The Bihar government has initiated the process for the construction of three new five-star hotels in Patna to cater to the growing number of tourists and to boost the industrial environment of the state, an official statement said on Wednesday.

The Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation (BSTDC) published e-tenders for the selection of developers to construct five-star hotels on the premises of Hotel Patliputra Ashok, Bankipore Bus Stand, and Sultan Palace under the public-private partnership (PPP) model, it said.

"The proposal to construct three five-star hotels in Patna was approved by the state cabinet on September 10, 2024. The process has now been initiated. The developers, who will be selected through the tender process, will be granted lease rights for 90 years, with an initial lease period of 60 years, extendable automatically by an additional 30 years," the statement said.

The last date for bid submission is February 10 this year and the technical bids will be opened the next day, it said.