Parliament Question: Capacity Building for Service Providers Scheme

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2472 ANSWERED ON 03.08.2026 CAPACITY BUILDING FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS SCHEME 2472. SHRI B K PARTHASARATHI: Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state: (a) the details of number of training programmes held and beneficiaries trained under the Capacity Building for Service Providers (CBSPs) scheme, State/UT and year-wise during the last three years; (b) the list of sectors where training programmes have been provided under the said scheme, especially in Andhra Pradesh; (c) the details of number of beneficiaries trained in Andhra Pradesh, district and year-wise during the last three years; and (d) the list of private and Government agencies selected to impact training under the said scheme in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF TOURISM (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT) (a) to (d): The Capacity Building for Service Providers scheme (CBSP) of the Ministry of Tourism is conducted in the tourism and hospitality sectors. It provides short-term training, skill development, and certification, across the country including Andhra Pradesh, in urban, rural, and tribal areas. The CBSP scheme focuses on Programmes like Hunar Se Rozgar Tak, Entrepreneurship Programmes, and Tourism Awareness Programmes. These programmes are implemented through Government institutes & empanelled private institutes including Institute of Hotel Management, Food Craft Institutes, Indian Culinary Institute, etc. In the state of Andhra Pradesh, the training is conducted by State Institute of Hotel Management Tirupati, the Tourism & Hospitality Sector Skill Council, etc. A statement showing State/UT-wise details of trained and certified candidates in the country, including Andhra Pradesh during the last three year is annexed. ******ANNEXURE STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (D) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2472 ANSWERED ON 03.08.2026 REGARDING CAPACITY BUILDING FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS SCHEME RAISED BY SHRI B K PARTHASARATHI State-Wise no. of persons trained/certified under CBSP Scheme from FY 2023-24 to FY 2025-26 S.No Name of State 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 Total 1 Andhra Pradesh 0 411 0 411 2 Andaman & Nicobar 0 552 0 552 3 Arunachal Pradesh 120 0 0 120 4 Assam 493 1199 0 1692 5 Bihar 123 1920 0 2043 6 Chandigarh 112 0 0 112 7 Chhattisgarh 30 265 0 295 8 Delhi 373 2052 300 2725 9 Goa 30 0 0 30 10 Gujrat 0 142 0 142 11 Haryana 636 2591 0 3227 12 Himachal Pradesh 315 5409 0 5724 13 UT of J&K 1096 11808 0 12904 14 Jharkhand 240 1600 60 1900 15 Karnataka 343 2150 0 2493 16 Kerala 153 240 0 393 17 Madhya Pradesh 6838 10916 0 17754 18 Maharashtra 420 6487 0 6907 19 Meghalaya 171 267 0 438 20 Manipur 0 753 0 753 21 Mizoram 0 107 0 107 22 Odisha 270 1130 0 1400 23 Puducherry 60 0 0 60 24 Punjab 1337 4303 0 5640 25 Rajasthan 1453 5658 0 7111 26 Tamil nadu 3644 2324 60 6028 27 Telangana 725 3525 0 4250 28 Uttar Pradesh 3368 16960 120 20448 29 Uttarakhand 1361 4179 0 5540 30 West Bengal 226 6804 30 7060 31 Nagaland 216 431 0 647 Total 24153 94183 570 118906 Source: Ministry of Tourism ******