In a pathbreaking endeavor, Skill Development Institute, Bhubaneswar (SDI-B), the flagship CSR initiative of Indian Oil took a giant stride towards sustainable operation of the institute by executing an MoU with Govt. of Odisha’s Directorate of Skill Development & Employment (DSDE) last week. The MoU confers the responsibility of training almost 500 unemployed youth of the state in the next 6 months, the cost of which shall be borne by the Govt. of Odisha under its NUA Odisha scheme.
The MoU exchange ceremony which was held in the campus of SDI-B was presided over by Minister of Skill Development & Technical Education and Industries, Govt. of Odisha, Shri Sampad Chandra Swain. The MoU was exchanged between the Director of DSDE,Govt. of Odisha Ms. Rashmita Panda, IAS and the CEO,SDI-B Shri Ranjan Bhowmick, in presence of senior officials from Govt. of Odisha as well as all officers of SDI-B.
The MoU covers training of 480 unemployed youth of Odisha and post training placement support for them on fully residential basis by SDI-B. During the sidelines of the ceremony, Govt. of Odisha also conveyed their firm commitment via official letter to send 300 of their ITI students to SDI-B for a month long add on skill training programme in SDI-B’s Building Automation Lab (Available in the Schneider CoE), on fully sponsored basis.
Speaking on the occasion, the minister extended wholehearted support for these initiatives and assured that Govt. of Odisha is committed to bringing in excellence in the skilling ecosystem in the state in which SDI-B will play a major role. During the course of the ceremony, CEO, SDI-B made a brief presentation on SDI-B, outlining the past achievements, future plans and the support expected from the Govt. of Odisha, which was later well acknowledged by the minster and his team.
Photographs taken on the occasion are enclosed.
