New Delhi, Aug 29 (KNN)  The government has proposed the setting up of a Central Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition at a cost of Rs 47.60 crore in Jagdishpur of Sultanpur District in Uttar Pradesh.
 
The move will ensure equitable development of all regions in the country and at the same time will play a pivotal role in employment generation in the district and UP in general, said Minister of Tourism, K Chiranjeevi in the Rajya Sabha today.
 
Currently, UP is home to just one Institute of Hotel Management in Lucknow.  Considering that Uttar Pradesh has the largest population base and is bestowed with major tourist destinations, there is definitely a need for such an institute.
 
According to the detailed project report which has been finalized the institute will be a non-profit, Central Autonomous Society registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860 and the funding of the Institute would be under the ‘Scheme of Assistance to Institutes of Hotel Management (IHMs)/Food Craft Institutes (FCIs)/National Council of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT)/Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM) etc.’

Further, there will an estimated non-recurring expenditure of Rs 47.60 crore to be incurred during 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 (Plan) and recurring expenditure of Rs 0.26 crore (Non-Plan).

As far as the capacity of the institute is concerned, the annual intake capacity would be 120 students (total 360 in 3 years) for BSc degree programme in Hospitality and Hotel Administration and 160 in Diploma/Certificate courses.  Besides this, 300 students will get short term skill development training per annum.   (KNN/ES)