Cairn India starts knowledge hub for youth in AP village

Digital resource centre will impart computer education to youth and enhance their English speaking skills

Cairn India, with Nasscom Foundation, has launched a Cairn Nasscom Knowledge Center (CNKC) at Gollavilli village in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday.

The facility will function as a digital resource center for the village, and will provide computer education, enhance spoken English communication skills to the local youth to make them compete in job market in cities.

The center has inducted first batch of 30 students at a function attended by Andhra Pradesh deputy chief minister N Chinna Rajappa. As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, Cairn India has tied up with Nasscom Foundation to make young people from under-privileged communities employable and connect them with reputed companies in the organised sector.

Similar Knowledge Centers were introduced by Cairn in collaboration with Nasscom Foundation at S Yanam village in 2012 and in Challapalli Village in 2014, both in AP. Till date, S Yanam's center has concluded 9 batches covering a strength of 135 students while the center at Challapalli concluded 4 batches covering 120 students, according to a Cairn India press release.