Mansa, Sep 25- In order to enable citizens of Punjab to safely visit abroad, the Punjab government has issued licences to authorized travel agents, IELTS coaching centers, immigration consultants and the ticket agents. People running these businesses have been directed to display their licence numbers on the main name boards so that customers visiting them should know whether the aforesaid travel agents, IELTS coaching centers, immigration consultants and the ticket agents is authorized or not. If any of these fail to follow the directions, strict action will be initiated as per the rules.
Deputy Commissioner Mansa Mrs Apneet Riyait stated in a press statement issued here today. Detailing about the rules that these business establishments have to follow under the Punjab Prevention of Human Smuggling Act 2012 that covers IELTS Coaching, Immigration Consultancy, Travel Agent, Ticket Agent, General Sales Agent, she said that all the centers should maintain details of staff working at these centers as well as students studying at these centers along with their photographs. Entire data should also be maintained online.
They have also been directed to maintain records of the fees taken from students, records of the salaries given to employees and other expenses incurred in the cash book. Also services wise charges should be displayed on board outside the centers. The owner of these centers will be responsible for water, power , building safety and general safety of the area. It is mandatory for them to have CCTC cameras and fire extinguishing instruments. They should also have building safety certificate issued by the competitive authority.
All this record has to be compiled every six months in the month on June and December and should be submitted at the Licence and Passport Branch of Deputy Commissioner Office Mansa within a week of the end of six months. The ticket agents are required to maintain month wise charts of domestic and international flight tickets and send the same to e mail id [email protected] every month. Travel agents will have to maintain list of their clients along with details of names, father name, address, facility received, passport details, Aadhar card, PAN card and send the same by 10th date of every month to [email protected] to the licence and passport branch of DC office and SSP Mansa,