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Thursday 26-Aug-2010 Ministry of Tourism cautions against unauthorised use of 'Incredible India' logo

It has come to the notice of the Ministry of Tourism (MoT) that some Information Centres/Travel Agents/Tour Operators/Individuals with an intention to misrepresent, misguide and cheat the public/tourists, are using the logo of 'Incredible India' in an unauthorised way without taking any prior permission from MoT

By  Traveltechie Bureau | Mumbai

It has come to the notice of the Ministry of Tourism (MoT) that some Information Centres/Travel Agents/Tour Operators/Individuals with an intention to misrepresent, misguide and cheat the public/tourists, are using the logo of ‘Incredible India’ in an unauthorised way without taking any prior permission from MoT.

Furthermore, some service providers, who are not approved by MoT or any other agency of Government of India, are displaying ‘Govt. of India approved’ in an unauthorised way.

’Incredible India’ is a copyright and registered trademark of the Ministry of Tourism (ROC No. A-69795/2005 under Register of Copyrights and registered under Trademark Act) and any display of this logo without due permission of the Ministry of Tourism can invite suitable legal and penal action. Similarly, any service provider not approved by the Ministry of Tourism or any other agency of Government of India, displaying ‘Govt. of India approved’ phrase is also liable to similar legal or penal action.