The Rubber Skill Development Council (RSDC) will collaborate with the Army Base Workshop in Pune to re-skill its personnel in rubber.

A letter of intent in this regard has been shared by the Army Manufacturing Group with the RSDC. The skilling drive was jointly inaugurated by IS Rathore, Commandant & MD, 512 ABW (Army Base Workshop), and Vinod Simon, Chairman, RSDC. The training of Army personnel will be a part of the Saamarth project launched by the RSDC for re-skilling/up-skilling of a million people in the rubber sector. The RSDC is engaged in skilling, up-skilling and re-skilling in rubber. It has signed up with several universities, State Skill Missions and government agencies for up-skilling in rubber, one of the fastest growing sectors in the country. This is the first time the RSDC is joining hands with the Indian Army.

“We are privileged to be of assistance to the armed forces in our own modest way. The armed forces have been rendering yeoman services to the nation. Nothing could be more satisfying than helping the Indian Army increase its competitiveness by up-skilling their personnel in rubber technology,” said Simon.

Army personnel at Army Base Workshop, Khadki (Pune), will be trained by the RSDC in the job role of Junior Rubber Technician. The training will be provided under recognition of prior learning (RPL) scheme of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna (PMKVY). In the first phase of these training programme, more than 40 personnel will participate. The rubber industry has been serving the nation by supplying quality products, often customised to the special needs of the defence sector. Over 4,500 rubber SMEs manufacture over 35,000 products that find usage in vital sectors, including defence.

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