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| name = Ministry of Tourism Department Government of Maharashtra
<br /> [[Government of Maharashtra]]
| native_name = मंत्रालय पर्यटन विभाग, महाराष्ट्र शासन
| seal = Seal of Maharashtra.png
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| seal_caption = [[Emblem of Maharashtra|Seal of the state of Maharashtra]]

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| jurisdiction = {{flagicon|India}} [[Maharashtra]]
| headquarters = [[Mantralaya, Mumbai|Mantralay]], [[Mumbai]]
| region_code = IN
| minister1_name = [[Aaditya Thackeray]]
| minister1_pfo = [[Cabinet Minister]]
| deputyminister1_name = [[Aditi Sunil Tatkare|Aditi Tatkare]]
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The '''Ministry of tourism''' is a ministry in [[Government of Maharashtra]]. Ministry is responsible for promotion of travel and tourism in [[Maharashtra]]. Ministry is headed by Cabinet level Minister. [[Aaditya Thackeray|Aditya Thackeray]] is current Minister of Tourism.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-18|title=Tourism in Maharashtra to flourish post-COVID: Aditya Thackeray|url=https://www.traveldailymedia.com/tourism-in-maharashtra-to-flourish-post-covid-aditya-thackeray/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=Travel Daily|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-27|title=Aaditya Thackeray writes Maharashtra’s Safarnama on World Tourism Day|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/aaditya-thackeray-writes-maharashtra-s-safarnama-on-world-tourism-day/story-bJMHen64OUnKmLNv08HDXI.html|access-date=2021-06-21|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

==Tourism in Maharashtra==
[[Maharashtra]] attracts tourists from different states and foreign countries.<ref>http://www.indianexpress.com/news/andhra-pradesh-top-tourist-destination-tourism-ministry/819071/0</ref> It was the second most visited Indian state by foreigners and fourth most visited state by domestic tourists in the country in 2014.<ref>http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-indias-top-10-tourist-destinations/20110719.htm</ref> ''[[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]]'' is the tourism capital of Maharashtra.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aurangabad|url=https://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in/destination/aurangabad|access-date=2021-04-19|website=www.maharashtratourism.gov.in}}</ref>

==MTDC==
{{main|Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation}}
Ministry has separate wing which looks after tourism development. Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation commonly abbreviated as MTDC, is a body of the Ministry of Tourism responsible for development of tourism in the [[India]]n state of [[Maharashtra]]. It has been established under the Companies Act, 1956, (fully owned by Govt. of Maharashtra) for systematic development of tourism on commercial lines, with an authorized share capital of Rs. 25 crore. The paid up share capital of the Corporation as on 31 March 2013 is Rs. 1538.88 lakhs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in/mtdc/HTML/MaharashtraTourism/Default.aspx?strpage=../MaharashtraTourism/MTDCConnect/About_us.html |title=MAHARASHTRA TOURISM, The Official Website of Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation, Govt. of India - About_us |publisher=Maharashtratourism.gov.in |date=2008-03-31 |access-date=2010-08-30}}</ref>

== See All Ministry Government of Maharashtra ==

*[[Ministry of Law and Judiciary Government of Maharashtra|Ministry of Law and Judiciary (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Home Affairs Government of Maharashtra|Ministry of Home Affairs (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Special Assistance (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Planning (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Social Justice (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Forests Department of Maharashtra|Ministry of Forests Department (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Food and Drug Administration (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Department of Animal Husbandry (Maharashtra)| Ministry of Animal Husbandry Department (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Agriculture (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Public Health (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Energy, New and Renewable Energy Maharashtra|Ministry of Energy (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Rural Development Government of Maharashtra|Ministry of Rural Development (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Urban Development (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of School Education (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Medical Education (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Higher and Technical Education (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Industries (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Textiles (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Housing (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Marathi Language|Ministry of Marathi Language (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Woman and Child Development Government of Maharashtra|Ministry of Woman and Child Development (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Water Supply (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Government of Maharashtra|Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (Maharashtra)]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{officialwebsite|https://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in/}}
{{Wikivoyage|Maharashtra}}


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