Rugbahari village residents visited Balco factory, to witness the aluminum manufacturing unit.
The Balco staff informed the villagers about the process of aluminum making. led by sarpanch Gayantri Kanwar, the villagers also visited the Vedanta IlFS Skill School where they gained knowledge on its working style and other activities.
The villagers also experienced the facilities and the training available in the school including those related to hospitality, industrial sewing, welding, electrical work, and fitter trade. Balco Public Relation Officer (PRO) BK Srivastava and Assistant General Manager (Community Development ) Ashish Ranjan told the villagers that at least 2500 unemployed youths have received training in the Vedanta IlFS skill School.
Those who received training have been working in different industries in the country and in the State. Srivastava said Balco has initiated several welfare and developmental activities in Jambahar Gram Panchayat under its Community Development Programme. It has implemented watershed programme, set up Child Care Centre, Watershed Scheme, Self Help Groups (SHGs) for the empowerment of women, community centre among many others.
He said the rural development schemes of Balco is being implemented in coordination wit the villagers.
The future programmes will also be implemented taking care of the interest of the local citizens, he said. The villagers were deeply impressed with the working style of the Vedanta IlFS skill School.
Praising the work, Santara Bai and Moon Kanwar said they will send their children to the school to learn
different skills. Sarpanch representative Manoj Singh Kanwar, Watershed Committee Chairman Bajrang Singh Rathia, villagers Mukhi Singh Rathia, Mana Kunwar and Chanda Bai expressed their satisfaction after witnessing the aluminium making process.