Poor youth get more on career platter IRCTC hones skills of the underprivileged to get into hospitality industry

Poor youth get more on career platter

IRCTC hones skills of the underprivileged to get into hospitality industry

The youth belonging to the economically backward section now have a career option in the hospitality industry. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has started training poor youth across the country in the hospitality industry. The IRCTC, under the aegis of the Ministry of Tourism, recently started ‘Hunar Se Rozgar’ training programme at the Indian Railway Customer Care Institute in Delhi. Those in the age group of 18-28 years who have a minimum qualification of passing class 8 are eligible for the training. The scheme imparts short-term training in housekeeping, bakery and multi-skilled course in food production and Food and Beverages (F&B) industry. The trainees will be paid a stipend. “India is one of the fastest growing business travel destinations and tourism along with hospitality will surely become the largest service industry in our country. This will boost economic development, resulting in employment generation both in urban and the rural areas,” said a senior IRCTC official. Rakesh Tandon, managing director, IRCTC, addressed the aspiring trainees and said there was a huge potential in the hospitality industry. “The inbound tourism is growing rapidly and India is always known for its traditional hospitality,” Tandon said.