{{Short description|Indian public-sector company}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox company | name = India Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. | logo = Logo of the Indian Tourism Development Corporation.svg | type = Public | traded_as = {{BSE|532189}} <br/>{{NSE|ITDC}} | key_people = Sambit Patra (Chairman) <br>Mugdha Sinha (Managing Director)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itdc.co.in/news_post/itdc-welcomes-smt-mugdha-sinha-ias-as-new-managing-director/ |title= Sambit Patra is new ITDC Chairperson, Mugdha Sinha Managing Director |publisher=ITDC |date=2025-04-29 |access-date=2025-04-30}}</ref> | industry = | products = Ashok Group Hotels, Duty Free, Travel Solutions, Advertising Solutions, Engineering Consultancy, Education and Training, Event Management, Art Gallery | revenue = | net_income = | assets = | equity = 75 crores | num_employees = | homepage = {{URL|https://itdc.co.in/}} | foundation = 1 October 1966 | owner = Government of India (87.03%)<ref>{{cite news |title=The Ashok monetisation likely in three parts |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/the-ashok-monetisation-likely-in-three-parts/2924938/ |access-date=9 February 2023 |work=Financial Express |language=en}}</ref> | location = New Delhi, India }}
The '''India Tourism Development Corporation''' ('''ITDC''') is a hospitality, retail and education company owned by the Government of India, under the administration of the Ministry of Tourism. Established in 1966, it currently owns over 4 properties under the Ashok Group of Hotels brand, across India.<ref>{{cite news |title=ITDC to bring 35 hotels under 'Ashok' brand by next year end |url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/companies/ITDC-to-bring-35-hotels-under-lsquoAshokrsquo-brand-by-next-year-end/article16877219.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |date=27 August 2009 }}</ref>
One of the hotels the government developed was the Akbar Hotel in Chanakyapuri, which was built from 1965 to 1969.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/economy/story/19850930-mea-to-house-its-new-offices-in-itdc-prestigious-akbar-hotel-801986-2014-01-10 | title=MEA to house its new offices in ITDC's prestigious Akbar Hotel | date=10 January 2014 }}</ref> It remained a hotel until the mid-1980's when it was converted into office space.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/economy/story/19850930-mea-to-house-its-new-offices-in-itdc-prestigious-akbar-hotel-801986-2014-01-10 | title=MEA to house its new offices in ITDC's prestigious Akbar Hotel | date=10 January 2014 }}</ref> There were plans in 2007 to convert it back into a hotel in time for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/govt-to-redevelop-akbar-bhawan/articleshow/2529866.cms | title=Govt to redevelop Akbar Bhawan | newspaper=The Economic Times | last1=Jha | first1=Mayur Shekhar }}</ref>
== List of properties == Properties that are operated by the ITDC in 2022 were:
* Ashok Hotel * Hotel Samrat<ref>{{cite web | url=https://itdc.co.in/hotels/hotel-samrat/ | title=Hotel Samrat in Delhi near Connaught Place – ITDC Hotels - the Ashok Group of Hotels }}</ref> * Kalinga Ashok<ref>{{cite web | url=https://itdc.co.in/hotels/kalinga-ashok/ | title=Best hotel in Bhubaneswar | Kalinga Ashok - ITDC Hotels - the Ashok Group of Hotels }}</ref> * Pondicherry Ashok<ref>{{cite web | url=https://itdc.co.in/hotels/pondicherry-ashok/ | title=Best Hotel in Pondicherry| Pondicherry Ashok- ITDC Hotels - the Ashok Group of Hotels }}</ref>
In 2011 ITDC owned hotels were:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=74796 | title=ITDC Hotels }}</ref> * Hotel Patliputra Ashok, Patna, Bihar * The Ashok, New Delhi, Delhi * Samrat Hotel, New Delhi, Delhi * Janpath Hotel, New Delhi, Delhi * Hotel Jammu Ashok, Jammu, J&K * Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel, Mysore, Karnataka * Hotel Kalinga Ashok, Bhubaneswar, Odisha * Hotel Jaipur Ashok, Jaipur, Rajasthan
ITDC managed hotel:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=74796 | title=ITDC Hotels }}</ref> * Hotel Bharatpur Ashok, Bharatpur, Rajasthan
ITDC Joint Venture hotels:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=74796 | title=ITDC Hotels }}</ref> * Hotel Lake View Ashok, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh * Hotel Brahmaputra Ashok, Guwahati, Assam * Hotel Ranchi Ashok, Ranchi, Jharkhand * Hotel Pondicherry Ashok, Pondicherry, Pondicherry * Hotel Donyi Polo Ashok, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh * Hotel Nilachal Ashok, Puri, Odisha<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/behind-the-con-how-three-men-sold-a-govt-hotel-in-puri-101635531233672.html | title=Behind the con: How three men 'sold' a govt hotel in Puri | date=29 October 2021 }}</ref>
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==External links== {{commons category-inline}} * [https://tourism.gov.in/about-us/india-tourism-development-corporation-itdc ITDC] at Ministry of Tourism
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