{{Short description|Tourism company in the Indian government}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox company | name = Ashok Group | native_name = | logo = | logo_size = | image_size = | type = Public Sector Undertaking | founded = 1966 | defunct = | fate = | successors = | predecessor = | hq_location = New Delhi | area_served = | key_people = | num_employees = | revenue = | owner = Government of India | divisions = India Tourism Development Corporation | industry = Tourism | products = | website = {{URL|www.hotelkalingaashok.com/}} }}
'''The Ashok Group''' is a division of India Tourism Development Corporation which is a central public sector undertaking, under the ownership of Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.<ref name="ashok 1">{{cite news |last1=Chaturvedi |first1=Anumeha |last2=Sharma |first2=Yogima Seth |title=ITDC plans to put Delhi's iconic Ashok Hotel on lease |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/hotels-/-restaurants/itdc-plans-to-put-delhis-iconic-ashok-hotel-on-lease/articleshow/64406483.cms |access-date=13 June 2018 |work=The Economic Times |date=1 June 2018 |archive-date=5 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605123016/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/hotels-/-restaurants/itdc-plans-to-put-delhis-iconic-ashok-hotel-on-lease/articleshow/64406483.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-25 |title=ITDC hits upper circuit after govt fixes Rs 7,409 crore indicative value for 'The Ashok' hotel |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/economy-2/govt-fixes-rs-7409-crore-indicative-value-for-the-ashok-hotel-under-nmp-9597911.html |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=Moneycontrol |language=en |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818054527/https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/economy-2/govt-fixes-rs-7409-crore-indicative-value-for-the-ashok-hotel-under-nmp-9597911.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-19 |title=ITDC-owned The Ashok hotel monetisation ready to roll, roadshows from Aug 22 |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/economy/itdc-owned-the-ashok-hotel-monetisation-on-with-roadshows-starting-from-aug-22-14532192.htm |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=cnbctv18.com |language=en |archive-date=5 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605122923/https://www.cnbctv18.com/economy/itdc-owned-the-ashok-hotel-monetisation-on-with-roadshows-starting-from-aug-22-14532192.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> It is headquartered in New Delhi. It is the second largest central government-owned-hospitality service provider in India.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-24 |title='The Ashok' to be leased out to private companies, 7 other ITDC hotels to be monetised in 4 years |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/hotels-/-restaurants/the-ashok-to-be-leased-out-to-private-companies-7-other-itdc-hotels-to-be-monetised-in-4-years/articleshow/85594439.cms |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=The Economic Times |archive-date=5 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605123008/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/hotels-/-restaurants/the-ashok-to-be-leased-out-to-private-companies-7-other-itdc-hotels-to-be-monetised-in-4-years/articleshow/85594439.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-07-24 |title=ITDC to hire hospitality firm to manage, operate Hotel Kalinga Ashok |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/itdc-to-hire-hospitality-firm-to-manage-operate-hotel-kalinga-ashok/articleshow/65122587.cms |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=The Times of India |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818054304/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/itdc-to-hire-hospitality-firm-to-manage-operate-hotel-kalinga-ashok/articleshow/65122587.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-09 |title=ITDC’s The Ashok hotel might be a step closer to disinvestment; know more |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/economy/story/itdcs-the-ashok-hotel-might-be-a-step-closer-to-disinvestment-know-more-372825-2023-03-09 |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=Business Today |language=en |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818054420/https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/economy/story/itdcs-the-ashok-hotel-might-be-a-step-closer-to-disinvestment-know-more-372825-2023-03-09 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Khosla |first=Varuni |date=2022-08-19 |title=ITC, IHCL in fray to run ITDC’s The Ashok |url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/itc-ihcl-in-fray-to-run-itdc-s-the-ashok-11660848546532.html |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=mint |language=en |archive-date=5 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605123013/https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/itc-ihcl-in-fray-to-run-itdc-s-the-ashok-11660848546532.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-24 |title=The Ashok monetisation likely in three parts |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/the-ashok-monetisation-likely-in-three-parts/2924938/ |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=Financialexpress |language=en |archive-date=9 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209193736/https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/the-ashok-monetisation-likely-in-three-parts/2924938/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Division== * ''The Ashok, Delhi''<ref name="ashok 1" /> * ''Samrat Hotel, Delhi'' * ''Hotel Kalinga Ashok, Bhubaneswar'' *''Hotel Pondicherry Ashok, Pondicherry'' *''Hotel Nilanchanl Ashok, Puri'' (Hotel Closed)
== References == <references />
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Category:Companies based in New Delhi Category:Government-owned companies of India Category:Hotel chains in India Category:Indian companies established in 1956 Category:1956 establishments in Delhi Category:Hospitality companies established in 1956
== External links ==
* [http://www.hotelkalingaashok.com/ Ashok Group] * [http://www.ashokresort.com/ Ashok Resort] {{India-hotel-stub}} {{india-company-stub}}