Feb 20th: The BC Jindal Foundation, the social arm of India’s leading business conglomerate, the BC Jindal Group, is empowering youth and women in Howrah by imparting high-demand skill training, boosting their employability, and building sustainable livelihoods. As part of this initiative, the foundation is committed to improving participants’ socio-economic conditions through assured placement opportunities.
The BC Jindal Group, led by Shyam Sunder Jindal, Promoter BC Jindal Group, through its foundation’s initiative “BC Jindal Skill Centre, Belur, Howrah”, aims to train 1,000+ candidates from marginalized and deprived communities annually across nine vocational trades of 5 sectors (Healthcare, Hospitality, Apparel, IT, and Industrial Tech) that include Industrial Electrician, Multi Skill Technician, Sewing Machine Operator, Domestic Data Entry Operator, Child Caretaker, Housekeeping, Food and Beverages Services, Phlebotomy Technician, and General Duty Assistant.
Through this initiative, the foundation plans to ensure more than 70% placement across batches, promote women’s participation, and create a skilled workforce aligned with local and regional industry needs while simultaneously supporting long-term economic self-reliance.
“The BC Jindal Foundation remains committed to creating value for people, society, and the environment through strategically designed social impact programs. Our Howrah skill centre aims to provide industry-relevant, short-term vocational skill training across high-demand trades to youth and women from underserved communities who lack access to quality skill training aligned with industry requirements. Through such initiatives, we will continue to work towards bridging the skill gap by providing structured vocational training and placement support, to achieve socio-economic growth,” said the spokesperson of BC Jindal Foundation.
The foundation’s skill centre is working toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals of ‘Quality Education’ of SDG 4 to ensure students acquire quality knowledge, ‘Decent Work and Economic Growth’ of SDG 8, which focuses on skilled youths, better employment and ‘Gender Equality’ of SDG 5 by empowers women and ensuring equal access to economic resources, skills, and opportunities. In addition, the initiative also aims to realize SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities) by creating a skilled workforce, which is essential for technological advancement and industrial development, and offering skills training for vulnerable groups (disabilities, indigenous peoples) that promotes inclusivity.
“Our centre has the capacity to train 1,000+ candidates annually and facilitates placement for nearly 70% candidates in relevant trades. After receiving an encouraging response, we plan to scale the program by expanding trade offerings, strengthening industry partnerships, and increasing training capacity,” added the spokesperson.
The BC Jindal Foundation has planned a Rs 40 crore investment for various CSR projects across India during FY26. Through this, the foundation plans to focus on improving healthcare, skill development, animal welfare, and nutrition by expanding its ongoing initiatives and introducing new projects under its CSR program. The BC Jindal Group plans to intensify its CSR operations in the states of Delhi, West Bengal, Haryana, and Maharashtra, among others.
Founded in 1952 by Shri B.C. Jindal, the BC Jindal Group, led by Shyam Sunder Jindal, Promoter, BC Jindal Group, is one of India’s leading conglomerates and is engaged in a diverse portfolio of businesses that includes packaging films, energy & steel products.