In a recent board meeting, Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC) took stock of affairs, and new and proposed activities were discussed including financials of Palace On Wheels.
The board members present in the meeting were the Chairman of RTDC, Dharmendra Rathore, Dr Gayatri Rathore (IAS), Principal Secretary, Tourism, Vijaypal Singh (IAS), MD RTDC, Nathmal Didel (IAS), MD, Roadways, and Jitendra Upadhyay (IAS), Secretary, GAD.
In a post-board meeting conference, Rathore highlighted that RTDC has made a net profit of Rs 1.25 crore from Palace On Wheels, and it is the only royal train in the world that has resumed services post-Covid and yet managed to make a profit.
“Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot wants to boost tourism in the state and RTDC will play a major role in furthering this interest. We have jointly decided and agreed in today’s meeting to start RTDC taxi services that will offer tour packages to tourists looking to go around Jaipur, Ajmer, Udaipur, Jodhpur and other places,” he added.
He also informed about RTDC’s plan to start helicopter services for places like Khatu Shyamji, Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary and Sariska sanctuary, among other locations.