Minister of Tourism, Kumari Selja has said that there is shortfall of trained manpower in the tourism sector. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha day before yesterday she said, as per the estimation of the Ministry of Tourism, based on specific study of the year 2003-04, the yearly requirement of trained manpower of the hospitality industry is of about two lakh persons.
Selja said, considering the shortage of skilled manpower in hospitality sector, the government has initiated a programme for skill development for youth in the age group of 18 to 25 years and those who have passed eight standard. The programme will impart training in Food and Beverage Service and Food Production so that the trainees become employable. In addition, the Ministry of Tourism’s Scheme of Capacity building for Service Providers enables training of cooks, waiters, drivers and other service providers. |