Dalmia Bharat Foundation Signs MoU For DIKSHa Centre

- Skill Training Centre in Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh to upskill 360 youth annually for Sustainable Livelihood -

Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, 23 November 2022: Dalmia Bharat Foundation (DBF), the CSR arm of Dalmia Bharat Ltd., has signed an MoU with Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC) to set up its new Dalmia Institute of Knowledge and Skill Harnessing – DIKSHa center in Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh. This will be adding to Dalmia Bharat Foundation’s existing network of 15h centres in India. The MoU was signed today by Dr. Satya Narayana, IAS, Managing Director, APSSDC and Dr. Arvind Bodhankar, Executive Director, Dalmia Bharat Limited. This initiative is DBF’s reinforcement of its commitment to India’s next generation workforce. 

The Kadapa DIKSHa center will train youth in construction related skills, ITES and Healthcare Sector, with an initial annual training capacity of 360 trainees. The DIKSHa centre will be based out of Government Polytechnic College, Jamallamadgu, YSR Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh. Dr. Arvind Bodhankar, Executive Director, Dalmia Bharat Limited said, “We at Dalmia Bharat are on an accelerated path to making India’s self-reliance vision a reality. We hope to inspire corporate India to pursue beneficiary-centric development programmes that empower the youth of our nation. Through collaborative efforts, we are confident that we will be able to achieve social, economic and environmental progress in not just Andhra Pradesh, but across the country and to make India truly Atmanirbhar.”

The DIKSHa centre is exemplary of nation building partnership between the private and government sector. DBF shall design and develop courses and in construction sector, ITES and health care. This would be customized as per industrial requirement for the benefit of the students and unemployed youth specific to the region. In terms of staffing, the DIKSHa centre will have pre-qualified and professional trainers for offering quality skill trainings recruited by DBF. The trainee and trainer modules will be designed as per the National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF).

Special focus will be given to train unemployed youth registered with FIRST PARTY in Construction sector/ITES/Health sector to bridge the skill gap and make them industry ready. For hands-on industry readiness, interactions with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) / Industrial experts will be organised. They will also facilitate the assessment and certification process and offer Joint Certification along with providing placement assistance to the trained candidates across the country.

About Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd. –    

Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited (DCBL), a subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Limited (BSE Code: 542216|NSE Symbol: DALBHARAT and listed in MSE), is a leading player in the cement manufacturing segment and has been in existence since 1939. Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited prides itself at having one of the lowest carbon footprint in the cement world globally. It is the first cement company to commit to RE100, EP100 & EV100 – showing real business leadership in the clean energy transition by taking a joined-up approach. With a growing capacity, currently pegged at 37 million tonnes, Dalmia Cement also has the fourth-largest cement manufacturing capacity in India. Spread across 10 states and 14 manufacturing units, the company is a category leader in super-specialty cement used for oil well, railway sleepers and airstrips and is the country’s largest producer of slag cement. Visit us at http://www.dalmiacement.com.  

About Dalmia Bharat Foundation –

Dalmia Bharat Foundation operates within three key areas – Climate Action (Soil & Water Conservation and access to Clean Energy) Livelihood Skill Training and Social Development. These programmes combine in-depth, long-term plans and strategies along with 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.