Lok Sabha Question No. 2336 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-15
Subject: Status of Upgradation of Institutes under CBSP Scheme
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Shri Krishna Prasad Tenneti, Shri Chavda Vinod Lakhamshi, Shri P P Chaudhary, Smt. Smita Uday Wagh, Shri Kanwar Singh Tanwar, Shri Praveen Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2336

## ANSWERED ON 15.12.2025

## STATUS OF UPGRADATION OF INSTITUTES UNDER CBSP SCHEME

## 2336.  SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL:

SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:

SHRI P P CHAUDHARY:

SHRI CHAVDA VINOD LAKHAMSHI:

SHRI KRISHNA PRASAD TENNETI:

SMT. SMITA UDAY WAGH:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the progress made in training and certification under the Capacity Building for Service Providers (CBSP) scheme during 2014 -2025 in the country especially in Maharashtra;
- (b) the  status  of  expansion  and  upgradation  of  Institutes  of  Hotel Management (IHM), Food Craft Institutes (FCI), Indian Institute of Tourism  and  Travel  Management  (IITTM)  campuses  and  other training  institutions  supported  by  the  Government  across  the country, including those benefitting in  Maharashtra's  tourism ecosystem;
- (c) whether  the  India  International  Trade  Fair  (IITF)  certification programme  and  responsible  tourism  initiatives  such  as  Paryatan Mitra  and  Paryatan  Didi  have  improved  the  availability  of  trained local tourist guide facilitators, especially in heritage, spiritual and eco- tourism circuits across the country, State/UT-wise particularly in Pali Lok Sabha Constituency;
- (d) the  details  of  collaborations  with  leading  hospitality  and  tourism industry chains to improve hands-on training, apprenticeships and job placements for students; and
- (e) the details of the steps taken to further strengthen skill development and capacity-building avenues to boost tourism-driven employment and entrepreneurship?
- (a): The  Ministry  of  Tourism  has  put  in  place  'Capacity  Building  for Service  Providers'  (CBSP)  scheme  to  provide  education,  training  and certification to the tourism service providers covering different stakeholders & aspects of Hospitality and Tourism sector, thus increasing the employability of service providers. State-wise number of persons trained/certified including Maharashtra under this scheme from FY 2014-15 to FY 2024-25 is at Annexure.
- (b): The  Budget  Provision  for  the  scheme  'Assistance  to  IHMs/  FCIs/ IITTM/  NCHMCT/ ICI etc.' for  year  2025 -26  stands  at  Rs.35  crore.  This scheme provides financial assistance to Institutes of Hotel Management (IHM), Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM), Food Craft Institutes (FCI), etc in the country including Maharashtra.

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM         (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

This assistance is basically used for setting up of new institutes, upgradation of infrastructure such as construction of hostels, modernization  of laboratories, purchasing  of equipments,  furniture, computers, etc.

- (c): The  Ministry  through  a  digital  initiative  conducts  Incredible  India Tourist Facilitator (IITF) and  Incredible India Tourist Guide  (IITG) certification  Programme.  These  programs  aim  at  creating  an  online learning platform with an objective of creating a pool of well trained and professional Tourist Facilitators & Guides. As on date there are certified 5311  IITF  and  2756  IITG  working  pan  India,  including  the  heritage, spiritual and eco-tourism circuits across the country.

The  Ministry  has  also  launched  a  National  Responsible  Tourism initiative by the name of Paryatan Mitra/ Paryatan Didi. This initiative aims to  elevate  the  overall  experience  of  tourists.  This  programme  was launched in 2024 and since then around 4300 people have been trained including Pali Lok Sabha constituency.

- (d) & (e): To  strengthen  skill  development,  capacity-building  avenues, boost tourism-driven employment and entrepreneurship, the Ministry of Tourism facilitated signing of 70 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the 10 leading Hospitality and Tourism Industry chains in India and 21 Central Institutes of Hotel Management (CIHMs) under its purview. These MOUs focus on student engagement, faculty development, shortterm tourism & hospitality skilling education and institutional & infrastructural development.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2336 ANSWERED ON 15.12.2025 REGARDING STATUS OF UPGRADATION OF INSTITUTES UNDER CBSP SCHEME RAISED BY SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL, SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR, SHRI P P CHAUDHARY, SHRI CHAVDA VINOD LAKHAMSHI, SHRI KRISHNA PRASAD TENNETI AND SMT. SMITA UDAY WAGH

State/UT wise number of persons trained/certified under CBSP Scheme from FY 2014-15 to FY 2024-25.

| S. no Name of State   | S. no Name of State   | 201 4- 15   | 201 5- 16   | 201 6- 17   | 201 7- 18   |   2018 -19 | 201 9 - 20   | 202 0 - 21   | 202 1 - 22   | 202 2 - 23   | 202 3-24   | 202 4-25   | Tota l   |
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------|------------|----------|
| 1                     | Andhra Pradesh        | 931         | 220         | 0           | 0           |          0 | 58           | 0            | 63           | 0            | 0          | 174        | 144 6    |
| 2                     | Arunachal Pradesh     | 0           | 780         | 180         | 143         |        236 | 210          | 363          | 0            | 152          | 120        | 0          | 218 4    |
| 3                     | Assam                 | 120 9       | 122 2       | 733         | 72          |        334 | 389          | 109          | 18 5         | 375          | 493        | 115 5      | 627 6    |
| 4                     | Bihar                 | 112 6       | 903         | 494         | 25          |        135 | 471          | 343          | 21 0         | 134          | 123        | 117 9      | 514 3    |
| 5                     | Chandigar h           | 190 6       | 203 4       | 143 1       | 0           |         89 | 0            | 25           | 0            | 468          | 112        | 0          | 606 5    |
| 6                     | Chattisga rh          | 400         | 0           | 0           | 0           |         30 | 115          | 49           | 79           | 67           | 30         | 265        | 103 5    |
| 7                     | Delhi                 | 159 09      | 585 8       | 229 9       | 109 5       |       2113 | 263 4        | 85           | 21 0         | 79           | 373        | 162 2      | 322 77   |
| 8                     | Goa                   | 191 2       | 226 9       | 597         | 0           |         33 | 60           | 0            | 0            | 0            | 30         | 0          | 490 1    |
| 9                     | Gujrat                | 965         | 112 9       | 370         | 25          |         28 | 96           | 25           | 66 0         | 264          | 0          | 142        | 370 4    |
| 10                    | Haryana               | 321 5       | 311 8       | 131 9       | 0           |        590 | 725          | 266          | 47 3         | 900          | 636        | 259 1      | 138 33   |
| 11                    | Himachal Pradesh      | 185 9       | 184 3       | 130 0       | 254         |        740 | 532          | 383          | 75 4         | 488          | 315        | 540 9      | 138 77   |
|                       | 12UT of J&K           | 213 1       | 301 2       | 811         | 389         |       1293 | 103 3        | 110 8        | 10 54        | 130 9        | 109 6      | 117 53     | 249 89   |
| 13 d                  | Jharkhan              | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           |          0 | 32           | 143          | 22 4         | 86           | 240        | 160 0      | 232 5    |

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| 14 Karnatak a     | 967 2   | 762 6   | 241 3   | 43     | 397    | 976    | 279    | 35 0    | 203    | 343    | 190 8   | 242 10   |
|-------------------|---------|---------|---------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|--------|---------|----------|
| 15 Kerala         | 135 35  | 118 64  | 262 2   | 390 9  | 5566   | 880 9  | 753    | 15 00   | 58     | 153    | 240     | 490 09   |
| 16 Madhya Pradesh | 655 1   | 606 4   | 651 7   | 296 6  | 4151   | 607 9  | 192 9  | 52 89   | 472 7  | 683 8  | 942 9   | 605 40   |
| 17 Maharastr a    | 249 1   | 232 8   | 140 0   | 328    | 1106   | 722    | 153    | 11 0    | 647    | 420    | 648 7   | 161 92   |
| 18 Meghalay a     | 957     | 797     | 259     | 87     | 310    | 136    | 313    | 21 2    | 202    | 171    | 207     | 365 1    |
| 19 Manipur        | 350     | 0       | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0      | 743     | 109 3    |
| 20 Mizoram        | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 660    | 0       | 834    | 0      | 47      | 154 1    |
| 21 Odisha         | 301 6   | 504 1   | 300 7   | 125    | 2444   | 952    | 881    | 65 6    | 441    | 270    | 113 0   | 179 63   |
| 22 Puducherr y    | 150     | 105     | 47      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0       | 67     | 60     | 0       | 429      |
| 23 Punjab         | 234 6   | 588 1   | 217 4   | 441    | 1753   | 169 0  | 675    | 10 13   | 101 2  | 133 7  | 427 6   | 225 98   |
| 24 Rajasthan      | 220 6   | 255 5   | 104 4   | 123    | 442    | 471    | 226    | 14 4    | 593    | 145 3  | 551 7   | 147 74   |
| 25 Sikkim         | 50      | 180     | 180     | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0       | 410      |
| 26 Tamil nadu     | 336 1   | 338 5   | 125 8   | 224 8  | 2542   | 272 6  | 226 7  | 25 38   | 313 7  | 364 4  | 232 4   | 294 30   |
| 27 Telengan a     | 192 4   | 216 3   | 239 8   | 164 3  | 2104   | 652    | 210    | 41 7    | 546    | 725    | 352 5   | 163 07   |
| 28 Uttar Pradesh  | 206 3   | 300 0   | 145 1   | 510    | 1222   | 167 0  | 320    | 47 29   | 341 8  | 336 8  | 169 14  | 386 65   |
| 29 Uttrakhan d    | 711 4   | 764 8   | 318 3   | 218 7  | 529    | 842    | 399    | 87 1    | 111 6  | 136 1  | 392 9   | 291 79   |
| 30 West Bengal    | 153 3   | 109 7   | 104 8   | 38     | 425    | 378    | 0      | 14 2    | 251    | 226    | 680 4   | 119 42   |
| 31 UT of Ladakh   | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 121    | 15 1    | 0      | 0      | 0       | 272      |
| 32 Nagaland       | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0       | 67     | 216    | 431     | 714      |
| Total             | 888 82  | 821 22  | 385 35  | 166 51 | 2861 2 | 324 58 | 120 85 | 22 03 4 | 216 41 | 241 53 | 898 01  | 456 974  |

Source: Ministry of Tourism *****