Assam: Project Arohan

Context:

=> Assam government is set to launch a four-year mentorship programme called Project Arohan.

Key Points:

=> This project will be launched to provide guidance to students and boost their skills.

=> For this project, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met Anita Rajan, CEO of Tata STRIVE, to sought their cooperation on this project.

=> Tata STRIVE is a skill development programme of Tata Trusts.

Tata STRIVE:

Tata STRIVE is an initiative of the TCIT. It was launched with the aim of Tata STRIVE started working under the parent head of Tata Trusts in FY 2017-18. It was started working a result of strategy of ‘Simplification, synergy and scale’ of Tata Group. This move recognises close synergies between Tata STRIVE and broader community interventions of Tata Trusts. This initiative is skilling youth from underprivileged backgrounds by means of innovations in technology, methodology and pedagogy. Since 2014, 6.5 Lakh Individuals have experienced the advantage of Tata STRIVE.

Significance of the Tata STRIVE:

=> Tata STRIVE initiative is the skill development initiative by Tata Community Initiatives Trust.

=> It addresses the pressing need of skilling youth in India for entrepreneurship, employment, and community enterprise.

=> The initiative reaches to communities, acclimatises them with changing work environment develops skills of people and develops skills of people from financially challenged backgrounds.