Lok Sabha Question No. 2428 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Regional Level Guide Licences
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: MALLIKARJUN  KHARGE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2428 ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

## REGIONAL LEVEL GUIDE LICENCES

## 2428. SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Regional Level Guide (RLG) licenses issued by the Ministry during the last three years, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  give preference  to the  local  youth  while  granting  the  RLG  licenses  for  a  particular tourist destination;
- (c) the  total  intake  capacity  of  the  Indian  Institute  of  Tourism  and Travel Management (IITTM), Gwalior;
- (d) whether the Government has any proposal to increase the intake capacity of the IITTM and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the Government has any proposal to increase the number of such institutes in other parts of the country; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a): The number of Regional Level Guide (RLG) licenses issued by the Ministry during the last three years, State/UT-wise is at Annexure.
- (b): Presently, there is no such proposal.
- (c): The  Indian  Institute  of  Tourism  and  Travel  Management  (IITTM), Gwalior organizes Regional Level Guide Training Programme on behalf of Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. The IITTM has its five centers with head quarters at Gwalior. IITTM can organize Regional Level Guide Training Programme through its centers as  per requirement of Ministry of Tourism.
- (d) and (e): There are no such proposals as  the Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management  has required infrastructure and sufficient  expertise  in  organizing  the  Regional  Level  Guide  Training Programme as per requirement of Ministry of Tourism.
- (f): Does not arise.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.2428  ANSWERED  ON  09.05.2016  REGARDING  REGIONAL LEVEL GUIDE LICENCES.

Number  of  Regional  Level  Guide  (RLG)  Licenses  issued  by  Ministry  of Tourism during the last three years State/UT-wise.

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/Union Territory   |   No. of RLG Licenses issued |
|-----------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh & Telangana      |                           04 |
| 2.        | Assam                           |                           02 |
| 3.        | Bihar                           |                           22 |
| 4.        | Delhi                           |                           39 |
| 5.        | Haryana                         |                           03 |
| 6.        | Himachal Pradesh                |                           01 |
| 7.        | Jharkhand                       |                           02 |
| 8.        | Kerala                          |                           10 |
| 9.        | Karnataka                       |                           02 |
| 10.       | Maharashtra                     |                           06 |
| 11.       | Meghalaya                       |                           01 |
| 12.       | Madhya Pradesh                  |                           28 |
| 13.       | Odisha                          |                           21 |
| 14.       | Puducherry                      |                           03 |
| 15.       | Punjab                          |                           01 |
| 16.       | Rajasthan                       |                          109 |
| 17.       | Tamil Nadu                      |                           06 |
| 18.       | Uttar Pradesh                   |                           42 |
| 19.       | West Bengal                     |                           68 |
|           | TOTAL:                          |                          370 |

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