705 |   19389 |

(b): In order to ensure compliance, data verification, and integration with State  Tourism  Databases,  the  platform  incorporates  multiple  levels  of digital verification, including email OTP  authentication,  SMS  OTP authentication, PAN verification and FSSAI verification (where applicable).  The  State  Nodal  Officers,  nominated  from  the  respective Tourism  Departments  of  States/UTs  verifies  the  authenticity  of  the registering units, upon which the unit receives a unique NIDHI ID. (c) & (d): The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, under its voluntary scheme of classification/ approval, classifies accommodation units and tourism  service  providers  on  the  basis  of  the  quality  of  facilities  and services provided by them. With  a  view  to  bring  in  more  transparency,  accountability  and improved service delivery, including in West Champaran, the Ministry of Tourism  introduced  an  online  system  of  receiving,  processing  and conveying/ granting approvals for classification of accommodation units and recognition of Tourism Service Providers. Applications can be filed at the portal of National Integrated Database  of  Hospitality Industry (NIDHI+),  i.e.  nidhi.tourism.gov.in.  This  online  process  has  also  been integrated with payment gateway.

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