AN ECOSYSTEM FOR CHANGE-MAKERS

THE DELHI UNIVERSITY AND SAMARTH BHARAT HAVE COME TOGETHER TO LAUNCH A CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (CDC), WHICH SEEKS TO CREATE A START-UP SUPPORT ECOSYSTEM IN COLLEGES THAT WILL ENCOURAGE YOUTH TO BECOME JOB PROVIDERS RATHER THAN JOB SEEKERS

- MADHUR TANKHA

It was while working for the Indian public during the COVID-19 pandemic that it dawned upon Bharat Bhushan Arora, MD of Bharat Prakashan, that something concrete needs to be done on a fast track mode to mitigate the suffering of such a large number of people. The result was that Samarth Bharat was born. Samarth Bharat is an organisation engaged in expanding skill development efforts by creating a result-oriented implementation framework for employers. In a way, it is working for the 360-degree development of the economically weaker and socially deprived classes.

Throwing light on how karyakartas worked round the-clock to help people, especially economically marginalised families, during the COVID-19 crisis, Shri Bharat Bhushan, who is also the Patron of Samarth Bharat and Prant Karyavah, RSS, said: “During the pandemic, we ran kitchens for two months to feed the public. It was a difficult phase yet we succeeded in distributing food to 1 crore people and gave rations to 2 lakh families. However, I asked myself how long we can keep distributing food? We need to do something more as a lot of people have become jobless. Many sectors, including hospitality, were badly affected.”