Aiming to contribute towards economic and sustainable development of the communities, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) to provide skill training to 500 youth and women at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu.
The skill development project will be executed by NSDC through its approved training partners near Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP), the single largest nuclear power station in India, situated in the Tirunelveli district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Under this tripartite agreement between NSDC, NSDF and NPCIL; NSDC will conduct a baseline survey in 19 villages in Tirunelveli district to examine nature and extent of talent gap and will accordingly identify job roles for the training. The skill development project aims to provide gainful employment (wage and self-employment) to nearly 70% of the trained candidates post-training. NPCIL has committed INR 1.74 crore under its CSR contributions towards this project, which is estimated to be complete in 15 months.
