Initiative aims to foster women's participation in tourism sector, enhance skills in hospitality management & promote local culture HT Bureau GUWAHATI, June 7: To encourage and promote the participation of women in Assam’s tourism sector and promote women entrepreneurs, a ‘10-day Capacity Building Program’ for the establishment of home stays owned and operated by women entrepreneurs of Assam was launched at the Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE) on Friday in the august presence of Masanda Pertin, IAS, state mission director, ASRLM, Bhanu Prakash Verma, GM, SIDBI, H R Das, joint director, Assam Tourism, KC Baishya, deputy director Tea Board, Punita Bansal technical director KPMG, Dr Lalit Sharma, director, IIE, Prasanta Goswami, course director, IIE officials of IIE, and other distinguished guests. Welcoming the women entrepreneurs, Dr Lalit Sharma, director, Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE) said, “Home stays can play a very important role in promoting tourism and developing self-employment among women. Home stays would also promote local culture, indigenous products, ethnic food, and nearby scenic locations.
” The training would make the women take a more professional approach towards running and managing a home stay business, he said. Masanda Pertin, IAS, state mission director, ASRLM encouraged all the women beneficiaries to promote their local home stay business through adapting innovative ideas like local resources, diversity in the food pattern.
