Skill development for SC/ST engineering graduates; Infosys funds 50 lakhs
Following is an excerpt from a report in Tathya.in.
Hundreds of engineering graduates are either unemployed or engaged for a paltry sum.
… That is why the Secretary Industry of the Government of Orissa has mooted a program for skill development of the engineering graduates belonging to economically weaker section of the society.
Accordingly a program has been chalked out in consultation with the ST SC Development department, which will be work out in details by the College of Engineering & Technology (CET), Bhubaneswar.
Software Major, Infosys has agreed to fund the program partly and the gap will be covered by the Orissa Employment Mission, said an official here on 24 November.
Infosys has agreed to pay Rs.50 lakh for the program.
Giving out details the sources said that the program will be for 6 months and at least 100 engineering graduates will be included in the first batch.
All of them will receive stipends to pursue the courses.
During the program they will be provided with a laptop and necessary gadgets for their skill development, said Mr.Dalwai.
He said other companies are also interested to fund the program as with rising attrition and scarcity of talent, companies have no choice but to tap rural India for their growing workforce needs.
So TCS, Satyam and Wipro has also shown their inclination for the program, Mr.Dalwai told tathya.in.
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