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Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation Limited, hereinafter referred to as TTDC, was registered under the Indian Companies Act 1956 as a Company with the Registrar of Companies, Tamil Nadu on the 30th day of June, 1971. It was registred as a Company with the entire shareholding being held by the Government of Tamil Nadu and TTDC continues to be a wholly owned Government of Tamil Nadu Undertaking.

TTDC was established with the main objective to start, operate and promote establishments, undertakings, enterprises and activities of any description whatsoever which in the opinion of the Company are likely to facilitate or accelerate the development of tourism, handicrafts and cottage industries in Tamil Nadu.

The major divisions of the company comprise of the following:

Hotels

Transport

Fair

One of the major activities of TTDC is to own, maintain and run a chain of hotels at important places of tourist interest. Its hotels are mostly named as “Hotel Tamil Nadu”. At present, TTDC is having hotels at the following places:

The details of tariff of TTDC hotels are available in the website at www.tamilnadutourism.org

With the above fleet and also with vehicles hired from private travel agents during increased demand, TTDC operates 38 types of package tours ranging from half-a-day to 14 days. The tours cover not only the major tourist destinations in Tamil Nadu, but also places in other States like Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Pondicherry, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Orissa. TTDC also operates special package tours catering to the specific demands of the tourists from Malaysia, Singapore, Mauritius and South Africa. The details of package tours operated by TTDC are as follows:

Half-a-day Chennai City Sight Seeing Tour(Evening)

One Day Kanchepuram Mamallapuram Tour

One Day Pondicherry Tour

One Day Thirupati Tour (Day trip)

One Day Thiruvannamalai Girivalam Tour

One Day Sripuram Golden Temple Tour

Three Day Navagraha Tour (Nine Planets)

Four Day Arupadaiveedu Tour Tour

Six Day South India Tour

Seven Day Mookambikai Tour

Eight Day East West Coast Tour

Eight Day Goa - Manthralaya Tour

Eight Day Tamil Nadu Tour

Fourteen Day Sunny South Tour

Daily Hop On Hop Off Tours to Mamallapuram

TTDC, Tamil Nadu Tourism Complex, No.2 Wallajah Road, Chennai-600002 (Phone: 2538 3333/2538 4444/2536 7850 – Fax: 2536 1385)

TTDC, 4 E.V.R. Road, Chennai-600003 (Phone: 2538 2916/2538 4356 – Fax: 2538 1567)

TTDC, Chennai Metropolitan Bus Terminal, Koyambedu, Chennai (Phone: 2479 1888)

Tourist Information Counter, Government of Tamil Nadu, Gate No.2, Central Railway Station, Chennai-600003 (Phone: 2535 3351)

Tourist Information Counter, Egmore Railway Station, Chennai-600008. (Phone: 2819 2165)

The counters operating from Tamil Nadu Tourism Complex and EVR Road function round the clock (24 hours a day), The other counters are functioning from 10.00 AM to 5.45 PM.

TTDC has also authorised the follwing Government of Tamil Nadu Tourist Offices/Tourist Information Centres outside Tamil Nadu to sell TTDC’s tours and accommodation facilities.

Govt of Tamil Nadu Tourist Office, First Floor, 50-D Old Idgah Colony, Near Sheetal Lodge, Agra-282001, Uttar Pradesh (Phone: 0562-2421183).

Govt of Tamil Nadu Tourist Information Centre, G3 Ground Floor, HomKoot Complex, (Near Nehru Bridge), Ashram Road, Ahmedabad-380009, Gujarat (Phone: 079-26580317)

Govt of Tamil Nadu Tourist Information Centre, City Railway Station, Bangalore-560023 (Phone: 080-22286181).

Govt of Tamil Nadu Tourist Information Center, Pantha Niwas, Bhubaneswar, Lewis Road, Bhubaneswar-751014, Orissa (Phone: 0674-2430169).

Govt of Tamil Nadu Tourist Office, Shop No.16, Hotel Shivalik View, Ground Floor, Sector 17-B, Chandigarh-160017 (Phone: 0172-2784915).

Govt of Tamil Nadu Tourist Information Centre, Boraco Complex, First Floor, C.S. Road, Guwahati-781001 (Phone: 0361-2544475).

Govt by Tamil Nadu Tourist office, Ist Floor, Dhadda Market, 326, Joilari Bazar-Jaipur-302003-Phone:0141-2570763

Govt of Tamil Nadu Tourist Information Center, No.3-369/A/21-1, First Floor, Street No.1, Himayat Nagar, Hyderabad-500029 (Phone: 040-27667492).

Govt of Tamil Nadu Tourist Office, G-26 Dakshinappan Shopping Complex, No.2 Gariyaghat Road (South), Thakuria, Kolkatta-700068 (Phone: 033-2423 7432).

Govt of Tamil Nadu Tourist Office, G-2A Royal Grace, Lok Manya Tilak Colony, Marg No.2, Dadar East, Mumbai-400014 (Phone: 022-24110118, 24154621).

Govt of Tamil Nadu Tourist Office, C-1 State Emporia Complex, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi-110001 (Phone: 011-2336 6327).

Govt of Tamil Nadu Tourist Office, Shop No.7 Rayu Chambers, Dr A B Road, Panaji, Goa-403001 (Phone: 0832-2226390).

Govt of Tamil Nadu Tourist Information Centre, JC 25/1641 S.S. Koil Road, Thambanoor, Thiruvananthapuram-695001 (Phone: 0471-2327310).

Indian Airlines complex, 52,yadunath marg,Contanent, Varanasi-221002 U.R Phone : 0542-2500622

Apart from the above, TTDC has also appointed leading Travel Agents in various parts of the country as its Selling Agents. These agents will sell tour tickets and book accommodation on behalf of TTDC.

Another salient feature is the operation of Rail-cum-Road Tour linking New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Jaipur, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad. In these tours, the tourists are received at Chennai Railway Station and then taken on a tour of Tamil Nadu in hi-tech coaches and are again given a warm send off at Chennai Railway Station. Confirmed rail tickets are provided to the tourists by TTDC in these tours.

TTDC is organising the India Tourist and Industrial Fair every year since 1974 in the Island Grounds from 3rd Week of December for a Period of 70 days. State Government Departments & its undertakings, Central Government Departments & its undertakings and other State Government Departments and their undertakings regularly participate in this Fair. Besides these, private firms also participate by way of taking space in the Fair and market their products. For the benefit of visiting public, entertainment, amusement and shopping facilities are provided.

During non-Fair period, the land in Island Grounds is rented out to those who intend to conduct exhibitions, conventions, conferences, Marriages etc.

TTDC has earned the proud distinction of being the first State Tourism Corporation in India to launch the Online Reservation System for its hotels and tours. The online reservation system has been launched at website http://www.ttdconline.com wherein tourists can book any of the TTDC hotels and also package tours instantly from anywhere in the world. The payments can be made by using credit cards and confirmation of bookings obtained instantly. Cancellation can also be made by tourists through online reservation system instantly.

Registered Office of the organisation:

The Registered Office of TTDC is Tamil Nadu Tourism Complex, No.2 Wallajah Road, Chennai-600002.

The powers, duties of officers and employees:

TTDC is managed by the Board of Directors with the day-to- day management being looked after by the Chairman and Managing Director. The overall management of TTDC is vested with the Board of Directors headed by the Chairman. The Board delegates its powers suitably to the Chairman & Managing Director for the smooth and efficient functioning of the organisation. The other officers and employees perform their duties with such powers as may be delegated by the Chairman & Managing Director/Board from time to time.

The procedure followed in the decision making process, including channels of supervision and accountability:

The Chairman & Managing Director looks after the management of TTDC on a day-to-day basis and the various Heads of Departments in TTDC Viz. General Manager Board-cum-Secretary, Assistant Chief Manager (Hotels), Systems Analyst, Manager (Administration), Manager (Purchase), Manager (PR), Manager (Transport), Manager (Tour) and Manager (Fair) report to the Chairman & Managing Director and they are supervising the respective departments and are accountable for the performance of the departments under their control. All the purchases and works are finalised as per the provisions of Transparency in Tender Act.

The norms set by it for the discharge of its functions:

Efficiency, integrity, speed in response, team work for evolving as a model organisation. Periodical reports to be submitted to management on monthly basis have been prescribed. Disposal of representations received from public is monitored through Personal Registers maintained by the Assistants working in various divisions of the Corporation.

The rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records held by it or under its control or used by its employees for discharging its functions:

Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, Service Rules for the employees and instructions issued by the Government from time to time form the basis for discharging the functions of the company.

A statement of the categories of documents that are held by it or under its control:

The documents held by the company are the various correspondence between the company with the Government/parties coming in contact during the course of business both commercial and technical agreements, Bank Guarantees, data relating to the Officers and employees, Minutes of Board meetings and Annual General Meetings.

The particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with, or representation by the members of the public in relation to the formulation of its policy or implementation thereof:

The suggestions/complaints received from the Public or parties dealing with TTDC are given due consideration and the views so expressed are considered in formulation of Policies or implementation thereof from time to time.

A statement of the Boards, Councils, Committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted as its part or for the purpose of its advice, and as to whether meetings of those boards, councils, committees and other bodies are open to the public, or the minutes of such meetings are accessible for public:

The Board of Directors is the highest authority comprising of Directors and headed by the Chairman appointed by the Government from time to time. There are various other Committees such as Sub-Committee of the Board of Directors constituted or specific purposes and Departmental Promotion Committee, etc. of officers of TTDC constituted from time to time and these meetings are not open or accessible to the Public. The minutes are also not accessible to public.

A directory of its officers and employees:

The name, address and contact phone numbers of the key officials are as follows:

There are totally 580 employees (including the above said officials) working in T.T.D.C. as detailed below:

The monthly remuneration received by each of its officers and employees, including the system of compensation as provided in its regulations: The monthly remuneration is determined by the scale of pay, dearness and other allowances prescribed for the various posts as per the Service Regulations of TTDC. The budget allocated to each of its agency, indicating all plans, proposed expenditures and reports on disbursement: An extract of the financial highlights for the year 2005-06 are as follows:

The manner of execution of subsidy programmes, including the amounts allocated and the details of beneficieries of such programmes:

Not applicable.

Particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorisations granted by it:

Not applicable.

Details in respect of the information available to or held by it, reduced in an electronic form:

Information related to Company Profile/Business is available at www.tamilnadutourism.org

The particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information, including the working hours of a library or reading room if maintined for public use:

Company does not maintain any public library.

TTDC has also let out its Thanjavur-II and Tiruchi-II units on 30 years long term lease during 1995.
TTDC also operates Boat Houses, Telescope Houses, Petrol Bunk and Restaurants at the following places: