Hyderabad: NIPUN launched to empower construction workers

Hyderabad: National Initiative for Promotion of Upskilling of Nirman Workers (NIPUN) with the objective of empowering the workers in the construction sector through skill development has been launched at Muppa Melody Site, Osman Nagar.
National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO) has been recognized as a Project Implementation Agency (PIA) and Prabhodita as a training partner, to implement the NIPUN project and undertake region-specific initiatives across the country.
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Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), launched NIPUN on June 21, 2022, to upskill over one lakh construction workers.
The skill development program will be carried out through a network of industry partners in the construction sector and Sector Skill Councils (SSC) i.e. construction, infrastructure equipment, and plumbing, within a period of one year.
The real estate and construction sector alone needs 45 million additional skilled workers over the next 10 years, the need of the hour is to develop and offer formal learning and skilling programs to workers, said a press release.