South Eastern Coalfield Limited (SECL) and Apparel Training & Design Centre (ATDC) ink MoU for providing employable skills to 400 candidates from an economically weaker section.
South Eastern Coalfield Limited (SECL), a mini Maharatna Company under the Ministry of Coal, and Apparel Training & Design Centre (ATDC), a leading Vocational Training Provider in India, set up by Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) under the aegis of Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for providing employable skills to 400 candidates from economically weaker section from the command area of SECL viz. Bishrampur, Sohagpur, Korba and Chhindwara districts.
This MOU was signed in the presence of Ms. Rupinder Brar, IRS, Addl. Secretary to the Govt. of India, Ministry of Coal, Rakesh Vaid,Sr.Vice Chairman ATDC and former Chairman AEPC, Ms. Santosh, DDG, Ministry of Coal, Biranchi Das, Director (Personnel), SECL and Dr. Vijay Mathur, Director General & CEO, ATDC.
In this project, ATDC would set up training centres at Bishrampur, Sohagpur, Korba districts, and would provide residential training at ATDC Chhindwara Campus in Madhya Pradesh, wherein the candidates would be provided Hostel facilities.
In the project, 300 candidates would be trained under the Self-employed Tailor (SET) course and 100 candidates under Apparel Manufacturing Technology (AMT). These courses of ATDC are well recognized by the Garment Industry.
At this occasion, Ms. Rupinder Brar, IRS, Addl. Secretary, Ministry of Coal said that ATDC is a trusted vocational training provider and SECL would leverage their connectivity with the trade in garment manufacturing sector.
Rakesh Vaid, Sr. Vice-Chairman, ATDC and former Chairman, AEPC said that under the guidance of Ministry of Coal, Govt. of India, SECL is giving opportunity to the aspirational youth of India to become an integral part in Indian economy by getting employed for wage as well as self-employment, who also support their families as well.
Sr. Officials from SECL - Alok Kumar, General Manager, Ashish Kumar Suryawanshi, Dy. Manager and from ATDC Dr. Roopali Shukla, Director, Dr. Gurpreet Kaur, Director, and Mrs. Neera Singh Parihar, Director were also present.