Friday, 12 May 2023 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The State tourism department has started training the 12 pass local youth to make them skilled tourist guides. For this training, 30 youth have been selected from each district. The tourism department officials said that tourist destination guide training is being given to the local youth to promote tourism and employment. Almost all the youth selected for such training in Garhwal have been given the training. Now things are all set to start in Kumaon.
It is further learnt from the tourism department that it is 10-day training and then licenses are being given for five years. Police verification is also being done for the licensees. The tourism department will upload in its website complete information about the skilled tourist guides like their names, places and mobile numbers. The tourists coming from across the country and the world can contact the guides directly.
Speaking on the matter, the additional director, Uttarakhand Tourism, Poonam Chand said that there is huge scope of employment in the tourism sector and that is why the local youth are being given tourist destination training. The youth is being trained on how to behave with the tourists and also about the cultural, mythological and historical significance of the tourist places.
With 30 guides being made from each district, the state will have 390 guides. Training has been completed in Tehri, Haridwar, Pauri, Dehradun and Uttarkashi districts. It is continuing in Rudraprayag district. After the training is completed in Chamoli district, it will start for the districts in Kumaon region.
