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BARBIL, OCT 17, 2023
A Digital Skill Centre set up by ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) was inaugurated by Tulasi Munda at Thakurani, Barbil on Monday. Aligned to the Skill India Mission, it is an initiative under “Daksh”, the flagship CSR project of AM/NS India for skill development.
In the first year, 200 students will be imparted classroom and practical training in the centre along with industrial visits and soft skills to enhance their employability skills. A minimum of 70 per cent of trainees will be given employment opportunities as part of the MoU signed with NSDC.
Orion Edutech is the training partner for the project at Barbil.
“This is an appreciable initiative of AM/NS India to offer sustainable livelihood opportunities to the local youths. It will transform the lives of the tribal youths positively and propel the growth of the Nation. I urge maximum youths of our region to participate and benefit out of this scheme,” said Tulasi Munda.
In Odisha, besides its existing skill centre at Paradeep, AM/NS India will shortly come up with two new centres in Keonjhar and Kendrapara.
AM/NS India Mines Manager Pramod Kumar Mishra, Lead-CSR Tapas Kumar Panda, Barbil Labour Enforcement Officer Ramakrishna Bhuyan, Orion Edutech Associate General Manager Sarnajit Mukherjee were among others present on the occasion.
“Daksh is one of the flagship projects of AM/NS India and it will be creating a pool of skilled youths in our locality to meet the industry needs. This will help them with employment opportunities, thereby improve the status of living of the impacted families,” said Pramod Kumar Mishra.
