Taking a new initiative, Punjab Tourism Department on Tuesday involved the general public in its tourism projects, training them with potential tourism skills, encouraging tertiary and service industries in the tourism sector to make this sector a catalyst of employment of youth.
For the purpose, the State Government has set up a committee to select an Institute for training of youths under the ‘Hunar Se Rozgar Tak’ (HSRT) programme.
The State Tourism Minister Sohan Singh Thandal said that the Committee has been mandated to select institute for conducting training under HSRT programme. HSRT is a training initiative to create employable skills among youth for the benefit of tourism sector.
The Minister said that the committee will have the Principal Secretary (Tourism) as chairperson, and Principal of IHM-Bathinda, Technical Education Director, Higher Education Director, Chief Admin of PUDA, and the Punjab Tourism Director as members.
“The criteria being followed by the Central Government for selection of such institutes shall be followed in the state,” he said.