(a) the details and locations of the Hotel Management and Catering Institutes presently functioning in the country;
(b) whether there is any proposal for setting up more such institutes in the country;
(c) if so, the details and locations thereof; and
(d) the time by which the proposals are likely to be approved and funds to be released thereunder?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM (SHRI SULTAN AHMED)
(a): There are 21 Central Institutes of Hotel Management and Catering
Technology and 12 State Institutes of Hotel Management and Catering
Technology sponsored by the Ministry of Tourism presently functioning in the
country. The list of these institutes may be seen in Annexure –I.
(b) & (c): In addition, there are 15 State Institutes of Hotel Management
(IHMs) sanctioned by Ministry of Tourism which are under various stages of
planning and execution. The details and locations of these IHMs may be seen
in Annexure –II.
(d): The Ministry of Tourism has a plan scheme under which Central
Financial Assistance (CFA) can be sanctioned to a State/Union Territory
Government upto a ceiling of Rs.12.00 crores for establishment of an
Institute of Hotel Management. An exercise is undertaken every year to
prioritise projects in consultation with the State/Union Territory
Administration. The prioritised projects are considered for sanction and
funding subject to adherence to the terms and conditions of scheme
guidelines, their inter-se priority and availability of funds.