Lok Sabha Question No. 1875 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Programmes to Upskill People in Tourism Sector
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: T.R.V.S. Ramesh, M.K. Vishnu Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1875

## ANSWERED ON 13.03.2023

## PROGRAMMES TO UPSKILL PEOPLE IN TOURISM SECTOR

1875.SHRI T.R.V.S. RAMESH: DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether the Government feels that the success of the hospitality industry depends on skilled manpower;
- (b) if so, the initiatives taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to come out with customised programmes to upskill people  in  the  tourism  sector  in  various  parts  of  the  country, particularly in Tamilnadu; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefore?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM                                  (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a): Yes,  Sir.    Skilled  manpower  is  one  of  the  major  factors  for  the success of hospitality industry.
- (b): Skill programmes of hospitality education is a regular and ongoing initiative of Ministry of Tourism in various parts of the country including the State of Tamilnadu.  The details of No. of persons trained / certified in the  state  of  Tamilnadu  is  given  in  Annexure.  Hospitality  education  is imparted  by  the  Institutes  affiliated  with  National  Council  for  Hotel Management & Catering Technology (NCHMCT), an apex body under the aegis of Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. It has 93 educational Chapters through which run 11 regular courses such as Under Graduate (UG), Post Graduate (PG), Diploma and Certificate Courses.  Two UG and PG programmes courses are also offered by Indian Culinary Institute at Tirupati and Noida.

Further, another Institute, named, Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM) (5 centres) is a pioneer Institute in the field of travel and tourism education and training. It provides specialized training and education  for  tourism  and  travel  industry.  It  currently offers  a two-year full time MBA (Tourism and Travel Management) and three- year full time BBA  ( Tourism  and  Travel)  programme  including  other  short-  term  Skill Development Programmes/courses.  In addition, National Institute of Water Sports  (NIWS),  Goa,  incorporated  in  IITTM,  also  imparts  education/ training,  research  and  consultancy.  It  also  conducts  some  skill  based courses like windsurfing, sailing, water skiing, kayaking, etc.

Besides  above,  Ministry  of  Tourism  provides  various  short  term  skill courses in the field of Hospitality and Tourism for unorganized/organised sector under 'Capacity Building for Service Providers' (CBSP) Scheme to provide education, training and certification to tourism service providers at  every  level.  These  programmes  are  implemented  through  Central Institutes  of  Hotel  Management  (CIHMs),  State  of  Institutes  of  Hotel Management (SIHMs), Food Craft Institutes (FCIs), State Tourism Departments/Development Corporations, Indian  Institute  of  Tourism  and Travel Management (IITTM), Indian Culinary Institute (ICI), other Government Institutes and empanelled private sector institutes.

The following skilling, re-skilling and up-skilling programmes are conducted under CBSP Scheme: -

- i. Hunar  Se  Rozgar  Tak  (HSRT)  (Skilling  Programme):'Hunar  Se Rozgar  Tak'  Programmes under  CBSP  Scheme  are  compliant  with the  Common  Norms  notified  by  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Government of India for various Ministries for  implementing  skilling  programmes.  The  programme  presently offers  a  total  of  eleven  short  duration  courses  in  hospitality  and tourism sector.
- ii. Entrepreneurship  Programme  (Up-skilling):-  This  programme  is  to facilitate micro and small business start-ups .
- iii. Skill Testing & Certification (Re-skilling):- This programme is for the existing service providers to test and certify them in four hospitality trades.
- iv. Tourism  Adventure  Courses  (Re-skilling):-  This  programme  is  to develop  capacity  in  youth  to  promote  regional  based  specially structured adventure skill. v. Linguistic Tourist Facilitators (Up-skilling):To create trained manpower in different foreign languages. vi. Tourism Awareness /Sensitization programme: - This programme is conducted for existing service providers. is implemented  with  the  objective  to  sensitize,  upgrade  and  build capacities of all tourist service providers, especially to the people who are residing near tourism sites and destinations and to enhance
- vii. Destination Based Skill Development: -This programme employability.

(c): The question does not arise.

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ANNEXURE STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1875 ANSWERED ON 13.03.2023 REGARDING PROGRAMMES TO UPSKILL PEOPLE IN TOURISM SECTOR The details  of  the  persons  trained  /  certified  in  the  state  of  Tamilnadu during the last three financial years and current financial year (upto 31 st

January, 2023)

| S. No.     | Financial Year                     | No of persons trained / certified   |
|------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1          | 2019-20                            | 2726                                |
| 2          | 2020-21                            | 2267                                |
| 3          | 2021-22                            | 2538                                |
| 4          | 2022-23 (upto 31 st January, 2023) | 1896                                |
| Total 9427 | Total 9427                         |                                     |

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