Reach the poor through Employability Skills Development

Automobile Segment - Chennai

Dr. K. UmachandranGeneral Manager – Org.Dev

NELCAST LTD., India's Largest producer of Grey & SG Iron Castings

for the Trucks & Tractor Segmentwww.nelcast.com

Poverty in India

Towards monetary freedom, the thought process of poverty eradication is to tackle sequentially

1. Unemployment,

2. Under-employment, and

3. Poverty.

The root cause of poverty is lack or

insufficient MONEY.

Industries are the feeder lines for many families and communities

INDIAN INDUSTRY

modus operandi - Skill development in people for “ready to use” requirements inside the factory.

Capacity building -Combats poverty by driving deep into the villages and inaccessible habitats.

Capability and Capacity building-Pre-employable necessities.

Employable Skill Attributes-

Physical, Cognitive

Education; ----------------------EvaluationSpeaking skills; --------------- GroomNumerical skills; logical reasoning Computer usage skills --------------

BENCH MARKH.W. Watts - ECONOMIC factor(WEF)

United NationsSeven Insecurities(UNSI)

Hybrid UNSI

Automobile Industries (Chennai)

Scale Tested – 0.2%

Sample Studied – 2%

Population – 22925 Permanent Workers

In Ancillaries there were 9600 Permanent Workers, out of which 1200 were on “Pay for Use mode”. Hence for Analysis the Ancillary Population is 8400

H.W. Watts - ECONOMIC factor (University of Wisconsin,

Institute for Research on Poverty – An Economic Definition of Poverty)

Luxuries vs Essentials, General command over Goods & Services, Poverty and Affluence

United Nations 7 Insecurities Economic Food Health Personal Environmental Community and cultural Political

Degree of constraint on choice.

Analysis

Therefore MONEY is a factor which decides POVERTY and influences the choice over the Essentials / Luxuries & being Poor / Rich.

Therefore FOOD is a factor which decides POVERTY and influences the choice over the Essentials / Luxuries & being Poor / Rich.

Therefore HEALTH is a factor which decides POVERTY and influences the choice over the Command of Good & Services.

Therefore Wishful Expenses is a factor which decides POVERTY and influences the choice over the Essentials / Luxuries and Command of Good & Services.

Therefore the factor Environment (Temp- Hot/Cold; Terrains- Up/Down; Climate- Windy/Wet/Dry) decides POVERTY and influences the choice over

the Essentials / Luxuries & being Poor / Rich.

Therefore Community & Culture (Intra/Inter - Hostile/Favoured; Access- Accepted/ Denied) is a factor which decides POVERTY and influences the choice over the

Command over Goods & Services and being Poor / Rich.

Therefore Political rights are a factor which decides POVERTY and influences the choice over the Essentials / Luxuries and Command of Good & Services.

MONEY

FOODENVIRON

POOR / RICH

COMMAND GOODS & SERVICES

COMMUNITY & CULTUREPOLITICAL

RIGHTS

HEALTH

ESSENTIAL / LUXURY

WISHFUL EXPENSE

MONEY

ENVIRON

FOOD

To attain this good Health, people thrive to get employed by acquiring skills that are well sought after in the industries thereby they increase their span of employability.

CONCLUSION