**Summary:**
The Ministry of Tourism's Capacity Building for Service Providers (CBSP) scheme conducts training programs for tourism stakeholders across India, encompassing urban, rural, and tribal areas. The program aims to enhance skills and create opportunities, with outcomes including placements, self-employment, and further education pursuits by trainees. Since its inception, the CBSP scheme has trained 554,000 individuals, resulting in 59,210 placements. Government and empanelled institutes publicize the training programs through various channels to ensure broad reach, including women and youth from tribal regions. This information was provided by Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. For further information, contact Sunil Kumar Tiwari at tourism4pibatgmaildotcom.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Tourism: The Indian government ministry responsible for the Capacity Building for Service Providers Scheme.
Capacity Building for Service Providers Scheme: A scheme (CBSP) by the Ministry of Tourism to conduct training programs for tourism stakeholders.
CBSP: Acronym for Capacity Building for Service Providers Scheme.
Rajya Sabha: The Upper House of the Parliament of India, where information regarding the scheme was provided.
Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat: Union Minister for Tourism and Culture who provided information about the scheme.
India: The country where the training programs are conducted.
Ministry of Tourism
Capacity Building for Service Providers Scheme
Posted On: 31 JUL 2025 4:16PM by PIB Delhi
Under the Scheme of “Capacity Building for Service Providers” (CBSP), Ministry of Tourism conducts
training programmes for the tourism Stakeholders across the Country including urban, rural and tribal areas.
The outcome of these trainings includes placements, self-employment, in addition to many trainees opting for
higher studies such as diploma and degree courses. As per information available, a total of 5.54 lakh persons
has been trained since inception and 59210 have been placed.
All the Government and empanelled institutes advertise the training programs through various
channels before conducting the training which makes this effective in reaching a diverse group of
candidates, including women and youth from tribal areas.
This information was given by Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Shri Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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Sunil Kumar Tiwari
tourism4pib[at]gmail[dot]com
(Release ID: 2150714)