(L-R) Mr. H C Hong, President & CEO, Samsung Southwest Asia, Shri Kalraj Mishra, Union Minister for MSME and Smt Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister for Food Processing at the MoU signing ceremony for Samsung Technical Schools

Samsung India’s citizenship initiatives came in for praise from Shri Kalraj Mishra, Union Minister for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) at an event where Samsung and MSME Ministry renewed their partnership for 10 Samsung Technical Schools. Two new MSME-Samsung Technical Schools at Bengaluru and Jamshedpur were also announced.

“Definitely, Samsung and MSME have worked hard to empower women. Samsung has not only worked hard towards this, but also to highlight the success stories… I must say it has worked to realise the dreams of the Prime Minister,” said Shri Kalraj Mishra.

Shrimati Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister for Food Processing thanked Samsung for rolling out MSME-Samsung Technical School Scholarship program for girls and differently-abled trainees.

“1,000 scholarships to 1,000 girls… 40% of them are from the poor strata of society. I think this is a wonderful initiative and I can’t congratulate you enough and thank you enough that you have come to India and you are making our people a part of this wonderful initiative,” Shrimati Harsimrat Kaur Badal said.

A special screening of Samsung India’s new film, which depicts the real life story of Seema Nagar, a young village girl who breaks stereotypes to achieve her dreams, was applauded by the minister too.

Seema Nagar with her parents

“I was always a fan of this advertisement of Samsung because not only did it highlight what your company was doing but actually brought in a social angle… It highlights your commitment towards society and to giving back to society,” Shrimati Harsimrat Kaur Badal said.

The Minister said Seema Nagar has become an icon for others to follow.

In just one week, Samsung India’s latest digital campaign has received over 25 million hits on social networking platform YouTube.

“I had the full support of Samsung due to which I have been able to progress and make a name for myself,” said Seema Nagar, who was felicitated at the event.

Seema Nagar being felicitated by Shri Kalraj Mishra, Union Minister for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises

Samsung Technical School was started in 2013 and aims to support the government’s vision to make India a global manufacturing hub by addressing the need for talented manpower with practical know-how and relevant industry experience. These schools have so far trained over 2,000 youth and made them job-ready across different technical trades.

(L-R) Mr. H C Hong, President & CEO, Samsung Southwest Asia, Shri Kalraj Mishra, Union Minister for MSME and Smt Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister for Food Processing at the MoU signing ceremony for Samsung Technical Schools

Samsung India today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) for its Samsung Technical School initiative, renewing its partnership for 10 existing schools run across the country and also adding two new MSME-Samsung Technical Schools at Bengaluru and Jamshedpur.

With this, the number of schools in partnership with the Ministry of MSME goes up to 12. Samsung runs another 10 such schools in collaboration with Departments of Technical Education in different states such as Rajasthan, Kerala, Bihar, Delhi and West Bengal, taking the total to 22.

Reinforcing its commitment to the government’s ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ campaign, Samsung also announced the MSME-Samsung Technical School Scholarship program for girls and differently-abled trainees. A Meritorious Reward Program for toppers at these institutes has also been launched.

Under the MSME-Samsung Technical School Scholarship program, 1,000 girls and differently-abled trainees, who have successfully completed the basic course, will be given a scholarship of up to INR 20,000. This will cover the entire fee for the Samsung Advanced Repair and Industrial Skills Enhancement 2 (A.R.I.S.E.2) program and will help augment the number of girls and differently-abled trainees at the schools.

With the Meritorious Reward Program, toppers among Samsung Technical School students will be given a reward of INR 20,000 in recognition of their performance.

The MoU was signed in the presence of Shri Kalraj Mishra, Union Minister for MSME, Shrimati Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister for Food Processing and Mr. HC Hong, President & CEO, Samsung Southwest Asia.

Shri Kalraj Mishra, Union Minister for MSME, said, “We are committed to creating an industry-ready work force and provide industry-oriented skills to our youth under the Skill India program. Samsung has been a valuable partner in our quest to create a vast pool of talent and we are pleased to further renew our association. The scholarships and reward program further showcase Samsung’s commitment towards the girl child and this initiative.”

The minister awarded MSME-Samsung Technical School Scholarship certificate to Ms. Soni Kumari who enrolled for the A.R.I.S.E.2 program at Samsung Technical School, Varanasi recently.

Shrimati Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister for Food Processing, said, “The government, with its ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana’, has been trying to generate awareness about various welfare schemes for girls in the country. Samsung’s commitment to the welfare of the girl child and to help them get technically trained and find their feet is commendable.”

Mr. HC Hong, President & CEO, Samsung Southwest Asia, said, “Samsung is proud to help impart technical skills to youth of this country. We are totally committed to the government’s Skill India mission. Our collaboration with the ministry of MSME has enabled us to tap the potential of youth and make them job ready with the help of the Samsung Technical School initiative.”

Samsung Technical School, which is a part of Samsung’s citizenship initiative, was started in 2013 and aims to support the government’s vision to make India a global manufacturing hub by addressing the need for talented manpower with practical know-how and relevant industry experience. These schools have so far trained over 2,000 youth and made them job-ready across different technical trades. Around 70% of these students have got jobs, 45% of them with Samsung service centres. The initiative is part of Samsung’s ‘Make for India’ initiative and contributes to the government’s Skill India mission.

As part of the curriculum, the A.R.I.S.E.2 program provides students trade-specific training on various aspects of repair and troubleshooting for consumer electronics products such as mobile phones, televisions, home theatres and home appliances.

Students get real-time work experience at Samsung authorized service centres and other than technical skills, they also get a chance to learn soft skills which enable them to provide quality customer service.