The Dalmia Bharat Foundation (DBF) has signed an MoU with a not-for-profit education society, NIIT Foundation, in New Delhi to develop state-of-the-art, community-centric skill-building and educational training courses to benefit 8,000 underprivileged youths across 16 DIKSHs (Dalmia Institutes of Knowledge and Skill Harnessing) in the country including Rourkela, Jajpur, Rajgangpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda and Cuttack in Odisha.
“Through our collaborative efforts and strengths, we believe that this partnership will become a key enabler for the greater good of our nation and will bring about positive and transformative change in society,” said Dalmia Bharat ED, ESG & CRO Dr Arvind Bodhankar.
While NIIT Foundation will provide the necessary content, training of trainers, assessment and certification along with placement support, the DBF have been entrusted with managing day-to-day activities of the centre.