Question: Which ministry on January 12, 2016, announces the new skills skill initiatives for youths?
(a) Ministry of Tourism
(b) Home Ministry
(c) Ministry Of Finance
(d) Ministry Of Railway
Ans (a)
Related facts:
- Ministry of Tourism on January 12, 2016, on the occasion of International Youth Day initiative launched new skill development initiatives.
- It is announced to improve the sectoral service standards, which is one of the pre-requisites for attracting tourists in larger numbers.
- The following points are included in the initiative:
A sensitization programme for the existing service providers at Varanasi:
- The primary objectives of the programme will be to eventually achieve an improved tourist specific service ambience and to further the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan.
- It will target Boatmen, Rickshaw pullers, Pandas, Porters, Shopkeepers & Street Vendors.
- Each course duration will be of 4 -day.
- The Programme will be implemented by the Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management.
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.
- 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.
- Each course duration will be of 6-day
A programme for training to bring up “Paryatak Mitra”:
- The programme will attempt to inculcate appropriate tourism traits and knowledge among the trainees to enable them to act / work as Tourist Facilitators (ParyatakMitra).
- It will target college-going students including those enrolled with the NCC & NSS, in the age group of 18-28 years.
- Each course durationwill be of 10-day.
- The programme will be implemented by the Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management, first at destinations identified under the Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) scheme of the Ministry of Tourism.
A training programme to bring up tourist facilitators in the North East:
- 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. It will target 10+2 pass-outs in the age group of 18-28 years.
- Each course duration will be of 30-day.
- The programme will be implemented by the Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management.
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