Rajasthan Skill and Livelihoods Development Corporation (RSLDC) as a nodal agency for skill development and livelihood activities in the state is fully geared up in its skilling initiatives in a bid to achieve its target of skilling the youth to fit into emerging market scenario by building a skilling system that embraces changing demands of employment market, writes Vivek Ratnakar of Elets News Network (ENN).
Rajendra Prasad Meena, who is from a small village called Tapilya in Sikar district of Rajasthan, could not afford to go to a college due to financial constraints. His father is a daily wage labourer, who struggled hard to make ends meet. But Rajendra was determined to improve the financial situation of his family. “I decided to do something to improve my family’s financial and social condition. Coincidentally, Rohitash & Hari Sir from Safeducate Pvt. Ltd., a Skill Development Centre being run under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), Sikar came to my village and explained us about its training programme,” says Meena.
The decision to join the training programme proved to be life altering experience for him. “After completing the programme, I got selected in FedEx Pvt. Ltd. as an Operations Assistant which helps me earn over Rs 15,000 per month,” he says with pride underscoring how he has not only improved his family’s financial condition, but also helped him gain respect in the society.
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Rajendra Prasad Meena’s story is that of hope and courage; of dreams becoming a reality; and of the rise of Rajasthan on the back of positive social and economic transformation enabled by Rajasthan Skill and Livelihoods Development Corporation (RSLDC).
Source: egov
