Photo ID for Hotel Guest a Must: DM North

Panaji February 10, 2020
Magha  21, 1941 

The District Magistrate, North has directed all the owners of the houses, buildings, flats and other residential accommodation and the owners / management of all hotels, lodging and boarding, private guest houses, paying guest accommodation of religious bodies etc in North Goa to verify the bonafides of the persons through their proof of identity such as Election Card, Driving License, Aadhar Card, Passport, etc. and should fill in the Tenant/Visitors/Guest Verification Form in  respect of their Tenants/Visitors/Guest before such as persons are allowed to reside/stay in their premises and furnish the same to the local Police Station for further verification and record. This order will also apply to the owners of such premises who have so far not furnished the verification forms in respect of their Tenants/Visitors/Guests who are already occupying their premises.

This order will be effective for a period of 60 days that is upto April 10,2020  unless withdrawn earlier. Any person contravening this order will be punishable under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code.

DI/NB/JA/JS/AN/2020/1505