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In India Paragliding is truly Free-Flying.

Except for state of Himachal Pradesh no other state has made any rules to regulate paragliding. And what rules himachal pradesh govt through himachat tourism department has made are not necessarilly a step forward. please download scanned coppies of the notified rules here (himaerorules.zip). please send your feedback on these rules to himachal tourism.

For rest of the country there is no national body regulating the sport .
No equipment certification system.
No airworthiness for paragliding equipment. No third party insurance requirement and no national license, so far.
However... do respect air laws and air traffic zones. Stay away from civil /defense airports and military bases. This has landed foreign pilots in trouble. There are no airmaps available for paragliding pilots so contact local flyers regarding suitability of chosen site to fly.

Baring these common sense things you can fly almost anywhere you fancy.

This lack of regulation is a dual edged sword though....it also means there is no protection to paragliding as sport and no recognition. This total freedom to fly almost anywhere has enticed inexperienced pilots to bite more than they can chew(as in Joel Kitchens case). So if you are visiting India please be as responsible a flyer as you would be in your own country (at least).
Manali (Solang) is only place, where though Forest Deptt owns the site, local villagers/tandem flyers try to collect site fees. I cant really recommend that you payup, but sometimes a small donation to village fund is end of discussion.