Women and Child Development Secretary Arti Ahuja on Friday said the Vocational Rehabilitation Centre (VRC) here would impart self-employment-orientated training to 280 PWDs in a year in four trades, tailoring, domestic appliances repairing, computer and soft skills.
Speaking at the job fair held for disabled jointly by VRC and Delhi-based NGO Sarthak Education Trust, she said the Mission Employment department of the State has already sanctioned Rs 64 lakh, out of which Rs 32 lakh has already been released.
About 500 PWDs from across the State participated and interviewed by private sector industries like Tech Mahindra, Jindal Steel, Emphasis, SERCO, FSl, Om, PNV venture, AGIES, Vishal Mega Mart etc in the job fair organised at the VRC campus.
Chief Secretary GC Pati visited the job fair and interacted with employers and appreciated joint and collaborative efforts of the organiser and appealed to the corporate world to extend support by hiring PWDs which is untapped excellent human resources.
VRC Director BB Patnaik, PWDs Welfare Director Ashok Kumar Behera, Sarthak Eductaion Trust CEO Dr Jitendra Aggrawal and VRC Rehabilitation Officer Ram Kishore Sharma were present.