Workshop on promotion of tourism and hospitality sector held

Nagaon: A workshop focused on promotion of tourism and hospitality sector development was hosted on July first, by Hojai Unnayan Manch (HUM), a leading NGO of Hojai, at conference hall of Jugijan Development Block, Hojai, in conjunction with DICC, Hojai. The programme was sponsored as well as implemented by Assam Small Industries Development Corporation (ASIDC) Ltd under Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP), a world bank supported Central Sector Scheme under Ministry of MSME, Govt of India. The main prospect of the workshop was to showcase the importance of tourism, hygiene and soft skills like etiquettes and manners, behavioral skills, language and communication skills along with the various schemes of the Governments. Over 40 participants of local resort and hospitality sectors under Hojai district participated in the programme. The General Manager (i/c), DICC, Hojai, Rupanjit Bhattacharya inaugurated the programme, Secretary of HUM, Sujay Kumar Dutta welcomes all present in the workshop. Yasmin Laskar, ASIDC focused on rural tourism in the upcoming future. Khagen Saikia and Hemanta Baishya from Institute of Hotel Management(IHM) Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition attended the event as the key resource persons and noted elaborately about the tourism and hospitality sector and its scope. One local agro resort entrepreneur, Oryza Eco Farm, welcomes all to visit and explore Hojai. The participants were highly satisfied with the programme and expressed their gratitude to all.