Hundreds of seats go empty in State Institutes of Hotel Management; new colleges delayed
SIHM Gorakhpur, which got the government approval on September 7, 2021, was allocated Rs 16.5 crore. However, no amount has been disbursed till February 2025.
Anu Parthiban | March 10, 2025 | 08:27 PM IST
NEW DELHI: The Government has approved setting up of 10 Hospitality and Tourism Education Institutes and upgrading 3 hospitality institutions during the last 10 years, the Union minister for tourism and culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat told the Lok Sabha today. Of them, four are yet to be operational. The data shared by the government also revealed that hundreds of seats remain vacant in State Institutes of Hotel Management.
The minister highlighted some of the innovative measures implemented in these institutes to enhance the quality of hospitality education. This includes industry partnerships, modern curriculum, practical training, mentorship programmes and alumni engagement. He also informed that “SIHM Kakinada is yet to be operational. Once operational, these would also be applicable for SIHM Kakinada.”
The State Institute of Hotel Management (SIHM) Gorakhpur, which got the government approval on September 7, 2021, was allocated Rs 16.5 crore. However, no amount has been disbursed till February 2025. The Food Craft Institute (FCI) in Baran, Rajasthan, which got the nod on November 18, 2016, was allotted Rs 6.45 crore and received Rs 4.36 crore. The institute will be operational from next academic year.
“Practical training is an integral and mandatory part of curriculum in Degree as well as Diploma Program in each of the Institutes of Hotel Management (IHMs)/ Food Craft Institutes (FCIs) affiliated with National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT). Dedicated Placement Cell in these Institutes collaborate with industry partners in India and abroad for placement of students for Industrial Exposure,” he said, adding that the need to collaborate with industry partners to provide practical training “does not arise”.
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Hospitality and Tourism Education Institutes
Of the 13 institutes, the government issued approval for establishing 4 institutions each in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. State-wise, institute-wise, and year-wise details of projects approved by the Government for setting up and upgradation of Hospitality and Tourism Education Institutes during the last 10 years.
|
S. No. |
State/ UT |
Institute/ Project Name |
Date of Approval of the project |
Total fund allocated |
Year-wise details of amount released so far |
Total amount released till February 2025 |
Operational /Yet to be Operational /Closed |
|
|
Year |
Amount |
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|
1 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Upgradation of FCI Dharamshala into SIHM |
20.11.2020 |
Rs 11.75 crore |
2020 |
Rs 4.1 crore |
Rs 8.2 crore |
Operational |
|
2023 |
Rs 4.1 crore |
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|
2 |
Jharkhand |
Setting up of FCI Deoghar |
24.03.2017 |
Rs 7.5 crore |
2017 |
Rs 3 crore |
Rs 6 crore |
Operational |
|
2019 |
Rs 3 crore |
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|
3 |
Madhya Pradesh |
Upgradation of FCI Jabalpur into SIHM |
01.02.2021 |
Rs 11.73 crore |
2021 |
Rs 4.1 crore |
Rs 8.28 crore |
Operational |
|
2024 |
Rs 4.18 crore |
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|
4 |
Madhya Pradesh |
Setting up of FCI Dhar |
18.05.2020 |
Rs 7.5 crore |
2021 |
Rs 2.54 crore |
Rs 5.08 crore |
Yet to be Operational |
|
2023 |
Rs 1.55 crore |
|||||||
|
2024 |
Rs 0.99 crore |
|||||||
|
5 |
Madhya Pradesh |
Setting up of FCI Balaghat |
18.05.2020 |
Rs 4.75 crore |
2021 |
Rs 1.6 crore |
Rs 3.8 crore |
Yet to be Operational |
|
2023 |
Rs 1.15 crore |
|||||||
|
2024 |
Rs 0.45 crore |
|||||||
|
2025 |
Rs 0.6 crore |
|||||||
|
6 |
Madhya Pradesh |
Setting up of FCI Shahdol |
18.05.2020 |
Rs 7.5 crore |
2021 |
Rs 2.54 crore |
Rs 6.03 crore |
Yet to be Operational |
|
2023 |
Rs 1.29 crore |
|||||||
|
2024 |
Rs 1.29 crore |
|||||||
|
2025 |
Rs 0.91 crore |
|||||||
|
7 |
Rajasthan |
Setting up of SIHM Jhalawar |
18.11.2015 |
Rs 13.28 crore |
2017 |
Rs 0.5 crore |
Rs 13.28 crore |
Operational |
|
2018 |
Rs 4.81 crore |
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|
2019 |
Rs 4.8 crore |
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|
2022 |
Rs 1.17 crore |
|||||||
|
2025 |
Rs 2 crore |
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|
8 |
Rajasthan |
Setting up of SIHM Sawai Madhopur |
18.11.2016 |
Rs 13.35 crore |
2017 |
Rs 0.5 crore |
Rs 13.35 crore |
Operational |
|
2018 |
Rs 4.5 crore |
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|
2019 |
Rs 4.08 crore |
|||||||
|
2023 |
Rs 2.27 crore |
|||||||
|
2025 |
Rs 2 crore |
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|
9 |
Rajasthan |
Setting up of FCI Baran |
18.11.2016 |
Rs 6.45 crore |
2017 |
Rs 2.18 crore |
Rs 4.36 crore |
Completed. Classes to start from next academic year. |
|
2022 |
Rs 2.18 crore |
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|
10 |
Rajasthan |
Setting up of SIHM Dholpur |
22.03.2017 |
Rs 14.35 crore |
2017 |
Rs 5 crore |
Rs 14.35 crore |
Operational |
|
2019 |
Rs 4.88 crore |
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|
2020 |
Rs 2.47 crore |
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|
|
|
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|
2025 |
Rs 2 crore |
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|
11 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Setting up of SIHM Gorakhpur |
07.09.2021 |
Rs 16.5 crore |
Nil |
Nil |
|
Yet to be Operational |
|
12 |
Uttarakhand |
Setting up of SIHM Ramnagar |
13.08.2015 |
Rs 16.5 crore |
2016 |
Rs 5 crore |
Rs 16.5 crore |
Operational |
|
2019 |
Rs 4 crore |
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|
2021 |
Rs 2.2 crore |
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|
2022 |
Rs 2.8 crore |
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|
2023 |
Rs 2 crore |
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|
13 |
UT of Leh and Ladakh |
Upgradation of FCI Leh into SIHM |
22.09.2020 |
Rs 11.75 crore |
2021 |
Rs 4.1 crore |
Rs 4.1 crore |
Operational |
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Hundreds of seats unfilled in hotel management colleges
Hundreds of seats remain unfilled during the last five years across various courses in the operational institutes. Currently, a total of 7 State Institute of Hotel Management (SIHM) and 1 Food Craft Institutes are operational.
|
College |
Courses |
Number of seats available |
Number of students enrolled |
|
SIHM Jabalpur |
BSc |
60 |
38 |
|
Diploma in FP |
40 |
27 |
|
|
Diploma in FBS |
40 |
7 |
|
|
Diploma in FO |
30 |
5 |
|
|
Diploma in HK |
30 |
0 |
|
|
Diploma in BC |
40 |
9 |
|
|
Craft CFPP |
40 |
0 |
|
|
Craft CFBS |
40 |
0 |
|
|
SIHM Dharamshala |
BSc |
60 |
30 |
|
Diploma in FP |
50 |
55 |
|
|
Diploma in FBS |
50 |
28 |
|
|
Diploma in FO |
50 |
14 |
|
|
Diploma in HK |
50 |
0 |
|
|
Diploma in BC |
50 |
8 |
|
|
SIHM Deoghar |
Diploma in FP |
30 |
20 |
|
Diploma in FBS |
30 |
0 |
|
|
Diploma in HK |
40 |
0 |
|
|
Diploma in BC |
30 |
0 |
|
|
Craft CFPP |
30 |
0 |
|
|
SIHM Ramnagar |
BSc |
60 |
6 |
|
Diploma in FP |
30 |
6 |
|
|
Diploma in FBS |
30 |
2 |
|
|
Diploma in BC |
30 |
5 |
|
|
SIHM Jhalawar |
Diploma in FBS |
30 |
15 |
|
Diploma in FO |
30 |
26 |
|
|
SIHM Sawai Madhopur |
Diploma in FBS |
30 |
27 |
|
Diploma in FO |
30 |
29 |
|
|
SIHM Dholpur |
Diploma in FBS |
30 |
18 |
|
Diploma in FO |
30 |
14 |
|
|
FCI Leh |
Diploma in FP |
20 |
7 |
|
Diploma in FBS |
20 |
0 |
|
|
Diploma in FO |
20 |
7 |
|
|
Diploma in HK |
20 |
3 |
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