Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation (Hindi: बिहार राज्य पर्यटन विकास निगम), (abbreviated as BSTDC), is a body of the Government of Bihar responsible for the development of tourism in the Indian state of Bihar. It was established in 1980 to develop tourism in the state. The BSTDC is head-quartered at Patna and has offices across all the districts of Bihar. The agency also operates hotels,[2] resorts, and tourist rest houses in key locations in the state. The corporation provides travellers with information about Bihar to promote travel to and in the country. It operates Tourist Information Centres as well as a website. The BSTDC disseminates information about transportation, lodging, food and beverage, and sight-seeing.
| बिहार राज्य पर्यटन विकास निगम | |
Logo | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1980 |
| Jurisdiction | Bihar |
| Headquarters | Beer Chand Patel Path, Patna -800001 25°36′5″N 85°7′33″E / 25.60139°N 85.12583°E |
| Minister responsible |
|
| Agency executive |
|
| Parent department | Tourism Department, Government of Bihar |
| Website | bstdc |
Tourist Information Centres
editBSTDC have several tourist reception centres in all major cities and tourist centres, from where conducted tours start and end, in addition to providing complementary information about tourist destinations, maps and guides.[3]
Tourist Information Centres (Inside Bihar) Last Update 10-8-2021
Tourist Information Centre, Patna Junction, Patna
Tourist Information Centre, Jay Prakash Narayan Airport, Patna
Tourist Information Centre, Rajendra Nagar Railway Station, Patna
Tourist Information Centre, Patna Sahib Railway Station, Patna
Tourist Information Centre, Patna Sahib (Gurudwara), Patna
Tourist Information Centre, Railway Station, Gaya
Tourist Information Centre, Tourist Complex, Bodhgaya
Tourist Information Centre, Hotel Gargee Gautam Premises, Rajgir
Tourist Information Centre, Vaishali
Tourist Information Centre, Hotel Lichwi, Railway Station, Muzafferpur
Tourist Information Centre, Combinded Building, Bhagalpur
Tourist Information Centre, Hotel Karn Vihar, Munger
Tourist Information Centres (Outside Bihar) Last Update 10-8-2021
Tourist Information Centre, Flat No 108-110, First Floor, Narayan Manzil, 23 Barhkamba Road, New Delhi-110001
Tourist Information Centre, Nilkanth Bhawan,26B,Camac Street, Kolkata-700016
Tourist Information Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru Market, Englishia Lane, Varanasi-221001
Tourist Information Centre, Ground Floor, MTNL Bhawan, Bandra Kurla Complex, Kurla(west) Mumbai- 400098 [Operated By Bihar Foundation]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ BSTDC administration
- ^ Sopam, Reena (1 September 2013). "Due to rupee fall, even moksha to cost more in Gaya!". Hindustan Times. Patna. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Tourist Information Centers :: Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation". Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.