Dr. lalit k. panwar

1. Dr. Lalit K Panwar Secretary, Ministry of
Tourism
By-
Abhinav Maurya

2. Dr. Lalit K Panwar
 Dr. Lalit K. Panwar is the new Secretary, Ministry of
Tourism. Panwar is replacing Parvez Dewan
on hisretirement on October 31, 2014. He has served
earlier as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD)
of Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC). An
IAS officer of the 1979 batch Rajasthan
cadre, Panwar was also the Director Tourism with the
Rajasthan government. He is one of the pioneers in
modernising the 'Palace on Wheels' and introducing a
number of schemes in tourism sector in the
state. Panwar also holds a doctorate degree in tourism.

3. Profile
 The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has
appointed Dr Lalit K Panwar (IAS) as the New Tourism
Secretary. Dr. Panwar previously held the position of
Secretary, Ministry of Affairs. The earlier order of
transferring Arvind Mayaram to the Secretary’s post has
now been cancelled. He is presently serving as the
Finance Secretary to the Tourism Department

4. Telepho
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+91-11-23711792
+91-11-23321395
Fax +91-11-23717890
Email Id sectour@nic.in
Office
Address
RNo 109, Transport Bhawan, 1 Parliament Street, New Delhi
PS Sh. S.Prasannan
Phone
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+91-11-23711792
Fax +91-11-23717890
Email
Address 1st Floor, Transport Bhawan, 1 Parliament Street, New Delhi
Dr. Lalit K. Panwar
Secretary

5. Background
Dr. Lalit K. Panwar served as Vice Chairman at India
Tourism Development Corp., Ltd. since June 2012 and as its
Managing Director since April 22, 2010 until April 23, 2013.
Dr. Panwar served as the Chairman at India Tourism
Development Corp., Ltd. from April 22, 2010 to June 12,
2012. An IAS officer of the 1979 batch, Mr. Panwar was also
the Director, Tourism with the Rajasthan Government.

6. Initiative to Promote Tourism in the
Country.
 Dr Lalit K Panwar, Secretary,Ministry of Tourism,
Government of India, as part of the initiative to promote
tourism in the country. Panwar said, "This is a well
thought-through innovation by HolidayIQ, aiming to
offer travel and tourism information in the offline mode
for over 1300 destinations in the country.

7. IITTM Contribution
2ND Convocation of IITTM, Noida
The convocation was presided over by Dr.Lalit K. Panwar,
Secretary (Tourism) ; and Prof. T. V. Kattimani, Vice-
Chancellor of Indira Gandhi National Tribal University was
the guest of honour.
Speaking on the occasion , the Minister announced that
the Tourism Ministry is processing the proposal of setting up
of a National Tourism University at Noida. The proposal will
be ready soon, he added. A proposal to set up a Museum
of Culture in Noida is also in the pipeline, Dr Sharma
disclosed.