Office Memorandum No. 4951/2017/TD of the Tourism Department, Government of Maharashtra dated 10th November, 2017 on photography at a protected monument [C19-AK5]

No. 4951/2017/TD

GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA

Tourism Department, Government of Maharashtra

Mumbai, dated the 10th November, 2017

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Photography at a protected monument by holders of a photography permit under the Maharashtra Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1960, regarding.

1. The undersigned is directed to say that references have been received in the Tourism Department, Government of Maharashtra on the manner in which photography at a protected monument by holders of a photography permit is to be regulated under the Maharashtra Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1960.

2. The matter has been examined. Every holder of a photography permit carrying on photography at a protected monument shall make an application in Form V to the Director General within fifteen days, accompanied by a fee of five hundred rupees.

3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which photography at a protected monument is undertaken, and the Director General shall dispose of it within fifteen days of its receipt.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this office memorandum may be brought to the notice of the Tourism Department, Government of Maharashtra.

(Secretary to Government)