Tourism scheme to create more job opportunities

Updated on: Saturday, December 10, 2011

In an effort to increase employment opportunities in the tourism sector, the government has decided to expand the scope of its 'Hunar se Rojgar Tak' programme.

The Tourism Ministry has proposed to provide training in new sectors like travel and tour facilitators, home stay owners and workers, valet parking assistants, spa therapists, beauticians, bell boys, golf caddies and security personnel for hotels under the programme.

This was announced by Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahai while addressing the meeting of the Consultative Committee of Parliament attached to his ministry here last evening.

He said that his ministry will also expand the scope to cover niche products like rural, adventure, wellness, eco, caravan and golf tourism.

Sahai said there is an urgent need to develop synergy and involve private sector and government institutes including universities and colleges for running the short duration HSR courses. So far nine states have availed the benefit of this model.

Outlining several new initiatives for the HSR programme, he said in the next five years, the ministry would make all efforts to cover the remaining states under this scheme during the 12th Five-Year Plan.

He said India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) under the ministry has entered into MoU with Infrastructure Leasing and Financing Services (IL&FS) for providing training as well as placement to the trained personnel.

Some Members of the committee were of the view that ministry should take up the issue of relaxation in Forest Conservation Act with the Ministry of Environment and Forests for tourism related activities.

Tourism scheme to create more job opportunities

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