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Dalmia Bharat Foundation Spearhead India’s Rural Youth & Social Transformation with 15th DIKSHA Centre Launch on World Youth Skills Day

Latest Skill Training Centre in Kolhapur, Maharashtra to skill 360 Youth for Sustainable Livelihood.

Dalmia Bharat Foundation (DBF) has launched its new DIKSHa (Dalmia Institute of Knowledge and Skill Harnessing) center in India at Rajaram Road, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, reinforcing its commitment to India’s next-generation workforce on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day, 15 July. This also marks DBF’s social transformation journey to create opportunities for the nation’s youth and enable them to achieve their full potential.

The new DIKSHa center will drive community-centric initiatives to achieve social transformation by skilling 360 youth annually. It was inaugurated by District Collector & Magistrate Shri Rahul Rekhawar.

Commenting on the launch of DIKSHa’s 15th center in India, Shri Vishal Bharadwaj, CEO, DBF, and CSR Head, Dalmia Bharat Group, said, “We have always been focused on social initiatives that transform and empower our country’s youth to progressively scale up so that they can become independent, experience a better lifestyle for themselves and their families and most significantly, contribute to India’s burgeoning growth and development. With the launch of our 15th DIKSHa center, especially on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day, we are excited about exploring new social frontiers and creating sustainable differences that positively impact the social, economic, and environmental situation of our nation and the communities around us.” 

“The launch of this center on World Youth Skills Day signifies our aim to consistently empower youth to spearhead the community’s future by identifying and nurturing their abundant potential. We endeavor to transform the next generation into a beacon of hope by offering livelihood opportunities and best-in-class skill development programs. Accredited trainers at this center will impart skills training courses including Business Correspondent, Assistant Electrician, and Assistant Beauty Therapist,” Shri Rangaprasad S, Plant Head, DBSIL – Kolhapur Plant, said addressing over 200 attendees that included local youth, parents, enthused students and village representatives. 

Senior officials from various government departments were present at the inauguration, including representatives from Solidaridad, NABARD, and BAYER.

Along with the Kolhapur Skill Centre launch, World Youth Skill Day was also observed across all DIKSHa Centres with cultural and intellectual initiatives that included art, speech, and debate activities organized for trainees.

With the launch of this center, DBF will now have 15 Diksha Skill development centers across India with an annual training capacity of over 6000.

About Dalmia Bharat Foundation –

Dalmia Bharat Foundation operates works on Sustainable Livelihoods. The programs combine in-depth, long-term plans and strategies with medium and short-term initiatives and campaigns. Owing to the significant differences across locations, DBF has adopted a flexible, multi-intervention approach that allows programs and people to grow together and sustain each other. The focus area has been derived from the community’s felt needs and issues material to the business.

This article was shared with Prittle Prattle News as a Press Release.
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