Sikkim Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. (STDC) is the Government of Sikkim undertaking
established in the year 1998 as a commercial organization, instrument for the execution
of the state Government’s responsibilities for business enhancement, development,
direction and promotion of tourism in the state. STDC undertakes a host of activities
in order to promote Sikkim as preferred tourist destination by promoting an assortment
of tourism products such as Village Tourism, Home Stay Culture, Eco- Tourism, Heli-Tourism,
Adventure Tourism, Buddhist Circuit and Religious Tourism. STDC also conducts tour
package program within and outside Sikkim. Hotels and Guest Houses runs by STDC
promise comfort and luxury at par with deluxe hotels. STDC also run Guest Houses
named as Sikkim House at Middleton Street & Salt Lake, at Kolkata for the benefit
of Sikkimise people. It also extends its services through Travel division which
administers a fleet of luxury transport vehicles and a Helicopter Service. From
the recent past every year during the month of June to August, STDC has been conducting
Kailash Manasarovar Yatra, a landmark programme of Govt. of India and Govt. of Sikkim
with the organizational support and supervision of Ministry of External Affairs
(GOI) and Tourism & Civil Aviation Department (Gos). In addiction it has earned
a reputation and good will in organizing quality educational tours by undertaking
the excursion and education tour of Students from the various school of NCR Delhi
and Govt. of Sikkim during their vacations every year. With the growing scope and
potential of tourism in the state, National & International, STDC is committed to
move ahead to achieve the successful height.
Main Objectives behind the establishment of STDC
- To develop Tourism in the State of Sikkim to the new dimension and to achieve organizational
excellence.
- To promote Tourism by all legitimate ways and means adopting such methods and devices
as desirable of the present day and time to attract variety of Tourists.
- To create the credible environment of overall tourism scenario of Sikkim with the
help of committed Stake holders and other similar organizations.
- To generate revenue for strengthening growth of financial health of the Corporation.
- To review the practice of effective utilization on the available manpower resources
and development of human resources for future needs of tourism industry.