Department of Tourism
Seal of the tourism department of West Bengal
Department overview
JurisdictionGovernment of West Bengal
HeadquartersNew Secretariat Building, 1 K. S. Roy Road, Kolkata-700001
Minister responsible
Department executives
  • Smt. Nandini Chakraborty, IAS, Secretary, Principal Secretary
  • Sri Subir Kumar Chatterjee, Special Officer
Child Department
WebsiteOfficial Website

The Department of Tourism is a West Bengal government department. It is an interior ministry mainly responsible for the administration of the development of Tourism in West Bengal.[1][2]

List of ministers

Introduction

The Department of Tourism, Government of West Bengal, is responsible for the development of tourism in the state of West Bengal. The Department of Tourism in West Bengal is engaged in facilitating the services for promotion of tourism.

Facilities

The Department has a unit named West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation which has many tourist centers all around the state in various districts, where online booking is also available. The Department has taken a number of initiatives and also offering various packages through WBTDCL throughout the year as well as on special occasions and festivals like Durga Puja, One of the biggest festivals of the world, Christmas, Poush Mela, Basant Utsav, etc. The Department has a digital presence through its website, Mobile app, social media, radio, and TV, as well as audio-visual mediums.

References

  1. ↑ "Egiye Bangal Department of Tourism". wb.gov.in. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "West Bengal Tourism, Experience Bengal, Dept. of Tourism, Govt. of W. B." wbtourismgov.in. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
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