Dalmia Bharat Foundation Signs MoA with BSL to Enable Social Transformation in Bokaro

 Dalmia Bharat Foundation (DBF), the Corporate Social

Responsibility (CSR) arm of Dalmia Bharat Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding

(MoA) with Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) to drive its community-centric initiatives in Jharkhand by

upskilling 600 youth, annually. The aim of the MoA is to establish a skill training centre to

impart short term, placement-based courses to local youth in the surrounding villages through

DBF’s DIKSHa (Dalmia Institute of Knowledge and Skill Harnessing) centre.

The MoA was signed by Shri Chaudhary Ratnesh Kumar Sudhanshu, Dy. General Manager (CSR

& SAIL-Uday), SAIL-Bokaro Steel Plant and Shri Vishal Bhardwaj, Group Head – CSR, Dalmia

Bharat Group and Chief Executive Officer, Dalmia Bharat Foundation.

“Since our inception in 2009, we’ve witnessed our role gradually transform from being a

resource provider to a key enabler for positive change in society. While we’ve created a legacy

of development and change for the better, we continue to strive to ensure that we meet newer

economic and environmental needs and close wider societal gaps as much as possible,” said

Mr. Vishal Bhardwaj, Group Head - CSR, Dalmia Bharat Group and CEO, DBF. “Through our

leadership and dedication towards achieving social transformation, we will continue to work

towards our vision of creating opportunities for people across the nation so that they can reach

their full potential and give back to the community. We look forward to our partnership with

BSL and also call upon our industry peers to join us as we make significant and sustainable

differences and ensure social, economic, and environmental progress.

The skill development center at Bokaro Steel City, in association with DBF, will help strengthen

the social ecosystem in Jharkhand. While BSL will provide the necessary infrastructure support,

DBF has been entrusted with managing day to day activities of the center including faculty and

placement support.

“BSL and DBF share a common vision and value system for bringing about a transformative

change in society by leveraging its demographic dividend through empowering the local youth

through training that makes them market-ready,” said Mr. Chaudhary Ratnesh Kumar

Sudhanshu, Dy. GM (CSR & SAIL-Uday), SAIL-Bokaro Steel Plant. “It is our firm belief that this

combined expertise and experience will ensure that the youth being educated at the DIKSHa

facility will receive quality and need-based training for the purpose of gainful employment

across industries.”

To ensure viable and sustainable income generation, training