As part of its Uttarakhand Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation Initiative, the Confederation of Indian Industry has launched a skill development and livelihood initiative for the youth from the disaster impacted areas. Elaborating on the project, the chairman of CII Uttarakhand task force on the Relief and Rehabilitation initiative Dr S Farooq, said that the initiative aims to reach out to about 150 youth and would help them train and find placements with the industry.
Three such drives have been carried out till date benefiting 63 youth, he added. These include Campus selection of Apprentices at ITI Srinagar by Maruti Suzuki at which 44 students have made offers and placement camp at Minda Corporation, Pantnagar at which three students were offered placements. Students from ITIs at Srinagar, Badkot, Tehri, Karnprayag and Rudrap-rayag participated in the drives.
CII director Vibha Malhotra highlighted the collaborative effort of industry and NGOs in Ganeshpur and Joshiyara in Uttarkashi district facilitated by CII and supported by Swami Shivanand Ashram and SBMA respectively with 16 students receiving offers. Task force co chair lovelena Mody said that CII would be rebuilding schools in Tehri district and that following a survey five schools have been shortlisted.