Gram Tarang - the Social Entrepreneurship Outreach
Entity of the Centurion University has
been adjudged the 'Overall Best Performer' by the National Skill Development
Corporation (NSDC) in 2011-12 for successfully operating in some of the most
difficult terrains of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
NSDC, a not-for-profit
outfit of the union finance ministry, has introduced annual performance awards
to recognize the contribution made by its partners in transforming the skills
landscape and help bridge the skills gap in the country.
The first such
awards for the last financial year instituted by NSDC
were given by executive director in the prime minister's National Council on
Skill Development, J P Rai, and NSDC Chairman, MV Subbiah, on the concluding day
of the 3rd NSDC Partners' Meeting in Delhi on Saturday.
The evaluation
criteria was built on the basis of a scorecard, specifically prepared by
consulting firm McKinsey, revolving around the scale, outcome, impact and
sustainability of their operations.
An independent Jury decided the
winners which comprised of representatives of Accenture, American India Foundation (AIF), and
Michael and Susan Dell
Foundation ( MSDF) and other independent members
chose the winners for the various awards.
The selection was not on the
basis of nomination or application rather on a confidential third party rigorous
evaluation.
Gram Tarang provides training in tailoring, plumbing,
textiles, construction, retail and production-related functions, as well as for
becoming security guards.
The Jury took into account Gram Tarang's
presence in Naxal-affected areas in its operational area in Andhra Pradesh and
Odisha and its impact on the local population for naming it the winner of the
biggest award, a NSDC press release said.
Source:-The Economic Times
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