OREANDA-NEWS. May 30, 2012. Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power utility has set up a Career Development Centre at Odhisa with the vision of educating the local youth of the village of Naraj Marthapur and to help them find employment.

This one of its kind Career Development Centre is established in association with Rotary Club, Cuttack. The land and building are provided by the Rotary Club whereas Tata Power is providing other infrastructural support and management of the centre. 150 candidates have already enrolled their names in this centre. The candidates have educational background varying from 10th Standard to Post Graduate. After completion of counseling programme through one-to-one interaction, a logical framework is developed for these candidates in order to provide employment opportunities in various sectors.

Mr. P. Thakur, General Manager, Odisha Projects said, "It is good to see how local youth are finding a firm soil under their feet through the Career Development Centre. Through this programme Tata Power hopes to provide the support to the local people to curve a better future for them."

Tata Consultancy Services has also joined hands with Tata Power in this noble cause. 95 candidates who are graduates have been given employability training in two different batches. The training comprised courses on soft skills, business communication, business etiquettes and computer knowledge. After completion of training, TCS representatives from Kolkata visited Naraj Marthapur in two sessions and conducted written examination and subsequent interviews. Out of the total 95 candidates finally 22 candidates have been selected for the job in TCS Kolkata with an attractive salary package along with benefits such as EPF, ESI, Medical, Gratuity and others as per the Company’s rules and norms.