Tourism can be a powerful tool for employment generation if integrated with capacity-building initiatives. Comment.
Kartavya Desk Staff
Topic: Mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment
Topic: Mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment
Q6. Tourism can be a powerful tool for employment generation if integrated with capacity-building initiatives. Comment. (10 M)
Difficulty Level: Medium
Reference: PIB
Why the Question: The Ministry of Tourism through its scheme of “Capacity Building for Service Providers (CBSP)” conducts job oriented short term skill programmes through various institutes across the country, including Bihar. Key Demand of the Question: The answer must explain how tourism inherently generates employment and further analyze how capacity-building initiatives can enhance this potential. Structure of the Answer: Introduction: Introduce tourism’s potential as a labour-intensive sector, emphasizing its role in economic development and employment generation. Body: Tourism as an employment generator: Highlight its impact on diverse sectors like hospitality, transport, and retail while emphasizing regional and rural development. Role of capacity-building initiatives: Explain how programs like CBSP, IITF, and Paryatan Mitra enhance employability, improve service standards, and promote niche tourism. Conclusion: Conclude by stressing the need for aligning tourism development with skill enhancement and community participation for sustained economic benefits.
Why the Question: The Ministry of Tourism through its scheme of “Capacity Building for Service Providers (CBSP)” conducts job oriented short term skill programmes through various institutes across the country, including Bihar.
Key Demand of the Question: The answer must explain how tourism inherently generates employment and further analyze how capacity-building initiatives can enhance this potential.
Structure of the Answer: Introduction: Introduce tourism’s potential as a labour-intensive sector, emphasizing its role in economic development and employment generation.
• Tourism as an employment generator: Highlight its impact on diverse sectors like hospitality, transport, and retail while emphasizing regional and rural development.
• Role of capacity-building initiatives: Explain how programs like CBSP, IITF, and Paryatan Mitra enhance employability, improve service standards, and promote niche tourism.
Conclusion: Conclude by stressing the need for aligning tourism development with skill enhancement and community participation for sustained economic benefits.