Chief Minister Raman Singh on Thursday inaugurated Hotel Prabandhan Sansthan complex and its massive building at Uparbara in Naya Raipur.
The building has been constructed by the tourism department at an estimated cost of Rs 19.36 crore.The Sansthan which aims to provide hospitality education to those interested would start enrolment of students from 2014-15 financial year.
The Chief Minister appreciated the quality of the complex and congratulated the tourism department minister Brijmohan Agrawal and officials of his departments for completing the project on a war footing basis.
The Sansthan which will have 660 seats will offer three-year-degree and one-and-half year diploma courses in hospitality education.
The courses which would be offered include tourism in hotel management, diploma in front office management, in housekeeping management and beverage service, diploma in food production and beverage services.
The Sansthan has already provided free of cost 48-day training to 240 unemployed youths.
The central Government granted permission in 2006 to the set up the institute following a proposal submitted by the State Government. The Government handed over 4.23 hectare of land to the tourism department in Uparvara in 2008-2009.
The tourism department has built the main building of the institute at a cost of 14 crore, a hostel at an estimated cost of 3.3 crore, and a transit hostel at a cost of 2.26 crore.