Balasore 03.08.2024 TP Northern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPNODL) the joint venture of Tata
Power and Government of Odisha has inaugurated a new skill development center in Balia area of
Balasore District. The Scheduled proceedings at the inauguration program were overseen by CEO
TPNODL Dwijadas Basak in the esteemed presence of Chief Corporate Safety and environment, Tata
Power – Suresh Khetwani, Chief Operation TPNODL Nilesh Potphode, Chief Project – Pradeep Kumar
Mohanty, General Manager (Safety) – Suresh Chandra Sahu, Head Skill development department – Satis
Mahajan, Balasore Superintendent engineer Sidharth Shankar Roy and others.
The center has been mainly established for skill enhancement of the new recruits of the company and
at the same time will be handy for developing skill and practical knowledge of the BA employees and
Diploma and ITI students. Notably, the company will be establishing four more such skill development
centers at Betonati in Mayurbhanj, Joda in Keonjhar, Rahanj in Bhadrak and at Panikoili in Jajpur by
the end of the year.
TPNODL has undertaken exclusive initiatives towards augmenting skills of ITI students and in line
with it the company has tied up with several Government ITIs. TPNODL is currently providing crucial
training facilities to students of 5 Government ITIs in Balasore, Bhadrak, Keonjhar, Jajpur and
Mayurbhanj Districts. Students are provided with modern education and precise trainings, enabling
them to adapt to the demands posed by the industrial establishments in terms of giving employments.
Moreover, through unique initiatives of TPNODL like ‘Train to Hire’, students particularly from
electrical trade in various Government Diploma colleges are imparted with quality training at the
college campuses and are provided with preferences in availing employment in TPNODL as well.
Timely and tactical initiatives of TPNODL would not only help in all round development of electricity
sector in the state but also would be extremely critical in enhancing all important skills of the youth.
Speaking on the occasion of the inauguration of skill development center in Balia, CEO TPNODL –
Dwijadas Basak stated, ” TPNODL is thoroughly committed to ensure better skill set for its employees
in order to enable them to cope up with the changing times and demands and this skill development
center will significantly aid in enhancing skills of the ITI and Diploma students as well.” Employees
with up to the mark skill set will bring in quality and precision to the table which will further enable the
company to ensure better power supply experience to its customers.