Department of Tourism (West Bengal)

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]

Department of Tourism

Department overview
Jurisdiction	Government of West Bengal
Headquarters	New Secretariat Building, 1 K. S. Roy Road, Kolkata-700001
Minister responsible	Babul Supriyo, Minister In Charge
Department executives	Smt. Nandini Chakraborty, IAS, Secretary, Principal Secretary Sri Subir Kumar Chatterjee, Special Officer
Child Department	WBTDCL
Website	Official Website

List of ministers

• Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury
• Bratya Basu
• Goutam Deb
• Indranil Sen MOS (Independent Charge)

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.