The India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) is a

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, retail and education company owned by the

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, under the administration of the Ministry of Tourism. Established in 1966, it owns over 17 properties under the Ashok Group of Hotels brand, across India. One of the hotels the government developed was the Akbar Hotel in

Chanakyapuri Chanakyapuri () is a neighbourhood and diplomatic enclave established in the 1950s in New Delhi, India. It is also a sub-division of the New Delhi district and plays host to the majority of foreign Embassy, embassies in New Delhi. Chanakyapuri, ...

, which was built from 1965 to 1969. It remained a hotel until the mid-1980's when it was converted into office space. There were plans in 2007 to convert it back into a hotel in time for the

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List of properties

Properties that are operated by the ITDC in 2022 were: *

Ashok Hotel The Ashok Hotel is a five-star deluxe resort in the 50, Niti Marg, Diplomatic enclave of Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. This hotel is part of the Ashok Group, owned by the India Tourism Development Corporation. Description The hotel has 550 guest ...

* Hotel Samrat * Kalinga Ashok * Pondicherry Ashok In 2011 ITDC owned hotels were: * 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 The Lalitha Mahal, now renamed Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel, is a luxury hotel located in a former royal residence, and the second largest palace in the southern Indian city of Mysore, Karnataka, after the Mysore Palace. It is located near the ...

Palace Hotel, Mysore, Karnataka * Hotel Kalinga Ashok,

Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar () is the capital and the largest city of the States and territories of India, Indian state of Odisha. It is located in the Khordha district. The suburban region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Chakra ...

Odisha Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...

* Hotel Jaipur Ashok, Jaipur, Rajasthan ITDC managed hotel: * Hotel Bharatpur Ashok, Bharatpur, Rajasthan ITDC Joint Venture hotels: * 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 Puri, also known as Jagannath Puri, () is a coastal city and a Nagar Palika, municipality in the state of Odisha in eastern India. It is the district headquarters of Puri district and is situated on the Bay of Bengal, south of the state ca ...

, Odisha

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