ATDC and SECL sign MoU to empower 400 unemployed youth in Chhattisgarh and MP

New Delhi: In a strategic move aimed at empowering underprivileged youth from economically weaker sections, the Apparel Training & Design Centre (ATDC), Gurugram, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited under the Ministry of Coal. The agreement was formalized at a ceremony held at Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi, in the presence of Ms. Rupinder Brar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal, and Ms. Santosh, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Coal.

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The vocational training initiative, part of SECL’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme, aims to benefit 400 unemployed youth from Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, equipping them with skills essential for self-employment. The project has a budget allocation of Rs. 3.12 crore.

Under the agreement, ATDC will establish training centres for 300 candidates in non-residential self-employed tailor programs across SECL’s operational areas, including Bishrampur, Sohagpur, and Korba. In addition, 100 candidates will participate in a fully residential program at the ATDC training centre in Chhindwada, Madhya Pradesh, with free boarding and lodging facilities. The beneficiaries will be selected from communities within a 25-kilometer radius of SECL’s establishments.

Rupinder Brar congratulated the SECL CSR team for its proactive approach and emphasized the importance of such forward-thinking initiatives in uplifting economically disadvantaged communities.

The MoU signing ceremony was attended by senior officials, including Biranchi Das, Director (Personnel), SECL; Rakesh Vaid, Senior Vice Chairman, ATDC; Dr Vijay Mathur, Director General and CEO, ATDC; and Alok Kumar, General Manager (Civil/CSR), SECL, among others.

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