Parliament Question: FCI and IHM in Hospitality Industry

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.+2458 ANSWERED ON 04.08.2025 FCI AND IHM IN HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY +2458. SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Food Crafts Institute (FCI) and Institute of Hotel Management (IHM), under the Government are currently providing technical training to individuals for the hospitality industry, keeping in view the need for professional expertise in specific occupations related to the tourism industry;

(b) if so, the details thereof especially Uttar Pradesh, including the Amroha Lok Sabha Constituency during the last three years;

(c) whether tourism-related training is being provided through the Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM) under the Government at various tourist locations in the country to encourage individuals for business opportunities in the travel and tourism industry; and

(d) if so, the details thereof in Uttar Pradesh, including the Amroha Lok Sabha Constituency during the last three years? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF TOURISM (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

(a) to (b): Yes, both the Food Crafts Institutes (FCIs) under the State Governments/UT Administration and the Institutes of Hotel Management

(IHMs) under the Central/State Governments/UT Administration are currently providing technical training to individuals for the hospitality sector, with emphasis on meeting the professional expertise required for various specialized occupations in the tourism industry.

• FCIs operate across multiple States/UTs as autonomous institutes, under the aegis of the respective States/UTs and are affiliated with the National Council for Hotel Management & Catering Technology

(NCHMCT).• FCIs offer a wide range of technical and skill-based theoretical and practical courses specifically tailored to hospitality and hotel management professions. These courses consist of Diplomas in Food Production, Food & Beverage Service, Front Office Operation, Housekeeping and Craftsmanship Certificate Courses. Training is focused on creating skilled manpower for the hospitality industry.

• IHMs function as leading institutes for advanced hospitality education and training under NCHMCT, with Central and State-level institutions across India. They conduct undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma and certificate programs in Hospitality and Hotel Administration, Food Production, Accommodation Operations and such other courses.

While there is no FCI or IHM physically located in Amroha district as of now, students from Amroha can get enrolled at neighbouring institutes like FCI Aligarh and IHM Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.

The detail of candidates passed from FCI Aligarh and IHM Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh under various courses during the last three years is as

under:

Name of Institute Name of Course Year Total 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 IHM Lucknow Diploma courses 68 60 105 233 (number of Degree Courses 288 290 266 844 students passed) PG courses 24 30 16 70 FCI Aligarh Diploma courses (number of & craft courses 114 129 218 461 students passed) In addition, both, FCIs and IHMs are major implementing agencies for Government’s short term Capacity Building for Service Providers (CBSP) skilling program, targeting both formal and informal sectors of the tourism industry. Number of persons trained under CBSP scheme during the last 3

years in the state of Uttar Pradesh is as under:

Financial Year 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 Total No. of persons trained 4729 3418 3368 11515(c) to (d): Yes, tourism-related trainings are provided through the Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM). As regards, training

provided in Uttar Pradesh including Amroha, the same is as follows:

Name of Institute Name of Course Year Total 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 IITTM Noida Degree Courses 108 76 59 243 (Number of PG Courses 80 53 58 191 students passed) In addition, IITTM conducted training for the Incredible India Tourist Facilitator (IITF)/ Incredible India Tourist Guide (IITG) program, whereby, 1571 candidates were trained/certified for IITF (Basic) and 25 candidates were trained/certified for IITF (Advance-Heritage) in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

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