There has been a growing demand for home care and young women who have undergone training have been getting employment opportunities at various institutions and individual houses. What started eight months ago, as a small measure by the Dalmia Institute of Knowledge and Skill Harnessing (DIKSHA) of Dalmia Bharat Foundation, at the Cantonment area in the city has been attracting a large number of young women who have undergone training.
“So far, 30 women have been trained in the last one year and all of them have been employed with attractive salary either at institutions or individual homes,” said V. Santhanakrishnan, Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility, Dalmia Cements.
“With many senior citizens in need of home care nursing all trainees have got employment immediately on completing the course,” he said.
Trainees get a minimum monthly salary of ₹5,000 and a maximum of ₹20,000 depending on the nature and duration of the home care service.
This is one of the three training programmes being offered by DIKSHA, the other two being tailoring and cotton cultivation.
S. Nagoor Ali Jinnah, Chief General Manager, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, Chennai, who visited the DIKSHA unit on Thursday, said “there is a wide gap between skill and employment opportunities among the youth. The NABARD will explore the possibility of extending assistance to the trainees.”
