Dalmia Bharat Foundation organized a Valediction Ceremony for DIKSHa trainees in collaboration with NABARD

• Around 4000 students from 5 DIKSHa centers trained with the Atmanirbhar vision of the Government

Bhubaneshwar, December, XX, 2022: Dalmia Bharat Foundation (DBF), the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd. (DCBL) in collaboration with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) organized a valedictory ceremony for DIKSHa trainees. Around 190 students were felicitated for successful completion of the training by Mr. Tapas Kumar Behera, DDM-NABARD, Sundergarh was the Chief Guest in attendance, along with senior officials from Dalmia Bharat Foundation and Mr. Vikash Patnaik, Branch Manager, UCO Bank, Rajgangpur.

A total of 4017 students from five DIKSHa Centers at Odisha - Rajgangpur, Rourkela, Jharsuguda, Cuttack and Jajpur have been part of this skill development programme till date. They have received training to pursue careers as Electricians, Sewing Machine Operators, General Duty Assistants, Retail Sales Associates & Customer Relationship Managers. Post this, they have also received assistance in job placement in the state and outside.

Alongwith congratulating the trainees, Mr. Behera advised the trainees to persevere in practical application of their chosen practices. Shri Chetan Srivastava, Executive Director, DCBL and Unit Head-Rajgangpur, commented “We are thrilled to see these young people empowered and ready to take on the future. I would like to congratulate each trainee for their efforts and all the teachers of the DIKSHa centers for shaping the young talents into today’s professionals. By committing to provide quality training to the underprivileged youth, we want to contribute towards up-skilling India and create an Atmanirbhar Bharat. We are confident that our endeavours will sustain livelihoods in the region and across India as well.”

Simultaneously, Mr. Bhavesh Wala, Dy. Executive Director & Unit Head of KCMW (Cuttack) issued bags & Certificates to the students of DIKSHa. These students had been trained in nursing, garments stitching and CRM branches from the local DIKSHa center.

DIKSHa has been positively impacting the lives of trainees since its inception. Local communities have acknowledged the efforts of DCBL in shaping the lives of the local youth in the area.

About Dalmia Bharat Foundation:

Dalmia Bharat Foundation focusses on ensuring Sustainable Livelihoods for communities in its programme areas through projects in Livelihood and Climate Action (Soil & Water Conservation). The foundation also supports the communities with initiatives in Social Infrastructure. These programmes combine in-depth, long-term plans and strategies and medium- and short-term initiatives and campaigns. Owing to the great differences across locations, DBF has adopted a flexible, multi-intervention approach that allows programmes and people to grow together and sustain each other. The three focus areas have been derived from the felt needs of the community and issues material to the business. Visit us at https://www.dalmiabharatfoundation.org/.

About Dalmia Bharat:

Founded in 1939, Dalmia Bharat Limited (DBL) (BSE/NSE Symbol: DALBHARAT) is one of India’s pioneering cement companies headquartered in New Delhi. With a growing capacity, currently pegged at 37.0 MnT, Dalmia Bharat Limited is the fourth-largest cement manufacturing company in India by installed capacity. Spread across 10 states and 14 manufacturing units, the Company is a category leader in super-speciality cement used for oil well, railway sleepers and airstrips and is the country’s largest producer of Portland Slag Cement (PSC). Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited, a subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Limited, prides itself at having one of the lowest carbon footprints globally in the cement world. It is the first cement company to commit to RE100, EP100 & EV100 (first triple joiner) – showing real business leadership in the clean energy transition by taking a joined-up approach. Visit us at https://www.dalmiacement.com/.

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