West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation
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| 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]
Board of directors
[edit]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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Hotels and Lodges
[edit]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″N 88°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″N 88°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″N 88°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″N 88°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″N 88°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″N 88°27′41″E / 27.0555673°N 88.4613648°E) | Kalimpong | |||
| Teesta Sundori Tourism Property earlier known as Teesta Paryatak Abas |
Jalpaiguri (26°41′44″N 89°17′08″E / 26.6956501°N 89.2856157°E) | Jalpaiguri | |||
| Bhorer Alo Tourism Property | Jalpaiguri (26°44′45″N 88°34′34″E / 26.7457125°N 88.5761262°E) | Jalpaiguri | |||
| Tilottama Tourism Property earlier known as Tilabari Tourist Complex |
Lataguri (26°48′24″N 88°47′42″E / 26.8067207°N 88.7949814°E) | Jalpaiguri | |||
| Moorti Tourism Property earlier known as Murti Tourist Lodge |
Murti (26°50′36″N 88°49′33″E / 26.8432946°N 88.8259166°E) | Jalpaiguri | |||
| Bonolakshmi Tourism Property earlier known as Malbazar Tourist Lodge |
Malbazar (26°52′17″N 88°44′08″E / 26.8714971°N 88.7356818°E) | Jalpaiguri | |||
| Batabari Tourism Property | Batabari (26°50′12″N 88°48′05″E / 26.8367866°N 88.801305°E) | Jalpaiguri | |||
| Aranya Tourism Property earlier known as Jaldapara Tourist Lodge |
Jaldapara (26°32′39″N 88°43′09″E / 26.5440607°N 88.7191592°E) | Alipurduar | |||
| Dinantey Tourism Property earlier known as Raiganj Tourist Lodge |
Raiganj (25°38′11″N 88°07′08″E / 25.6363291°N 88.1188846°E) | Uttar Dinajpur | |||
| Amarapali Tourism Property earlier known as Malda Tourist Lodge |
Malda (25°00′11″N 88°08′10″E / 25.0030015°N 88.1361868°E) | Malda |  |
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| Motijheel Tourism Property | Malda (24°09′29″N 88°16′43″E / 24.158134775767106°N 88.27874004438442°E) | Malda |  |
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| Bohor Tourism Property earlier known as Baharampur Tourist Lodge |
Baharampur (24°05′57″N 88°15′00″E / 24.0992486°N 88.2499704°E) | Murshidabad | |||
| Shantobitan Tourism Property earlier known as Shantiniketan Tourist Lodge |
Shantiniketan (23°40′13″N 87°41′29″E / 23.6702732°N 87.6913031°E) | Birbhum | Shantiniketan | ||
| Rangabitan Tourism Property | Shantiniketan (23°41′00″N 87°39′00″E / 23.6832807°N 87.6499236°E) | Birbhum | |||
| Muktodhara Tourism Property earlier known as Maithon Tourist Lodge |
Maithon (23°47′42″N 86°49′15″E / 23.79502°N 86.8208477°E) | Paschim Bardhaman | |||
| Bishnupur Tourism Property | Bishnupur (23°03′59″N 87°19′21″E / 23.0663894°N 87.3225077°E) | Bankura | |||
| Jhargram Rajbari Tourism Project | Jhargram (22°25′55″N 86°59′49″E / 22.4319919°N 86.9970642°E) | Jhargram | |||
| Roopmanjari Tourism Property earlier known as Rupnarayan Tourist Lodge |
Gadiara (22°13′17″N 88°02′57″E / 22.2212673°N 88.0490443°E) | Howrah | |||
| Mrittika Tourism Property earlier known as Rani Shiromoni Paryatak Abas |
Midnapore (87°18′27″N 87°18′27″E / 87.3076341°N 87.3076341°E) | Paschim Medinipur | |||
| Dighali Tourism Property earlier known as Digha Tourist Lodge |
Digha (21°37′33″N 87°31′35″E / 21.6259207°N 87.5262903°E) | Purba Medinipur | |||
| Mangaldhara Tourism Property earlier known as Malancha Tourist Lodge |
Barrackpore (22°45′18″N 88°21′38″E / 22.7550148°N 88.3605093°E) | North 24 Parganas |  |
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| Sagorika Tourism Property | Diamond Harbour (22°10′54″N 88°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″N 88°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″N 88°49′53″E / 22.1237762°N 88.8313005°E) | South 24 Parganas |  |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b WBTDCL. "WBTDCL about us". Official Website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Mainak Tourist lodge". WBTDCL.
- ^ "Kurseong Tourist Lodge". WBTDCL. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Darjeeling Tourist Lodge". WBTDCL. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Morgan House". WBTDCL. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Morgan House Cottage". WBTDCL. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
