Tourism in West Bengal Tourism in West Bengal Tourism in West Bengal refers to West Bengal's tourism. West Bengal (পশ্চিম বাংলা) is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. The state capital is Kolkata (কলকাতা) (formerly "Calcutta"). The state encompasses two broad natural regions: the Gangetic Plain in the south and the sub-Himalayan and Himalayan area in the north. The tourism in West Bengal is maintained by WBTDCL, a state government owned enterprise. West Bengal, located on eastern bottleneck of India stretching from the Himalayas in the north to the Bay of Bengal in the south, presents
Government of West Bengal Government of West Bengal The Government of West Bengal also known as the State Government of West Bengal, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of West Bengal and its 23 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of West Bengal, a judiciary and a legislative. Like other states in India, the head of state of West Bengal is the Governor, appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Central government. His or her post is largely ceremonial. The Chief Minister is the head of government and