Tourism Skill Fund for two lakh youth

The manifesto promised a Tourism Skill Fund with Rs 7,500 crore investment to train two lakh youth and create employment and self-employment opportunities in tourism. Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board’s responsible-tourism skill and training project confirms an official focus on tourism and hospitality skill development and a human-resource directory. The state Skill Development Department also continues to operate as the public skill-development authority, and reporting shows wider youth skilling, self-employment loans and placements in the state. However, no approved-source evidence was found for a dedicated Rs 7,500 crore Tourism Skill Fund or two lakh trained youth specifically under this promise. The verdict is partial because the tourism-skilling component exists, but the fund, target and outcome scale are not verified. Budget: no dedicated Rs 7,500 crore allocation or utilisation evidence was found in this pass.