HYDERABAD: In an effort to channelise the energies of underprivileged young adults in a productive manner, in six strife torn districts of Jammu and Kashmir, Dr. Reddy Foundation (DRF), a Hyderabad based Non-Government organisation has been roped in to create a new village based business school-Grameen Labs.

Under its Livelihood Advancement Business School(Labs), DRF has successfully trained 35,000 young adults under various collaborative initiatives with Government of Andhra Pradesh and World Bank since 1999.

Now this expertise is being extended to Ananthnag, Budgam, Phulwara, Kupwara, Baramulla, Kargil in Jammu and Kashmir.

Job oriented skills for entry level jobs such as data entry, air-conditioning repair, etc, will be imparted through a three-month classroom and three month on-the job apprenticeship training programme.

For youth to be weaned away from undesirable activities, proper guidance is required, says Minu Abraham, from DRF, head of the project.

For J&K, the team has identified some local economy jobs such as veterinary assistants, hospital care assistants, saffron graders. Some companies have also been identified in Delhi for placements.

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