The Minister of Tourism Kumari Selja has said, Ministry of Tourism has released Rs. 42.14 crore for 19 projects for promotion and development of Tourism during 2007-08 and 2008-09 to the State Development of Himachal Pradesh. This includes infrastructure projects, IT project, fairs, festival and events. An amount of Rs. 11.27 crore has been released for institutes of Hotel Management (IHM) at Shimla and Hamirpur and Food Craft Institute at Dharamshala and also under the scheme of Capacity Building of Service Providers.
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha yesterday she said, implementation of Tourism projects is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments/UT Administrations. However, Ministry of Tourism moni9tors the progress of implementation through site visits and regular meetings with the State Government officials.
Tourism in Himachal Pradesh
