Agency Name: | Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation |
Nativename: | महाराष्ट्र पर्यटन विकास महामंडळ |
Formed: | 1975 |
Jurisdiction: | Government of Maharashtra |
Headquarters: | Fourth floor, Apeejay House, Dinshaw Vachha Road, Mumbai-400020, Maharashtra, India |
Minister1 Name: | Mangal Prabhat Lodha |
Minister1 Pfo: | Minister of Tourism, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, and Women & Child Development |
Minister3 Name: | Saurabh Vijay, IAS |
Minister3 Pfo: | Secretary, Tourism and Cultural Affairs |
Chief1 Name: | Shraddha Joshi Sharma |
Chief1 Position: | Managing Director |
Chief2 Name: | Chandrashekhar Jaiswal |
Chief2 Position: | General Manager (Additional Charge) |
Chief3 Name: | Chandrashekhar Jaiswal |
Chief3 Position: | Deputy General Manager |
Chief4 Name: | Vijaynath Buradkar |
Chief4 Position: | Chief Accounts Officer |
Chief5 Name: | Kshipra Hake |
Chief5 Position: | Sr. Manager (Land & Estate) |
Chief6 Name: | Vinay Wavdhane |
Chief6 Position: | Executive Engineer (Works - Additional Charge) |
Chief7 Name: | Akhilesh Shukla |
Chief7 Position: | Manager (GAD 1&2, Reservation, IT) |
Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation commonly abbreviated as MTDC, is a body of the Government of Maharashtra responsible for development of tourism in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It has been established under the Companies Act, 1956, (fully owned by Govt. of Maharashtra) for systematic development of tourism on commercial lines, with an authorized share capital of Rs. 25 crore. The paid up share capital of the corporation as on 31 March 2013 is Rs. 1538.88 lakhs.[1]
Since inception, it been involved in the development and maintenance of the various tourist locations of Maharashtra. MTDC owns and maintains resorts at all key tourist centers and having more resorts is on the plan.
MTDC initiates and supports various cultural activities across Maharashtra with the objective to improve tourism in the state. One such example is Sanskruti Arts Festival, Upvan, Thane which MTDC has supported along with TMC (Thane Municipal Corporation)