Job fair for tribal youth in The Nilgiris

The Southern Regional Centre (Mysore) of the Anthropological Survey of India (ASI) and a leading private chain of coffee outlets jointly conducted a small-scale job fair for tribal youth of The Nilgiris, in Udhagamandalam.

The company plans to recruit 20 tribal youth who have completed Class X or Plus Two as team members for their four outlets in Coonoor, Masinagudi and Udhagamandalam, for a monthly salary of Rs. 6,000, in addition to other Government benefits. It is learnt that the company also plans to recruit tribal youth for its outlets in Coimbatore.

Deputy Director of ASI Southern Regional Centre (Mysore) C.R. Sathyanarayanan told

The Hindu that the company wanted to recruit tribal youth as part of their corporate social responsibility. “ASI is facilitating this recruitment as part of our extension programmes to benefit youth from tribal communities,” he said.

Companies keen to recruit tribal youth could contact the Centre via email atcrsathya27@gmail.com, or over phone at 0821-2512666.