More than 2 lakh people trained under Hunar Se Rozgar Tak since 2009-10

New Delhi, July 29 (KNN) Under the Hunar Se Rozgar Tak (HSRT) programme, courses are offered in hospitality trades, more than two lakh persons have been trained since the inception of the programme in the year 2009-10 till June 30, 2015.
 
MSME Ministry, wrote on the social media platform, that “Under the HSRT programme, courses are offered in hospitality trades namely Food Production, Food and Beverage Service, Housekeeping Utility and Bakery and Patisserie.”
 
The persons who are minimum 8th pass and in the age group of 18 to 28 years are eligible to take the courses. The programme is delivered by Ministry of Tourism (MoT) sponsored Institutes of Hotel Management, Food Craft Institutes, State Tourism Development Corporations amongst others.
 
Presently training courses are also in place to bring up tourist escorts, tourist facilitators, event facilitators, security guards, tour assistants, transfer assistants and office assistants.
 
The programme is fully funded by the MoT. A total of 20,7156 persons have been trained since the inception of the programme in the year 2009-10 till June 30, 2015.
 
In December, 2014, the scope of HSRT programme was expanded to allow the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)/National Skill Development Agency (NSDA)/government approved private hospitality Institutes as also the industrial units, industry associations and skill imparting bodies with proven credentials for its implementation. (KNN Bureau)