One official platform for all of Bengal β an AI trip planner in your own language, verified homestays with fair pricing, instant e-Permits, and festival passes. Built by Bengal, for Bengal's guests.
From the misty Himalayas to the mangrove delta β with a government-curated hidden gem in every district that even locals miss.
Choose your vibe, budget and days β Saathi drafts a day-by-day itinerary with verified stays and honest costs.
Demo note: itineraries here are pre-built samples so the demo works offline. The production version generates them live with AI β this is standard, proven technology we deploy today.
Plan your visit around Bengal's celebrations β each one a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Live crowd meters at major pandals plus an optional βΉ199 Pujo Pass for priority darshan lanes at partner pandals β every rupee funds sanitation and safety around the pandal.
Crowd figures are sample data. Production: pandal volunteers update a simple 3-level status from their phones β no expensive hardware needed for launch. Camera/sensor feeds can come in Phase 2.
Sundarbans entry, Sandakphu trek, drone photography β apply digitally, pay online, receive a QR permit instantly. Forest checkposts verify the same code.
Fee amounts shown are demo placeholders β actual fees would follow existing Forest Department & DGCA-linked rate schedules.
What the department sees once the platform is live: tourism intelligence and a self-sustaining revenue engine. All figures below are illustrative Year-1 projections β the assumptions are shown openly so they can be challenged and refined.
| Stream | Mechanism & math | Year-1 est. |
|---|---|---|
| Pujo Pass | Priority darshan at partner pandalsOptional βΉ199 pass; funds pandal-area sanitation & safety2,00,000 passes Γ βΉ199 = βΉ3.98 Cr | βΉ4.0 Cr |
| e-Permit convenience fee | Digital layer on existing permitsGovt permit fee unchanged; app adds small convenience fee6,00,000 permits Γ βΉ30 avg = βΉ1.8 Cr | βΉ1.8 Cr |
| Homestay commission | 5% on verified bookingsvs 18β25% charged by private OTAs β hosts earn more, state earns too300 stays Γ 90 booked nights/yr Γ βΉ2,200 Γ 5% = βΉ2.97 Cr | βΉ3.0 Cr |
| Bengal Bazaar commission | 5% on GI-tagged artisan sales95% goes directly to the artisanβΉ20 Cr GMV Γ 5% = βΉ1.0 Cr | βΉ1.0 Cr |
| Verified Vendor badge | Annual listing for hotels, guides, taxisβΉ2,000/yr β cheaper than one day of OTA commission8,000 vendors Γ βΉ2,000 = βΉ1.6 Cr | βΉ1.6 Cr |
| Sponsorships | Banks / telecom sponsor festival pagesStandard govt-event sponsorship model, digital format6 sponsors Γ βΉ25 L avg = βΉ1.5 Cr | βΉ1.5 Cr |
| Total Year-1 | Conservative; grows with adoption. Covers build + operations β no recurring burden on the exchequer | βΉ12.9 Cr |
App + web: destinations, festival calendar, AI planner (Bengali/Hindi/English), verified homestay directory with booking requests, grievance desk, SOS helpline integration.
Online payments & e-Permit QR with Forest Dept, Pujo Pass pilot with 20β30 partner pandals, volunteer-updated crowd status, Bengal Bazaar with artisan co-ops.
11-language support, transport tie-ups, richer crowd data feeds, analytics for infrastructure planning. Features earn their place with real usage data.
Kerala and Rajasthan outspend Bengal on tourism marketing. Bengal can leapfrog on product instead β the first state platform that plans, books, protects and pays for itself.