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Initiatives for Women Skill Initiatives PIDILITE ANNUAL REPORT 2019-20

The Company helped to form, force for self-development unit, aloe vera unit, khakhara The Company has continued exercise, sample survey was
nurture and develop 190 new of each SHG woman member. units, pickle unit, masala unit, its collaboration with undertaken of 3,000
Self Help Groups (SHGs) - In addition to this saving and bio phenyl unit, jute and cloth Directorate of Employment apprentices and
Mahila Mandals in Bhavnagar credit initiative, SHG women bags unit, bio-pesticide unit, and Training (under Labour 200 establishments along
and Amreli districts of Gujarat. were encouraged and plant nursery, Gram Haat, etc. and Employment Department), with a secondary literature
More than 2,200 additional provided with di†erent types Government of Gujarat for the review. The narrative report
women became members of of livelihood training, which A massive event with sixth year, to strengthen the with the findings and
these SHGs. With this, the total further translated into di†erent participation of over 1,000 skill ecosystem in the State. suggestions was appreciated
number of SHGs reached 440 mini businesses like khakhra women was undertaken on During the current year, a total by the Government.
with 4,900 women members’. production, honeybee farming, the occasion of Womens’ Day, of 13,000 trainees from 185
ITIs were benefitted from
These SHGs serve as a pickle making, seaweed with Collector of Bhavnagar, carpentry, plumbing, electrician, The Company has also
continued its collaboration
platform for the women to gain banana pseudostem Shri Gaurang Makwana and construction technician with Kaushal Vardhan Kendras
financial freedom, to have a processing and bio-pesticide and DDO Bhavnagar courses supported by (KVKs), providing skill training
source of credit that can be a production. Cumulatively, Shri Varunkumar Barnwal the Company. mainly in 10 sectors covering
stimulus for their income SHGs now run and manage as Chief Guests. 75 courses. Major sectors are
generation activity and a sanitary pad unit, wooden toys Under Public Private garment, beauty and wellness,
bu†er to absorb various Partnership (PPP) scheme of agriculture, electrical, IT, life
household financial needs. the Government, the Company skills and soft skills. Since
has been Industry Partner in inception, more than 18 lakh
To make these SHGs 4 ITIs for the past 4 years, trainees have benefitted from
self-sustainable, institution where e†orts are focused on these KVKs of which about
creation was necessary. Hence strengthening training 10 lakh are women trainees.
the Company helped to create delivery, both in scale and During the year 2019-20,
one cluster federation with quality. This year also, we have more than 17,000 trainees
12 village organizations. been selected by the have availed of skill training
Government of Gujarat as so far out of which 13,000
An ecosystem has been industry partner in five ITIs are women.
developed in which basic under World Bank funded
SHGs, village organization project Skills Strengthening for The Company, based on past
(VO) and federation work in Industrial Value Enhancement performance, has also been
harmony to create a positive (STRIVE), which aims at assigned the role of Third
integrating and enhancing Party Inspection Agency for
1,000+ SHG WOMEN AT WOMEN’S DAY EVENT delivery quality of ITIs. The KVKs for the financial year
Company is providing support 2019-20. Special KVKs have
as an industry partner in been started to cater to the
Gujarat World Skill skill needs of jail inmates.
Competition 2021 in cabinet A total of 10 such KVKs are
making, joinery and plumbing operational in Gujarat. New
and heating trades. The initiatives have been taken
support is provided in terms of to start KVKs in State Armed
mobilising candidates, Police campuses to benefit the
screening them and facilitating families of police personnel by
their assessment at Zonal and bringing them under the ambit
State levels. of skill training.

During the year, on request On 19 September 2019, the
th
PIDILITE ANNUAL REPORT 2019-20 Government of Gujarat, an Hon’ble Chief Minister of
from Directorate of
Company was awarded an
Employment and Training,
Appreciation Letter from
assessment study to identify
Gujarat, Shri Vijay Rupani,
various enabling and hindering
for its several initiatives and
factors for e†ective
performance as a knowledge
implementation of the
partner in enhancing skills and
Mukhyamantri Apprenticeship
strengthening skill ecosystem
the Company. Under the
TRAIN THE TRAINER PROGRAMME Scheme was undertaken by in Gujarat.
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