Maha Kumbh-2025.

“Yogi government will give subsidies to selected roadside eateries(dhabas), restaurants, and hotels”

Prayagraj : To make this Maha Kumbh grand and divine, the Yogi government is transforming dhabas, restaurants, and hotels along major routes to offer improved facilities for tourists and devotees. To support this effort, the government is providing subsidies.

Regional Tourism Officer of Prayagraj, Aparajita Singh, said, “To improve the experience of tourists and devotees visiting Prayagraj, the Yogi government is going to make the major dhabas, restaurants, and hotels located on the main routes smart.”

She added, “For this, 75 of its representatives have been selected, who will receive online training from Friday. These include dhabas, restaurants, and hotels located on Lucknow-Prayagraj, Kanpur-Prayagraj, Rewa- Prayagraj, Chitrakoot-Prayagraj, Mirzapur- Prayagraj, and Varanasi- Prayagraj routes.

The selected dhabas, restaurants, and hotels on the Maha Kumbh’s main routes previously needed more basic facilities. To address this, a plan has been developed to upgrade their kitchens, seating areas, and parking spaces. 

Additionally, selected representatives are receiving training and government support, including subsidies. 

The state’s new tourism policy holds great potential for elevating religious, spiritual, and cultural tourism alongside agro and eco-tourism. It introduces 22 new activities, such as wellness resorts, heritage homestays, budget hotels, heritage hotels, star hotels, eco-tourism units, caravan tourism, exhibitions, pilgrimages, dharamshala, all-weather seasonal camps, reservoirs, lakes, wellness tourism, and adventure tourism. 

To further this expansion, large dhabas, restaurants, and hotels on major routes are included, and they are receiving a 25 percent subsidy on investment amounts.