Tripartite MoU supports Scheduled Tribe youth training at Rourkela livelihood centre

Key facts

• The Ministry of Tribal Affairs reported a tripartite MoU to support livelihood promotion, skill development and entrepreneurship among Scheduled Tribe youth through the Livelihood Business Incubation Centre at Rourkela, Odisha.
• The centre was established in 2018 and is recognised as a Centre of Excellence by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
• Its training and entrepreneurship programmes aim to promote sustainable enterprises, improve productivity and support livelihood creation for local Scheduled Tribe youth.
• Current-year courses include Assistant Beautician, Self Employed Tailor, Assistant Computer Operator (Tally and Accounting), Assistant Electrician, Bread and Bakery Manufacturing, and Mushroom Farming.
• Under the arrangement, Rourkela Steel Plant is to provide the site, plant and machinery are installed under the MSME ASPIRE scheme, and NSTFDC bears recurring expenses through a Ministry of Tribal Affairs grant.
• More than 600 students have benefited from the centre, with trainees setting up businesses in trades such as bakery, mushroom cultivation, beauty parlour services and tailoring.