The Tourism Ministry launched four initiatives, including training programmes to bring up ‘prayatak mitra’ and ‘tourist facilitators in North-East’ for the youth, on National Youth Day observed to mark birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. These are:
- A SENSITIZATION PROGRAMME FOR THE EXISTING SERVICE PROVIDERS AT VARANASI
- A PROGRAMME TO GROOM YOUNG PERSONS INTERESTED IN HOME DELIVERY SERVICE AS AN OCCUPATION
- A PROGRAMME OF TRAINING TO BRING UP PARYATAK MITRA
- A TRAINING PROGRAMME TO BRING UP TOURIST FACILITATORS IN THE NORTH EAST
(i) A SENSITIZATION PROGRAMME FOR THE EXISTING SERVICE PROVIDERS AT VARANASI
- It will target Boatmen, Rickshaw pullers, Pandas, Porters, Shopkeepers & Street Vendors ( in and around Ghats and temples).
- Each course will be of four days duration and the trainees will be compensated for the wage loss.
- The programme will be implemented by the Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management.
- The primary objectives of the programme will be to eventually achieve an improved tourist specific service ambience and to further the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan.
- The first course/ batch will commence on 12th of January, 2016.
(ii) A PROGRAMME TO GROOM YOUNG PERSONS INTERESTED IN HOME DELIVERY SERVICE AS AN OCCUPATION
- It will target persons who are at least matriculates and in the age group of 18-28 years.
- Each course will be of 6 days duration.
- The programme will be implemented by the Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management, Institutes of Hotel Management & Food Craft Institutes.
- The programme will prepare the trainees to deliver food at home with skill, style and civility.
- The first course/ batch will commence of the 12th of January 2016 at the Institute of Hotel Management, Pusa.
(iii) A PROGRAMME OF TRAINING TO BRING UP PARYATAK MITRA
- It will target college-going students including those enrolled with the NCC& NSS, in the age group of 18-28 years.
- Each course will be of 10 days duration.
- The programme will be implemented by the Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management, first at destinations identified under the PRASAD scheme of the Ministry of Tourism.
- The programme will attempt to inculcate appropriate tourism traits and knowledge among the trainees to enable them to act / work as Tourist Facilitators (Paryatak Mitra).
- The first course/ batch will commence of the 12th of January 2016 at Varanasi.
(iv) A TRAINING PROGRAMME TO BRING UP TOURIST FACILITATORS IN THE NORTH EAST
- It will target 10+2 pass-outs in the age group of 18-28 years.
- Each course will be of 30 days duration.
- The programme will be implemented by the Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management.
- The primary objective of the programme limited to the North East, will be to achieve better tourist satisfaction in terms of availability of skilled tourist facilitators.
- The programme will be advertised soon.
