Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Maharashtra Tourism Board Plans Five Resort Upgrades Through PPP
Maharashtra wants to improve five tourism resorts.
The projects include a new five-star resort at Tadoba.
Other resorts in hill stations and coastal areas will also be upgraded.
Private companies will help build and operate them for long periods.
The operating agreements will last between 30 and 60 years.
The government tourism corporation wants an independent expert to watch the work.
This expert will check designs, construction quality and progress.
The goal is to make sure the projects are completed properly and on time.
The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation plans to upgrade five resorts through public-private partnerships.
The projects cover Tadoba, Mithbav, Mahabaleshwar, Matheran and Harihareshwar.
A new five-star resort will be developed across 25 hectares at Tadoba.
Private concessionaires will operate the properties for 30 to 60 years under a design-build-finance-operate-transfer model.
MTDC is seeking an independent monitoring agency to oversee designs, construction quality, progress and disputes.
- Who
- The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation and prospective private concessionaires.
- What
- A public-private partnership program to build one resort and upgrade four others.
- When
- The plans were announced on September 7, 2026; monitoring assignments will last 24 to 60 months.
- Where
- Tadoba, Mithbav, Mahabaleshwar, Matheran and Harihareshwar in Maharashtra.
- Why
- To improve tourism infrastructure and ensure quality, standards and timely project execution.
- Projects
- Five properties will be developed or upgraded.
- Tadoba project
- A new five-star resort is planned across 25 hectares.
- Concession periods
- The properties will be operated for 30 to 60 years.
- Property categories
- The plan includes four-star and three-star resorts, plus the new five-star Tadoba resort.
- Monitoring periods
- Assignments range from 24 months for Matheran and Mithbav to 60 months for Tadoba.
- Consultancy eligibility
- Bidders must have average annual turnover of at least Rs 10 crore over the previous three financial years.
- Conflict restriction
- Consultancies previously associated with a project's concessionaire or contractor cannot bid.