According to the NITI Aayog report, which policy emphasis is recommended to promote tourism-linked homestays?

The report advocates offering financial incentives to promote tourism at the destination level instead of focusing solely on individual homestay amenities. This is a deliberate policy stance intended to strengthen the entire local tourism ecosystem—improving destination appeal, infrastructure, and services—so that multiple hosts and related enterprises benefit collectively. The report also calls for light-touch, transparent regulatory frameworks to ensure safety and heritage protection while fostering inclusive growth. Options (a), (b), (d), and (e) are not aligned with the report’s emphasis on destination-level incentives and community empowerment as described.