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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{primary sources|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox government agency
| agency_name = West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation
| logo = [[File:West Bengal Tourism Logo.jpg]]
| motto = Experience Bengal The Sweetest Part of India
| type = [[Government-owned corporation|Public Sector Undertaking]]
| formed = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1974|04|29}}
| headquarters = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| chief1_name = Ajit Ranjan Bardhan
| chief1_position = Chairman
| jurisdiction =[[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| agency_type = [[Tourism]], [[Ecotourism]], Hotel Management, [[Package tour|Package Touring]]
| parent_department = [[Department of Tourism (West Bengal)]], [[Government of West Bengal]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.wbtdcl.com/}}
}}

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.<ref name="WBTDCL"/>

==Board of directors==
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.<ref name="WBTDCL">{{cite web |last1=WBTDCL |url=https://www.wbtdcl.com/home/about_us|title= WBTDCL about us| website=Official Website |access-date=18 August 2021}}</ref>
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!#!!Name!!Post
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|1.||[[Indranil Sen]]||[[Chairman]]
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|2.||Nandini Chakravorty|| Director
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|3.||Kaushik Bhattacharya||Managing Director
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|4.||Somenath Mukherjee|| rowspan=4|Directors
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|6.||Karan Paul
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|7.||Sushila
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|9.|| Atul Bhalla
|}

== Hotels and Lodges ==
WBTDC manages lodges and hotels in 28 locations across the state of [[West Bengal]].

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! Name
! Location (Co-ordinate)
! District
! Photo
! About Property
! Tourist Attraction
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| '''Mainak Tourist Property''' (earlier Mainak Tourist Lodge)
| [[Siliguri]] ({{Coord|26.7310309|88.4126771}})
| [[Darjeeling District|Darjeeling]]
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| 20 airconditioned standard double bedrooms and 10 airconditioned large double bedrooms. The property also has a restaurant<ref>{{cite web |title=Mainak Tourist lodge |url=https://www.wbtdcl.com/home/lodge_search?Lodge_id=MTE&Lodge_destinationName=NA |website=WBTDCL}}</ref>
| 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]] ({{Coord|26.8856269|88.2776963}})
| [[Darjeeling District|Darjeeling]]
|[[File:WB Lodge.jpg|thumb|150px|centre|Roudra Chhaya Tourism Property]]
| 3 airconditioned standard double bedrooms and 9 airconditioned large double bedrooms. The property also has a restaurant<ref>{{cite web |title=Kurseong Tourist Lodge |url=https://www.wbtdcl.com/home/lodge_search?Lodge_id=NA&Lodge_destinationName=Mg |website=WBTDCL |access-date=18 August 2021}}</ref>
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| '''Meghbalika Tourism Property''' earlier Darjeeling Tourist Lodge
| [[Darjeeling]] ({{Coord|27.0490395|88.2664728}})
| [[Darjeeling District|Darjeeling]]
| [[File:Meghbalika Tourism Property, Darjeeling.jpg|thumb|150px|Meghbalika Tourism Property, Darjeeling]]
| 3 airconditioned standard double bedrooms and 8 airconditioned large double bedrooms. The property also has a restaurant<ref>{{cite web |title=Darjeeling Tourist Lodge |url=https://www.wbtdcl.com/home/lodge_search?Lodge_id=Mg&Lodge_destinationName=MQ |website=WBTDCL |access-date=18 August 2021}}</ref>
|
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| '''[[Morgan House, Kalimpong|Morgan House Tourism Property]]''' earlier known as Morgan House Tourist Lodge
| [[Kalimpong]] ({{Coord|27.0453642|88.4604499}})
| [[Kalimpong District|Kalimpong]]
| [[File:Morgan House Kalimpong 2.jpg|thumb|150px|centre|[[Morgan House, Kalimpong|Morgan House]]]]
| 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Morgan House|url=https://www.wbtdcl.com/home/lodge_search?Lodge_id=OA&Lodge_destinationName=Mw|access-date=2021-08-18|website=WBTDCL}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|title=Morgan House Cottage|url=https://www.wbtdcl.com/home/lodge_search?Lodge_id=NTU&Lodge_destinationName=Mw|access-date=2021-08-18|website=WBTDCL}}</ref>
| rowspan="3"|Kalimpong
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| '''Tashiding Tourism Property''' Located in the complex of Morgan House
| [[Kalimpong]] ({{Coord|27.0470023|88.4602119}})
| [[Kalimpong District|Kalimpong]]
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| '''Hill Top Tourism Property''' earlier known as Hill Top Tourist Lodge
| [[Kalimpong]] ({{Coord|27.0555673|88.4613648}})
| [[Kalimpong District|Kalimpong]]
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|'''Teesta Sundori Tourism Property''' earlier known as Teesta Paryatak Abas
| [[Jalpaiguri]] ({{Coord|26.6956501|89.2856157}})
| [[Jalpaiguri district|Jalpaiguri]]
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| '''Bhorer Alo Tourism Property'''
| [[Jalpaiguri]] ({{Coord|26.7457125|88.5761262}})
| [[Jalpaiguri district|Jalpaiguri]]
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| '''Tilottama Tourism Property''' earlier known as Tilabari Tourist Complex'''
| [[Lataguri]] ({{Coord|26.8067207|88.7949814}})
| [[Jalpaiguri district|Jalpaiguri]]
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| '''Moorti Tourism Property''' earlier known as Murti Tourist Lodge
| [[Murti, Jalpaiguri|Murti]] ({{Coord|26.8432946|88.8259166}})
| [[Jalpaiguri district|Jalpaiguri]]
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| '''Bonolakshmi Tourism Property''' earlier known as Malbazar Tourist Lodge
| [[Malbazar]] ({{Coord|26.8714971|88.7356818}})
| [[Jalpaiguri district|Jalpaiguri]]
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| '''Batabari Tourism Property'''
| [[Batabari]] ({{Coord|26.8367866|88.801305}})
| [[Jalpaiguri district|Jalpaiguri]]
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| '''Aranya Tourism Property''' earlier known as Jaldapara Tourist Lodge
| [[Jaldapara]] ({{Coord|26.5440607|88.7191592}})
| [[Alipurduar district|Alipurduar]]
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| '''Dinantey Tourism Property''' earlier known as Raiganj Tourist Lodge
| [[Raiganj]] ({{Coord|25.6363291|88.1188846}})
| [[Uttar Dinajpur district|Uttar Dinajpur]]
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| '''Amarapali Tourism Property''' earlier known as Malda Tourist Lodge
| [[Malda, West Bengal|Malda]] ({{Coord|25.0030015|88.1361868}})
| [[Malda district|Malda]]
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| '''Bohor Tourism Property''' earlier known as Baharampur Tourist Lodge
| [[Baharampur]] ({{Coord|24.0992486|88.2499704}})
| [[Murshidabad district|Murshidabad]]
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| '''Shantobitan Tourism Property''' earlier known as Shantiniketan Tourist Lodge
| [[Shantiniketan]] ({{Coord|23.6702732|87.6913031}})
| [[Birbhum district|Birbhum]]
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| rowspan="2"|Shantiniketan
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| '''Rangabitan Tourism Property'''
| [[Shantiniketan]] ({{Coord|23.6832807|87.6499236}})
| [[Birbhum district|Birbhum]]
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| '''Muktodhara Tourism Property''' earlier known as Maithon Tourist Lodge
| [[Maithon]] ({{Coord|23.79502|86.8208477}})
| [[Paschim Bardhaman district|Paschim Bardhaman]]
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| '''Bishnupur Tourism Property'''
| [[Bishnupur, Bankura (community development block)|Bishnupur]] ({{Coord|23.0663894|87.3225077}})
| [[Bankura district|Bankura]]
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| '''Jhargram Rajbari Tourism Project'''
| [[Jhargram]] ({{Coord|22.4319919|86.9970642}})
| [[Jhargram district|Jhargram]]
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| '''Roopmanjari Tourism Property''' earlier known as Rupnarayan Tourist Lodge
| [[Gadiara]] ({{Coord|22.2212673|88.0490443}})
| [[Howrah district|Howrah]]
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| '''Mrittika Tourism Property''' earlier known as Rani Shiromoni Paryatak Abas
| [[Midnapore]] ({{Coord|87.3076341|87.3076341}})
| [[Paschim Medinipur district|Paschim Medinipur]]
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| '''Dighali Tourism Property''' earlier known as Digha Tourist Lodge
| [[Digha]] ({{Coord|21.6259207|87.5262903}})
| [[Purba Medinipur district|Purba Medinipur]]
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| '''Mangaldhara Tourism Property''' earlier known as Malancha Tourist Lodge
| [[Barrackpore]] ({{Coord|22.7550148|88.3605093}})
| [[North 24 Parganas district|North 24 Parganas]]
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| '''Sagorika Tourism Property'''
| [[Diamond Harbour]] ({{Coord|22.1815833|88.1921465}})
| [[South 24 Parganas district|South 24 Parganas]]
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| '''Balutot Tourism Property''' earlier known as Bakkhali Tourist Lodge
| [[Bakkhali]] ({{Coord|21.5610219|88.2680333}})
| [[South 24 Parganas district|South 24 Parganas]]
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| '''Matla Tourism Property''' earlier known as Sajnekhali Tourist Lodge
| [[Sajnekhali]] ({{Coord|22.1237762|88.8313005}})
| [[South 24 Parganas district|South 24 Parganas]]
| [[File:Sajnekhali Wildlife Sanctuary on West Bengal 19.jpg|thumb|150px|Matla Tourism Property]]
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==See also==
* [[Tourism in West Bengal]]
* [[Tourist attractions in West Bengal]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.wbtourism.gov.in/ Department of Tourism : Govt. of West Bengal]
* [http://www.wbtourism.gov.in/tourism_gb/ West Bengal Tourism]

{{Tourism in India|state=expanded}}

[[Category:Tourism in West Bengal]]
[[Category:State agencies of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Kolkata]]
[[Category:State tourism development corporations of India]]
[[Category:1974 establishments in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Government agencies established in 1974]]

West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation - Revision history

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