Skill training interventions are now common in the country. CSR funds flow around. Targets given by the government /Corporates
are met somehow. Plenty of money flows into the projects. Ultimately is the beneficiary getting any
results? This is a big question
unanswered.
Youth are picked up from rural folds, trained on skills the Implementing
Agency or NGO makes good revenue and
what they are comfortable with. The
training is not done based on the candidate’s ability. This practice prevails. Once the training is completed the Project Implementation
Agency tries to help the candidates
getting placed in some companies in the city.
He or she might get placed and gets
a salary but has to look out for own food and accommodation. This is actually a transformation from a rural
life to a urban life. He or she may not be able to sustain for a longer
period with a small income after paying his rent and other expenses for his
routine. They are monitored for a period of three
months. Later if there is an attrition
nobody bothers. Why are these candidates
not able to sustain their jobs? No
researches and no action on the same.
Hiring may also be done on a contract which might end in six months or a
year. After that they are back to the
pavilion.
Differently Abled Youth are also brought in and
trained. There are lot of Corporate
Visitors who come and spend time with them.
Lot of sympathy is poured to them in different forms. Ultimately when it comes to placement no one
wants to take a risk of hiring a Visually Impaired, or hearing Impaired person. However, the person may be competent it doesn’t
matter. Ninety days training, this
differently abled or normal candidate who is brought from rural areas are
expected to work with Multinationals. It
becomes embarrassing for the candidate as well as their parents. Suppose they join the job, are they accepted
by their colleagues and peers ? Who Cares?
Is there any one to address this?
On commencement of the training Government or CSR
Groups check the data, not the reality. NGO’s claim to place about 60 percent of
Differently abled or 80 percentage of normal candidates. What about the remaining 40 percentage of
differently abled or 20 percentage of the reaming crowd. They are sent back home. They were given an expectation which never
bloomed. The confidence level of the
candidate or the parents are lost forever.
The community mobiliser works on
targets. Due to stringent targets they
usually give false promises. This results in emotional breakdowns of the beneficiaries
if they don’t get a job. The NGO, Government, CSR Companies looks only to meet their targets. The emotional tragedy caused remains
unanswered.
People from Corporates come spend time with NGO’s take
selfies and post it in social Media, claiming they have done social
service. This helps them achieve more
scores in their appraisals NGO’s also
like this as this is a marketing tool for them.
The poor and deprived remains as it is.
Only a handpicked few reach greater heights. Others remain behind the doors which may be
known only to their family.
