Soon Aligarh will get the gift of the first SIHM (State Institute of Hotel Management) of UP. FCI (Food Craft Institute) is being upgraded to SIHM. For this, the state government has transferred 6 acres of land in Rampur village to the tourism department. Now DPR is under preparation at IITTM (Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management), Gwalior for its construction. It will cost around 40 crores. The Ministry of Tourism of the Central Government started the Food Craft Institute in Aligarh in 1984.
It was transferred to the state government on 1 July 1989. Since then it is operating in a rented building of the AMU campus. In this, courses related to tourism are provided to unemployed youths to get good employment. Till now certificates and diploma courses are taught here. It is the only food craft institute in the state. Recently, the state government decided to upgrade it to SIHM. Then the district administration proposed 6 acres of land and sent it to the government, which was transferred to the Tourism Department. Simultaneously, the process of upgrading the institute has also started.
Nilendra Srivastava, Principal, Food Craft Institute said that the FCI is to be converted into SIHM. The process has started for this. DPR is also under preparation for the construction of new buildings. This will be the first SIHM of UP.
DM Chandra Bhushan Singh told that free land has been given to the tourism department at Rampur in Jawan block. Now the department has to complete the further process.