Employment Potential in Tourism and Hospitality Industry
Employment Potential in Tourism and Hospitality
Industry
The
manpower requirement of Tourism and Hospitality Sector is market driven. The
Ministry of Tourism on its part aims to sustain the effort to skill the
targeted groups of employment. The Ministry drives its efforts through the
Institutes of Hotel Management, Food Craft Institutes, State Tourism
Development Corporations and the classified hotels amongst others. The Ministry
of Tourism also aims to sustain the efforts to test and formally certify the
skills of the existing service providers in the Sector.
As per the report of National Skill Development Corporation on “Human Resource
and Skill Requirements in the Travel, Tourism & Hospitality Sector (2013
-17, 2017 – 22)” the sub – sector – wise break – up of employment in the year
2022 is as follows:
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Sub Sector
|
Employment in 2022
|
|
Hotels
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2.30 million
|
|
Restaurants
|
10.49 million
|
|
Travel Agents and Tour Operators
|
0.66 million
|
The
Ministry would meet the expanding demand of skilled and trained manpower by
providing hospitality education to students as well as certifying and upgrading
skills of existing service providers. The Annual Plan Outlay for the year 2015
– 16 for the Scheme of Assistance to IHMs/FCI/IITTM/NCHMCT was Rs.165.00 Crore
and that for the Scheme of Capacity Building for Service Providers was Rs.88.05
Crore.
This
information was given by Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent
Charge) and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written
reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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Privatisation of ITDC Hotels
The Government has decided to sub-lease/give on
O&M (Operation & Management) contract the following properties of ITDC
and its joint venture companies which have been leased by the State
Governments/State Agency to ITDC and its joint venture companies:-
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Sl. No.
|
Name of Hotel
|
|
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HOTELS OPERATED BY ITDC
|
|
1
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Hotel Jaipur Ashok
at Jaipur
|
|
2
|
Hotel Kalinga Ashok
at Bhubaneswar
|
|
3
|
Hotel Jammu Ashok
at Jammu
|
|
4
|
Incomplete hotel
project at Gulmarg
|
|
5
|
Lalitha Mahal
Palace Hotel at Mysore
|
|
|
JOINT VENTURE HOTELS
|
|
6
|
Hotel Brahmaputra
Ashok at Guwahati
|
|
7
|
Hotel Lake View
Ashok at Bhopal
|
|
8
|
Hotel Ranchi Ashok
at Ranchi
|
Process
has been initiated to obtain the approval/No Objection of the State Government
to sub-lease/give on O & M contract these leased properties. In cases
where the State Governments are reluctant to extend the lease, the property may
be offered to the State Government.
Presently
the Government is considering the proposal to sub-lease/give on
Operation & Management (O&M) contract the above eight properties of
ITDC and its joint venture companies.
This
information was given by Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent
Charge) and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written
reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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Weather Forecast for Tourist Destinations
Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) was
providing the information on its website comprising of observed maximum
temperature, minimum temperature, their departure from normal, 24-hour
rainfall, sky condition and sunset/sunrise, moonset/moonrise timings alongwith
5-day weather forecasts of temperature, rainfall and warnings to 221 cities
across the country till last year. Information on extreme weather events in the
month alongwith all-time records, climatological data about mean daily maximum,
minimum temperature, total rainfall, number of rainy days and mean number of
days with hail, thunder, fog and squall etc. was also being provided. The above
service has now been extended to 325 cities and its validity has also been
extended from 5 days to 7 days. These cities include 106 tourist destinations
across the country for which 7-day forecast is being issued twice a day. The
information is posted on IMD website.
In addition, to expand the dissemination of the weather forecasts to tourists, the information regarding the prevailing weather and the forecast of various cities, is also provided on toll free number 1800 180 1717 through Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS). IMD has also developed a mobile App called “Indian Weather” by which initially, current weather and 4-days forecast for 220 cities was being provided. At present 80 additional cities have been added with Graphical User Interface (GUI) totally re-designed for better navigation.
IMD has also commenced ‘nowcast’ for extreme weather events like thunderstorm (3-hours validity) for 147 stations in the country. IMD is also issuing special forecasts for pilgrims of Char-Dham yatra, Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra, Sri Amarnathji Yatra and Kumbh Mela. IMD has recently started weather information for Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine comprising of (i) Yatra Route Weather Advisory, (ii) current observations, (iii) 6-hourly low level wind and temperature forecasts for helicopter operation; and (iv) 3-day forecasts & warnings for Jammu Division. Similar service is also being expanded to various other pilgrim/tourist destinations across the country with a focussed effort for Himalayan region and Severe Weather Warnings through various schemes.
Recently, highway forecasts have also been started by India Meteorological Department in the states of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamilnadu and Pudducherry. This service will be expanded to other States also.
This information was given by Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
In addition, to expand the dissemination of the weather forecasts to tourists, the information regarding the prevailing weather and the forecast of various cities, is also provided on toll free number 1800 180 1717 through Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS). IMD has also developed a mobile App called “Indian Weather” by which initially, current weather and 4-days forecast for 220 cities was being provided. At present 80 additional cities have been added with Graphical User Interface (GUI) totally re-designed for better navigation.
IMD has also commenced ‘nowcast’ for extreme weather events like thunderstorm (3-hours validity) for 147 stations in the country. IMD is also issuing special forecasts for pilgrims of Char-Dham yatra, Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra, Sri Amarnathji Yatra and Kumbh Mela. IMD has recently started weather information for Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine comprising of (i) Yatra Route Weather Advisory, (ii) current observations, (iii) 6-hourly low level wind and temperature forecasts for helicopter operation; and (iv) 3-day forecasts & warnings for Jammu Division. Similar service is also being expanded to various other pilgrim/tourist destinations across the country with a focussed effort for Himalayan region and Severe Weather Warnings through various schemes.
Recently, highway forecasts have also been started by India Meteorological Department in the states of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamilnadu and Pudducherry. This service will be expanded to other States also.
This information was given by Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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