(1) Whenever the candidates are selected for 4rT 4 (1) UAT WoI-TS, HEAT 14, 2011 163(47) training as a Local Level Guide. the Department of Tourism shall impart them training and equip them with all the information and knowledge for the vocation of a Guide in accordance with the syllabus of training as specified in sub-rule (2). The training shall be imparted by such of the instructors and officers of the Department of Tourism or other departments of the State as the Commissioner may determine in this behalf,
(2) The syllabus for training of Local Level Guides shall be as follows, namely:- Syllabus for Training of Local Level Guides lL.
be a La t s o o kA
10.
11.
12.
13.
14,
15.
16,
17.
History of Rajasthan from Guiding traning view (two leclures).
Qver view of the various religions of India.
Art, culture and various tradition of the area Rajasthan (two lectures).
Fairs & lestivals of the area Rajasthanas a whole.
Dance & Music of the area Rajasthan as a whole.
Wild life of Rajasthan, flora & fauna.
Youth tourism, Adventure tourism, Eco-tourisia, Pilgrim tourism, Responsible tourism. (two lectures), Transport facilities, hotels, cuisine.
How to be a good Guide (two lectures).
How to conduct sight secing (three lectures).
Information on local monuments (four lectures).
Local Handicrafts, merits & demerits of taking tourists to emporia’s for shopping.
Yoga & Meditation.
How to book, confirm air/rail/bus tickets.
How to draw up tour programme, Basi¢ manners, etiquette towards ladies, children & tourists on the whole.
Heritage Hotels & their contribution to Rajasthan tourism.
163(48) VIGIL BGI, ee 14, 2011 aT 4 (9
18. Architecture of Rajasthan, temple architecture (two lectures).
1%. Visa, passport, foreien exchange formalities.
20. Important tourist destinations of Rajasthan (two lectures).
(3) The training course for Local Level Guide shall be of four weeks duration,
(4) During or at the completion of the training where it may appear to the Incharge of the training programme that certain candidates are deficient as to required knowledge and information with respect. to particular field covered under the training course and when this fact is brought to the notice of Commissioner, and the Commissioner being of the opinion that required knowledge is essential for those candidates before taking up the vocation as a Guide and a further boosting of their knowledge will be an added advantage, in such a situation, the training programme may be extended by the Commissioner by a week or two in regard to such candidates.
(5) Ordinarily, the training shall be imparted by the officers’ of the Department of Tourism but, where necessary, officers from other departments of the Stale may also be associated who may be having special knowledge in any particular specialized field of knowledge. Eminent educationists such as Professors, Lecturers and other Specialists, Experts from required field may alsa be invited for delivering lectures and inrparting training to the trainee Guides.
(6) Where it may appear to the Commissioner that practical training or on the spot training is necessary for Local Level Guides, he may direct so before licensing these as a Local Level Guide,
(7) A written test shall be conducted for all those candidates Who have successfully completed their training for the vocation of a Local Level Guide and all those passing the said art 4 (aT) RRM Veta, Beas) 14, 2011 163(49) examination shall be subjected to Interview by a Board consisting of the following :- 1, Dy. Director (Tourism).
2. Superintendent, Department of Archeology and Museums, Government of Rajasthan, incharee of the local area.
ha d Nominee of Forest Department.
4. A representative of travel trade nominated by the Commissioner.
A representative of Institute of Hotel Management/ Food craft Institute of the Region nominated by the Commissioner, The presence of any three members in the Board shall form the quorum, a)
(8) The committee shall also took into the marks obtained in the written examination conducted after completion of training, in having over all assessment of the suitability of the candidate and prepare merit list of the candidates interviewed and recommend to the prescribed authority the exact number of the candidates required to be licensed as a Guide on the basis of- merit list prepared by it taking into consideration the parameters of interview and other guiding principles as laid down is these rules.
§. Training and syllabus for State Level Guides.- (1) Where a candidate is selected for training for State Level Guide, the Department of Tourism shall impart training to them to equip them with knowledge and information for the vocation of a State Level Guide in accordance with the syllabus of training as specified in sub-rule (2).
(2) The syllabus or training course for State Level Guide shall comprise the following namely :- SYLLABUS FOR STATE LEVEL GUIDE TRANING COURSE
1. History of India and the State.
2. Industrialization of the State's Technological achievements.
163(50) START IIS, KANT 14, 2011 aT 4 (1)
3. Five Year Plans of the State with special reference to tourism sector.
4. Religions of India.
(a) Hindu
(b) Islam
(c) Christian
(d) Sikh
(e) Buddhist ()) Jain
(g) Zoroastrian
5. Art, culture, tradition and way of life in the State.
6. Archaeology of the State.
7. Dances of the State.
8. Architecture of the State,
9. Music of the State.
iQ. Sculptural Heritage of the State.
11, Wild life of the State, Wild Life Sanctuaries & National Parks. ,
12. Flora and Fauna, Trekking.
13. Tourist Centers of the State.
14, Youth Tourism/Adventure Tourism in the State.
|5. Handicrafts of the State.
16. Shopping in the State.
17. Working knowledge for India of items 7-17 above.
18. Development of Tourism.
(a) Marketing
(b) Promotion
(c) Publicity
(d) Public relations
(e) Media relations
(f) Hospitality
(g) Information & Guiding Services
19. Surface Transportation in the State.
(a) Indian Railways aT 4 (1) We Wa-TF, WN 14, 2011 16351)
(b) Approved Tourist Transport Operators {c) Road Services
(d) Tour operator's Association of India
20. Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation/Rajasthan State Hotel Corporation Limited.
21. Cuisines of the State.
22. Yoga and Meditation
23. Hotel accommodation in the State.
{a) Approved Hotels, Heritage Hotels
(b) Classification of Hotels
(c) Traveller lodges
(dd) Forest lodges
(ec) Dharamshalas, guest houses & other accommodation
24. Travel agents, tour operators and excursion agents of the State.
25, How to draw up tour programmes/tineraries.
26. Practical Training about,-
(i) the art of conducting sight-seeing;
(ii) how to be a good Guide; and
(111) sight-seeing tours of selected places in the State.
(3) The training shall be of eight weeks duration.
(4) The training of State Level Guides may, besides class roam lectures, encompass tour programme of important tourist destinations in the State where on the spot training will be imparted to the trainees by trainers, departmental officers, acting experienced Guides with special emphasis on important land marks, heritage sites including monuments as also on eco-tourism, wild life safart etc. which may be a practical training for trainees,
(5) All expenses of outdoor training shall be borne by the trainees themselves. However, the Department of Tourism shall coordinate the tour for training to ensure economy in the matters of travel, boarding and lodging at various places and locations.
(6) During the training of trainees for State Level Guides, lectures of persons of eminence in specific fields relevant to 163(52 VaR Wor—VaA, WANT 14, 2014 APT 4 UT training shall also be arranged. Lectures of administrators, Professors, Readers, Lecturers, Experts in specialized fields relevant for tourism may also be arranged.
(7) Group discussions may also be organized frequently to inculcate specific understanding among trainees and also to enable them to shun hesitation while having conversation with a group of persons.
(8) A written examination shall be conducted at the end of the training and those passing the said examination successfully shall be subjected to interview by a Board consisting of the following, namely:- 1, Commissioner Department of Chairman of the Board Tourism or his nominee not below the rank of Additional Director, Department of ‘Tourism
2. Director Archeology or his representative Member
3. Wild Life Warden or any other officer Member having knowledge of eco-tourism or wild life sanctuaries nominated by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Rajasthan
4. A representative of travel trade from the State Member nominated by the Commissioner Department, of Tourism, Rajasthan Presence of any three in the Board shall form quorum.
(9) The Board while interviewing the candidates shall keep in View parameters as set out below:
(a) personality of candidate Marks (which may include personal appearance) 10 (b} Quality of leadership in conducting group of tourists 10
(c) Fluency in expression 10 {including knowledge of forcign languages at a4 GT) TRAIT RTF, WONT 14, 2011163153) other than English language)
(d) Knowledge of heritage 20 (which may comprise history, culture, tradition, monuments, forests, hills, hillock, water bodies, wild life, flora, fauna special land marks of a place of tourist interest etc.)
(10) The committee shall also consider the marks obtained in the written examination conducted after completion of training, in having over all assessment of the suitability of the candidate and prepare merit list of the candidates interviewed and recommend to the prescribed authority the exact number of the candidates required to be licensed as a Guide on the basis of merit list prepared by it taking into consideration the parameters of interview and other guiding principles as laid down is these rules.
9, Application for licensing as a Guide.- (1) On successful completion of training and passing of examination by the trainces, they shall be declared cligible to be licensed as Guides.
(2) All those persons who are eligible to be licensed under sub-rule (1) may apply to the Additional Director (Administration and Development), Tourism Department. Rajasthan in Form C-| for State Level Guide license and to the concerned prescribed authority in Form C-II for a license for Local Level Guide.
(3) After receipt of select list from the Board under and in accordance with rule 7 and rule 8 and on application in C-I and C- IL, the prescribed authority shall issue cerlificate/identity card in Form D-I to State Level Guides and in D-[T to Local Level Guides on payment of fee of Rs. 2000/- for State Level Guide License and Rs, 1000/- for Local Level Guide license,
(4) The certificate and identity card issued under sub-rule
(3), shall remain valid for a period of two years which shall be 163(54) — STOTREIPT NIGI-U, RGNT 44, 2011 eT 4. GT) subject to renewal on payment of renewal fee of Rs. 2000/- for State Level Guide and Rs. 500/- for a Local Level Guide and the renewal shall be effective for next two years duration and shall be subject to further renewal. During the pendency of renewal, the preseribed-authority shall issue a certificate in Form-D-III,
(5) (i) Every State Level Guide shall communicate to the Tourist Reeeption Centre/Tourist Information Bureau and the concemed prescribed authority his principal place and contact number on telephone (including mobile phone) and shall also inform-about his activities to the local tourist information centre in the State wherever he operates, Any change in the address and telephone number shall be communicated to the concerned authorities and officers‘of the Department of Tourism, Rajasthan.
(ui) Any failure on the part of the State level Guide to comply with ihe aforesaid condition shall make him liable for cancellation of his certificate and identity card:
Provided that before ordering for cancellation of certificate and identity card for such a lapse, the prescribed authority shall afford opportunity of being heard to the concerned Guide and where the explanation offered by him appear to be satisfactory, he may not take the purported action.
(6): All certificates or identity cards issued by the Department of Tourism to persons as State Level Guide or as Local Level Guides before the commencement of these rules shall held good and remain valid and shall be deemed to have been issued under these rules and shall, however, be subject to renewal as per these rules and all such Guides shall, from the date of commencement of these rules, be governed by the provisions of these rules. ‘
(7) The prescribed authority may issue certificate and identity card for acting as. a Guide to retired officers of Department of Tourism without formal training and written examination as per provisions of these rules, in case the Commissioner recommends the suitability of such officer on the basis of his: service record and WPT 4 GT) RGR Ia, Hea 44, 2011 16358) experience gained during service tenure in the Department of Tourism and the prescribed authority is satisfied that he is fit for the vocation of a Guide.