Parivar at Kalinganagar for R&R
Tata Steel has devised an extremely
unique concept to fulfill its responsibility for the Rehabilitation and Resettlement
(R&R) of families displaced by the Kalinganagar project. Each family will be
identified and made a part of the Tata Steel Parivar initiatives so as to infuse in them
the hope for a better future. Each of them will be given a Smart Identity Card containing
all relevant family details. In collaboration with Nettur Training Foundation (NTTF) the
Company has also designed “Prerna for a Brighter Future”, a customised training
intervention for the displaced youths.
The first batch of 29 young members of
Tata Steel Parivar began their ninety-day training programme on May 10. They successfully
completed their training on Welding Technology under this initiative. Graduation
certificates and letters of appointment were presented to them at a special ceremony held
at Kate Puri Convention Centre by Mr Asit Panigrahi, IPS, Superintendent of Police,
Jajpur.
 Once the Kalinganagar Steel Plant is
commissioned these trainees will be employed as per the Company’s Rehabilitation
& Resettlement Policy. In the interim, they will be provided opportunities to work at
Tata Steel’s construction site under reputed companies. Tata Steel will constantly
monitor their skill development so as to facilitate increases in incomes and a better
quality of life. Of the youth who have been trained by Tata Steel only 11 are high school
graduates, while most others have studied upto standards IV to IX. Some, however, have
never written with a pen before. Today, all of them are qualified welders and believe they
are “Vishwakarmas.” Their level of self-confidence, motivation and self-esteem
has skyrocketed
“I had never thought that one day I would be a skilled
worker in an Industrial Area. Earlier I would spend my time wandering around the villages
with friends. Today, I understand the role a citizen of a country can play in development
and certainly have a brighter future now,” says Mahabir of Baiderbari village. |
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