India, Dec. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
S.
Name of State
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
2018 -19
2019 -20
2020 -21
2021 -22
2022 -23
2023-24
2024-25
Total
1
Andhra Pradesh
931
220
0
0
0
58
0
63
0
0
174
1446
2
Arunachal Pradesh
0
780
180
143
236
210
363
0
152
120
0
2184
3
Assam
1209
1222
733
72
334
389
109
185
375
493
1155
6276
4
Bihar
1126
903
494
25
135
471
343
210
134
123
1179
5143
5
Chandigarh
1906
2034
1431
0
89
0
25
0
468
112
0
6065
6
Chattisgarh
400
0
0
0
30
115
49
79
67
30
265
1035
7
Delhi
15909
5858
2299
1095
2113
2634
85
210
79
373
1622
32277
8
Goa
1912
2269
597
0
33
60
0
0
0
30
0
4901
9
Gujrat
965
1129
370
25
28
96
25
660
264
0
142
3704
10
Haryana
3215
3118
1319
0
590
725
266
473
900
636
2591
13833
11
Himachal Pradesh
1859
1843
1300
254
740
532
383
754
488
315
5409
13877
12
UT of J&K
2131
3012
811
389
1293
1033
1108
1054
1096
11753
24989
13
Jharkhand
0
0
0
0
0
32
143
224
86
240
1600
2325
14
Karnataka
9672
7626
2413
43
397
976
279
350
203
343
1908
24210
15
Kerala
13535
11864
2622
3909
5566
8809
753
1500
58
153
240
49009
16
Madhya Pradesh
6551
6064
6517
2966
4151
6079
1929
5289
4727
6838
9429
60540
17
Maharastra
2491
2328
1400
328
1106
722
153
110
647
420
6487
16192
18
Meghalaya
957
797
259
87
310
136
313
212
202
171
207
3651
19
Manipur
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
743
1093
20
Mizoram
0
0
0
0
0
0
660
0
834
0
47
1541
21
Odisha
3016
5041
3007
125
2444
952
881
656
441
270
1130
17963
22
Puducherry
150
105
47
0
0
0
0
0
67
60
0
429
23
Punjab
2346
5881
2174
441
1753
1690
675
1013
1012
1337
4276
22598
24
Rajasthan
2206
2555
1044
123
442
471
226
144
593
1453
5517
14774
25
Sikkim
50
180
180
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
410
26
Tamil nadu
3361
3385
1258
2248
2542
2726
2267
2538
3137
3644
2324
29430
27
Telengana
1924
2163
2398
1643
2104
652
210
417
546
725
3525
16307
28
Uttar Pradesh
2063
3000
1451
510
1222
1670
320
4729
3418
3368
16914
38665
29
Uttrakhand
7114
7648
3183
2187
529
842
399
871
1116
1361
3929
29179
30
West Bengal
1533
1097
1048
38
425
378
0
142
251
226
6804
11942
31
UT of Ladakh
0
0
0
0
0
0
121
151
0
0
0
272
32
Nagaland
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
67
216
431
714
Total
88882
82122
38535
16651
28612
32458
12085
22034
21641
24153
89801
456974
no
1309
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.
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.
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.
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.
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, short-term tourism & hospitality skilling education and institutional & infrastructural development.
This information was given by Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
