500 youths of rural Rajasthan of Udaipur, Bhilwara, Ajmer
and Chittorgarh are all set to get vocational job oriented training from
Vedanta group company Hindustan Zinc.
The company will spend Rs. 80 lakhs (8 million), in one year to train
these youths most of whom could not finish their formal education and are
unemployed. The program was launched on 15th November 2013, at Debari in Udaipur.
The Rural Youth Training Program has been launched in
association with Udaipur based SANKALP NGO and will train these youths in
fields like helpers in mining, welding, drilling, electrician, cutting,
tailoring, embroidery to name a few.
Hindustan Zinc has also made a provision for free stay and
boarding and lodging facilities for the trainee. The cost per trainee is estimated to be Rs.
15,700/- per candidate.
The training in the given fields and trades has been
identified on the basis of the market demand of skilled people and is expected
to give ample opportunities to these candidates. The program also has provision
to add new programs as per the growing market demand.
On this occasion, the Head Corporate Communication of
Hindustan Zinc, Mr. Pavan Kaushik informed that, 'Hindustan Zinc has been keenly
working in the areas of training of rural youth. In the past also the company has conducted
such training programs.
Through the
current program Hindustan Zinc is trying to help rural youth, particularly
those who have dropped out from their education, to come come forward get
trained in various vocational fields.
The fields selected are all market driven and we expect these youths
will get good opportunities.'
Also
present on the occasion were Dr. Vikas Goswami, Head-Corporate Relations,
Vedanta Group, Mr. Manish Nalwaya – President, SANKALP and Ms. Sushma Sharma – CSR, HZL and other
dignitaries.
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