Public Sector Undertaking overview | |
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Formed | 29 April 1974 |
Type | Tourism, Ecotourism, Hotel Management, Package Touring |
Jurisdiction | West Bengal, India |
Headquarters | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Motto | Experience Bengal The Sweetest Part of India |
Public Sector Undertaking executive |
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Parent department | Department of Tourism (West Bengal), Government of West Bengal |
Website | www |
The West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation Limited (WBTDCL) is a state government agency which promotes tourism in West Bengal under Department of Tourism (West Bengal), India. It was incorporated on 29 April 1974 under the Companies Act, 1956. [1]
The Board of Directors is appointed by the State Government and in terms of Notification no. 71-TW/IT-162/74, dt. 21.01.2014 issued by Tourism Department, Govt. of WB, the Board of Directors is reconstituted and is composed of the following. [1]
# | Name | Post |
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1. | Indranil Sen | Chairman |
2. | Sayantika Banerjee | Vice Chairperson |
3. | Nandini Chakravorty | Director |
4. | Ritendra Narayan Basu Roy Chowdhury | Managing Director |
5. | Tapas Kumar Haldar | Directors |
6. | Karan Paul | |
7. | Harshavardhan Neotia | |
8. | Rudra Chatterjee | |
9. | Mehul Mohanka |
WBTDC manages lodges and hotels in 28 locations across the state of West Bengal.
Name | Location (Co-ordinate) | District | Photo | About Property | Tourist Attraction |
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Mainak Tourist Property (earlier Mainak Tourist Lodge) | Siliguri ( 26°43′52″N88°24′46″E / 26.7310309°N 88.4126771°E ) | Darjeeling | 20 airconditioned standard double bedrooms and 10 airconditioned large double bedrooms. The property also has a restaurant [2] | Mainly a transit destination for tourists heading or returning from the hills of West Bengal and Sikkim and also for the Dooars region of West Bengal. Popular among business travellers | |
Roudra Chhaya Tourism Property (earlier Kurseong Tourist Lodge) | Kurseong ( 26°53′08″N88°16′40″E / 26.8856269°N 88.2776963°E ) | Darjeeling | 3 airconditioned standard double bedrooms and 9 airconditioned large double bedrooms. The property also has a restaurant [3] | ||
Meghbalika Tourism Property earlier Darjeeling Tourist Lodge | Darjeeling ( 27°02′57″N88°15′59″E / 27.0490395°N 88.2664728°E ) | Darjeeling | 3 airconditioned standard double bedrooms and 8 airconditioned large double bedrooms. The property also has a restaurant [4] | ||
Morgan House Tourism Property earlier known as Morgan House Tourist Lodge | Kalimpong ( 27°02′43″N88°27′38″E / 27.0453642°N 88.4604499°E ) | Kalimpong | Heritage property with 1 Deluxe Double Bedded Room, 1 Large Double Bedded Room, 3 Standard Double Bedded Room and 1 Small Double Bedded Room. There are also 8 cottages and a restaurant. [5] [6] | Kalimpong | |
Tashiding Tourism Property Located in the complex of Morgan House | Kalimpong ( 27°02′49″N88°27′37″E / 27.0470023°N 88.4602119°E ) | Kalimpong | |||
Hill Top Tourism Property earlier known as Hill Top Tourist Lodge | Kalimpong ( 27°03′20″N88°27′41″E / 27.0555673°N 88.4613648°E ) | Kalimpong | |||
Teesta Sundori Tourism Property earlier known as Teesta Paryatak Abas | Jalpaiguri ( 26°41′44″N89°17′08″E / 26.6956501°N 89.2856157°E ) | Jalpaiguri | |||
Bhorer Alo Tourism Property | Jalpaiguri ( 26°44′45″N88°34′34″E / 26.7457125°N 88.5761262°E ) | Jalpaiguri | |||
Tilottama Tourism Property earlier known as Tilabari Tourist Complex | Lataguri ( 26°48′24″N88°47′42″E / 26.8067207°N 88.7949814°E ) | Jalpaiguri | |||
Moorti Tourism Property earlier known as Murti Tourist Lodge | Murti ( 26°50′36″N88°49′33″E / 26.8432946°N 88.8259166°E ) | Jalpaiguri | |||
Bonolakshmi Tourism Property earlier known as Malbazar Tourist Lodge | Malbazar ( 26°52′17″N88°44′08″E / 26.8714971°N 88.7356818°E ) | Jalpaiguri | |||
Batabari Tourism Property | Batabari ( 26°50′12″N88°48′05″E / 26.8367866°N 88.801305°E ) | Jalpaiguri | |||
Aranya Tourism Property earlier known as Jaldapara Tourist Lodge | Jaldapara ( 26°32′39″N88°43′09″E / 26.5440607°N 88.7191592°E ) | Alipurduar | |||
Dinantey Tourism Property earlier known as Raiganj Tourist Lodge | Raiganj ( 25°38′11″N88°07′08″E / 25.6363291°N 88.1188846°E ) | Uttar Dinajpur | |||
Amarapali Tourism Property earlier known as Malda Tourist Lodge | Malda ( 25°00′11″N88°08′10″E / 25.0030015°N 88.1361868°E ) | Malda | |||
Motijheel Tourism Property | Malda ( 24°09′29″N88°16′43″E / 24.158134775767106°N 88.27874004438442°E ) | Malda | |||
Bohor Tourism Property earlier known as Baharampur Tourist Lodge | Baharampur ( 24°05′57″N88°15′00″E / 24.0992486°N 88.2499704°E ) | Murshidabad | |||
Shantobitan Tourism Property earlier known as Shantiniketan Tourist Lodge | Shantiniketan ( 23°40′13″N87°41′29″E / 23.6702732°N 87.6913031°E ) | Birbhum | Shantiniketan | ||
Rangabitan Tourism Property | Shantiniketan ( 23°41′00″N87°39′00″E / 23.6832807°N 87.6499236°E ) | Birbhum | |||
Muktodhara Tourism Property earlier known as Maithon Tourist Lodge | Maithon ( 23°47′42″N86°49′15″E / 23.79502°N 86.8208477°E ) | Paschim Bardhaman | |||
Bishnupur Tourism Property | Bishnupur ( 23°03′59″N87°19′21″E / 23.0663894°N 87.3225077°E ) | Bankura | |||
Jhargram Rajbari Tourism Project | Jhargram ( 22°25′55″N86°59′49″E / 22.4319919°N 86.9970642°E ) | Jhargram | |||
Roopmanjari Tourism Property earlier known as Rupnarayan Tourist Lodge | Gadiara ( 22°13′17″N88°02′57″E / 22.2212673°N 88.0490443°E ) | Howrah | |||
Mrittika Tourism Property earlier known as Rani Shiromoni Paryatak Abas | Midnapore ( 87°18′27″N87°18′27″E / 87.3076341°N 87.3076341°E ) | Paschim Medinipur | |||
Dighali Tourism Property earlier known as Digha Tourist Lodge | Digha ( 21°37′33″N87°31′35″E / 21.6259207°N 87.5262903°E ) | Purba Medinipur | |||
Mangaldhara Tourism Property earlier known as Malancha Tourist Lodge | Barrackpore ( 22°45′18″N88°21′38″E / 22.7550148°N 88.3605093°E ) | North 24 Parganas | |||
Sagorika Tourism Property | Diamond Harbour ( 22°10′54″N88°11′32″E / 22.1815833°N 88.1921465°E ) | South 24 Parganas | |||
Balutot Tourism Property earlier known as Bakkhali Tourist Lodge | Bakkhali ( 21°33′40″N88°16′05″E / 21.5610219°N 88.2680333°E ) | South 24 Parganas | |||
Matla Tourism Property earlier known as Sajnekhali Tourist Lodge | Sajnekhali ( 22°07′26″N88°49′53″E / 22.1237762°N 88.8313005°E ) | South 24 Parganas |
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