EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 729, CUTTACK, WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2018/BAISAKHA 19, 1940

TOURISM DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

The 7th May, 2018

No.4785– T.TSP-III-Policy-51/2018/TSM. — In pursuance of provision under clause

10.1 of Odisha Tourism Policy 2016, issued vide Tourism Department Resolution

No.11487, dated the 24th November, 2016 and published in the Extraordinary issue of

Odisha Gazette bearing number 2164, dated the 26th November, 2016, Government have

been pleased to constitute the State Tourism Promotion Council (STPC), the apex body to

guide and monitor the development of tourism and various tourism related issues of the

State. The STPC will be headed by the Hon’ble Chief Minister, Government of Odisha. It

shall have the following members:—

(1)

(2)

Chief Minister

Chairman

Minister of Tourism

Member

Minister of Forest & Environment

Member

Minister of Transport

Member

Chief Secretary of Odisha

Member

Development Commissioner

Member

Secretary, Home

Member

Secretary, Finance

Member

Secretary, Tourism

Member -Convenor

Secretary, Forest & Environment

Member

Secretary, Commerce & Transport

Member

Secretary, Handlooms, Textiles & Handicrafts

Member

General Managers of Railway Divisions covering Odisha

Member

Senior representative from FICCI

Member

Senior representative from Cll

Member

Representative from Airport Authority of India

(i) Shri S.C.Hota, Director, Bhubaneswar Air Port Authority

Member

Representative from 2 major airlines operating in the State

(i) Shri Suresh Nair, G.M., Air Asia

(ii) Shri Tapas Ranjan Rout, Station Manager, Air India,

Bhubaneswar

Member

Representative from IATA /HRAO

(i) Mr. J.K.Mohanty, HRAO

(ii) Shri Benjamin Simon, IATA

Member

2

(1)

(2)

Representative from IATO /TAAI

(i) Shri Alok Kumar Moaharana, IATO

Member

Two leading hoteliers

(i) Shri Soubhagya Mohapatra, ED, Mayfair Hotels and

Resorts Ltd.

(ii) Mr. Debashis Patnaik, Director, Hotel Crown

Member

Representative of ASI

(i) Shri Hemsagar Nayak, Superintending Archaeologist

Member

Director, Department of Tourism

Member

The nominated members shall have a maximum tenure of 3 years unless renewed

by the Secretary, Tourism. The STPC shall meet at least once in 12 months.

The State Tourism Promotion Council will review and monitor, the implementation

of the Policy and suggest changes in the policy frame work.

This notification supersedes the previous notification issued vide No.8021-T-TSP-

III-27/2013(Pt.)/TSM., dated the 8th July, 2013.

ORDER

Ordered that the notification be published in the Extraordinary issue of Odisha

Gazette and copies thereof be forwarded to all the members / all Departments / all Heads

of Department / all RDCs/all Collectors / Accountant General (A&E), Odisha.

By Order of the Governor

Dr. MONA SHARMA

Principal Secretary to Government

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