Skilling Potential of Tourism | 11 Jun 2024
The Ministry of Tourism has been implementing the Hunar se Rozgar Scheme (skill to employment) since 2006 and it needs to relaxation in bureaucratic norms to boost participation.
Hunar se Rozgar Scheme:
- The Hunar se Rozgar scheme has significant potential to skill and employ youth in the tourism sector.
- The primary goal of the scheme is to offer short-term vocational training to non-literate, semi-literate, and educated unemployed youth aged 18-28 years to improve their skills and employability.
- It enables less-educated youth to pursue formal employment after brief training.
- This scheme gives economic importance to tourism and the potential to promote cultural heritage.
- The scheme primarily attracts participants from northern states.