South Eastern Coalfield Limited (SECL) and Apparel Training & Design Centre (ATDC), set up by the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) under the Ministry of Textiles, have signed an MoU to train 400 economically weaker candidates from SECL’s command areas -Bishrampur, Sohagpur, Korba, and Chhindwara.

The MoU was signed in the presence of senior officials, including Rupinder Brar, Addl Secretary, Ministry of Coal, Rakesh Vaid, Sr Vice Chairman, ATDC and former AEPC Chairman, and SECL’s Director (Personnel), Biranchi Das.

ATDC will establish training centers in Bishrampur, Sohagpur, and Korba, while residential training will be provided at ATDC Chhindwara. The initiative will train 300 candidates as Self-employed Tailors (SET) and 100 in Apparel Manufacturing Technology (AMT).

Brar emphasized ATDC’s credibility in skill development, while Vaid highlighted SECL’s role in empowering youth for wage and self-employment.

Senior officials from SECL and ATDC attended the event. ATDC has trained over 400,000 candidates for the garment industry so far.