Odisha Tourism Development Corporation

Orissa Tourism Development Corporation Limited

ଓଡ଼ିଶା ପର୍ଯ୍ୟଟନ ଉନ୍ନୟନ ନିଗମ
OTDC overview
Formed	1979[1]
Jurisdiction	Government of Odisha
Headquarters	Panthaniwas (Old Block), Lewis Road, Bhubaneswar - 751014 20°15′10.318″N 85°50′32.521″E / 20.25286611°N 85.84236694°E
Minister responsible	Ashok Chandra Panda[2][3], Tourism and Culture
OTDC executives	Narendra Kumar Swain[4], Chairman Anil Kumar Samal[5], Managing Director
Parent department	Odisha Tourism Department
Website	otdc.in

The Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) is a Government of Odisha undertaking corporation in the Indian state of Odisha. It was incorporated in the year 1979^[1] to promote tourism in the state and operate some of the existing tourist bungalows and transport fleets in commercial line. OTDC's Tourist Bungalows are called as Panthanivas.

Panthanivas Locations

• Balasore
• Berhampur
• Bhubaneswar
• Chandaneswar
• Chandabali
• Chandipur
• Chilika Lake
• Cuttack
• Dhauli
• Gopalpur
• Kendujhar
• Konark
• Panchalingeshwar
• Paradip
• Puri
• Rourkela
• Sambalpur
• Satpada
• Similipal
• Taptapani

A live map is hosted on the official site with details of locations

Tours

Packaged Tours

OTDC provides customised tour packages.^[6] Seasonal packages are also made available to facilitate travellers coming from other regions for special events like Nabakalebara 2015^[7][8]

Financials

The organisation has come under severe criticism several times for not being able to generate the profitability that it promised.^[9][10][11]

References

1. "Orissa Review August 2006" (PDF). Government of Odisha, Official Portal. Gopinath Mohanty. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
2. "Chief Minister's team". Retrieved 20 May 2015.
3. "Rs 2,500 cr investment needed for Odisha Tourism in next 5 years". Odisha Sun Times. 20 May 2015.
4. "Narendra Swain, OTDC Chairman". The New Indian Express. 29 May 2014.
5. "Odisha Government Effects Minor Reshuffle in Administration". The New Indian Express. 2 May 2015.
6. "Corporate houses buy bulk of OTDC tour packages". The Times of India. 18 Jun 2014.
7. "Odisha Tourism Development Corporation special package for Nabakalebar festival". Orissa Diary. 1 Mar 2015.
8. "Accommodation Bottleneck for Nabakalebara Visitors". The New Indian Express. 27 Apr 2015.
9. "CAG report shatters myth of tourism boom". The Hindu. 23 Mar 2008.
10. "Resort closure affecting tourists". The Times of India. 7 Dec 2012.
11. "Odisha Government to operate Panthikas, Panthasalas, Panthanivases in PPP mode". Orissa Diary. 19 Mar 2015.

External links

• Official Website of Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC)
• Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) Manual