New Delhi : The Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation (BSTDC) will soon develop two luxury hotels in the state on Public Private Partnership (PPP) model. These hotels will come up at capital city, Patna and Rajgir, an important destination on the Buddhist circuit.

According to a senior official of the Corporation, while the hotel at Patna will be a five-star hotel with about 120 rooms, the one at Rajgir will be a four-star category hotel with more rooms. "At Rajgir, we have about four acres of land and more rooms can be set up here," added the official. He also informed that the proposal is currently before the cabinet, and once it is approved the project will be completed in a couple of years' time.

In order to boost the quality of accommodation, the Corporation will also undertake upgradation of existing guest houses into three-star category status in a phased manner. Initially, four guest houses have been identified for upgradation by the Corporation. These include guest houses at Muzaffarpur, Bodhgaya, Rajgir and Mohania (near Varanasi). According to the official, the upgradation process will be completed within a year.