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Lucent to launch Employability fund

NEW DELHI: Lucent Technologies Foundation on Friday announced that it has set up the Lucent Employability Fund in India to provide assistance to disadvantaged sections. The Foundation would provide funds for developing life skills, vocational training, entrepreneurship, self-employment and employability training to youth from weaker sections, the company said in a release here.

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