Formulating national policies and programmes Co-ordinating and supplementing the efforts and activities of various Central Government Agencies, State /Union Territories Governments Catalysing private investments Strengthening promotional and marketing efforts Providing trained manpower resources Developing infrastructure Conducting research and analysis The Ministry of Tourism is headed by the Minister for Tourism & culture
The administrative head of the Ministry of Tourism is the Secretary (Tourism). The Secretary also acts as the Director General (DG) Tourism.
The office of the Director General of Tourism {now merged with the office of Secretary (Tourism)} provides executive directions for the implementation of various policies and programmes. The Directorate General of Tourism has a network of 20 offices within the country and 13 offices abroad. The overseas offices are primarily responsible for tourism promotion and marketing in their respective areas and the field offices in India are responsible for providing information service to tourists and monitoring the progress of field projects.
The Ministry of Tourism also controls a public sector undertaking, the India Tourism Development Corporation Ltd, and the following autonomous institutions:
Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM) National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT) and the Institutes under its control National Institute of Water Sports (NIWS) Indian Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering (IISM) Ministry of Tourism,
Transport Bhavan, Parliament Street,
New Delhi 110 001,
Tel: 91 +011 +23711995. Fax: 91 +011 +23710518.
Email: contactus@incredibleindia.org , URL : http://www.incredibleindia.org
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