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RURAL YOUTH CAN NOW GET STAR HOTEL JOB

BY P S SUNDAR

                     Rural youth aspiring for higher placement in hospitality industry can benefit from ‘Intensive Kitchen Training Programme’ (IKTP) launched by Taj group of hotels.

“The selected young aspirants are provided with six-month training at Vivanta Surya Coimbatore by Taj.  Trainees are paid a stipend of ` 3,500 per month and given free accommodation and free food.   On successful completion, they are absorbed in suitable Taj hotels”, H N Vijayan, Executive Chef, Taj Vivanta, told me. 

“We are currently focussing on training rural youth in specialising in South Indian cuisine.   We train youth in preparing sambar and other powders home-style.  Good opportunity exists for such trainees to progress in career in North Indian hotels as the need for authentic south Indian cuisine is steadily increasing there”, disclosed Vijayan who has the credit of standardising recipes for south Indian breakfast in North Indian hotels.

“This scheme is to help under privileged youth from rural areas get placements in star hotels. This is a community initiative to build sustainable livelihood for the rural poor”, detailed General Manager B C Kumar.

“We have already 31 trainees under this scheme. Besides helping rural youth specialise in South Indian culinary, this scheme bridges the hiatus between North and South Indian authenticity”, he noted. 

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