The Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition (IHMCTAN), Mumbai is the first of its kind of institution in south Asia founded in 1954 by All India Women’s Central Food Council under the leadership of Late Lilavati Munshi. The institution was promoted with an aim to improve the nutritional status of the average diet from high cereal to a more balanced diet. IHMCTAN took off with just six students in 1954 at Bhavan’s College Campus, Andheri. In 1958, the institute started offering the three year diploma in Hotel Management and Catering Technology programme, recognized by the Directorate of Technical Education, Maharashtra. In 1979, the central government took over the total financial responsibility of the institute. Today, the institute boasts 21 branches spread across the country, affiliated with the National Council for the Hotel Management & Catering Technology, New Delhi.