MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM INDEPENDENT CHARGE (DR. K. CHIRANJEEVI)
(a): There are 21 Central Institutes of Hotel Management and Catering Technology and 14
State Institutes of Hotel Management and Catering Technology sponsored by the Ministry of
Tourism and 2 State Institutes of Hotel Management and Catering Technology sponsored by the
respective State Government presently functioning in the country. In addition, there are 15
Private Institutes of Hotel Management that are affiliated with the National Council for Hotel
Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT). The details and locations of these Institutes are
at Annexure.
(b) & (c): The Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned setting up of 1 Central Institute of
Hotel Management and 4 State Institutes of Hotel Management during the last three years and
the current year including the State Institute of Hotel Management at Sidhpur, Distt. Patan.
The details and locations of the projects sanctioned and the progress made is as under :-
Sl.No. Name of the Amount Progress made Project Sanctioned and present (Rs. in lakh) status
2011-12
1 SIHM, Patan, 1200.00 Formalities under Gujarat process
2 SIHM, Yamuna Nagar, 1200.00 Under construction Haryana
2012-13 - NIL
2013-14
1 IHM, Jagdishpur, 4760.00 Formalities under Uttar Pradesh process
2 SIHM, Kakinada, 1200.00 Formalities under Andhra Pradesh process
3 SIHM, Kottayam, 1200.00 Under construction Kerala
(d): The basic facilities including all weather requirements in the Campus and Hostels
are provided in tune with the local geographical conditions of the area of the Institute
and the same is in accordance with the norms of the State PWD. The inspection of the Institutes
is carried out by NCHMCT prior to its affiliation based on the parameters and norms laid down
by the Council.
(e): NCHMCT offers the following Scholarship Schemes for the SC/ST students:-
i. NCHMCT provides financial assistance to the tune of Rs.20,000/- to one Scheduled Caste
/Scheduled Tribe candidate of each Central Govt. Institutes. Each IHM would select one student
belonging to SC/ST whose parents shall not be Income Tax Assessee. The recipient of this waiver
shall continue to get the waiver in the second year and the third year at the same rate, provided
the student qualifies the annual exams and is promoted to the next class.
ii. NCHMCT also provides one scholarship in each semester on merit-cum-means basis out of all
the category candidates (General/OBC/SC/ST) available in the Central Institutes of Hotel
Management. The scheme carries refund of 50% of Tuition Fee of each Semester.
