Given the lack of skilled workforce in the hospitality industry, Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI), the apex body for the hotel industry is planning to train and absorb 65,000 people under a government scheme.
"The hospitality sector is growing. However, there is a dearth of skilled people and to meet this challenge, we have decided to train and absorb about 65,000 people under the government's 'hunar se rojgar tak' scheme,"FHRAI President Kamlesh Barot told PTI.
The scheme launched by the tourism ministry to create employable skills in youths between the age group of 18-25 years offers short term training programme free of cost in F&B services also covering housekeeping.
At present, there are about 5.3 crore people employed in the hotel industry accounting for 9.24 percent of total employment in the country.
FHRAI would hold its 47th annual convention in Goa from September 6 to 8 that would discuss issues like employment generation and measures to help government's vision to increase the country's inbound tourism, FHRAI's Honorary Secretary Vivek Nair said.
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