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  • 06 Oct
  • 2021

Tripura tourism signs contract to run the State Institute of Hotel Management (SIHM)

After reviewing the potential of tourism and hospitality of the region and beyond, recently, the government of Tripura has signed a memorandum of understanding with Infovalley Educational & Research (P) Ltd as their Public-Private Partnership (PPP) to run the State Institute of Hotel Management (SIHM). The SIHM is a plan of the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, and implemented by Tripura Tourism Development Corporation Ltd (TTDCL).

As a private partner, the TTDCL selected Infovalley Educational & Research (P) Ltd for running and managing the State Institute of Hotel Management, Catering and Applied Nutrition at Agartala, Tripura. On Monday, the signing took place and the first sessions of classes are scheduled to start from next year. Tripura Tourism Minister, Pranjit Singha Roy, Tripura Tourism Development Corporation Ltd M.D. TK Chakma, Infovalley Educational and Research Pvt Ltd Chairman Sanjay Aditya Singh and Pankaj Debbarma, who is to head the project of SIHM, Tripura, graced the event.

To quote the tourism minister, “This project will lay the foundation of a progressive employment programme and will, eventually, significantly impact many lives of our youths. With the setting up of the State IHM, we are also hopeful to boost our local economy by engaging a skilled workforce.”