Enthused by the announcement of the National Logistics Policy by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Delhi Skill and Entrepreneur University (DSEU) and Chetak Foundation have rolled out First of its kind, Jai Krishna Youth Logistics Awards 2022™ for the students pursuing Logistics, Road Transportation and e-commerce at various institutions in Delhi NCR. The Students from across Institution in Delhi NCR are invited to participate in the competition to offer solutions to pre-identified problems being faced by the Logistics (Road Transportation) and e-commerce sector.
This competition is designed to give real-life exposure to the Logistics and e-commerce students who can participate in the competition starting from Nov 15, 2022 in a group of two to three. The students entries will be assessed by a panel of experts and the short-listed groups will make an in-person presentation to an eminent jury on Dec 14, 2022, at DSEU™s Dwarka Campus.
The eminent jury headed by –
1. Prof. G Raghuram, Former Director IIM (Bangalore)
2. Prof. G. Ganesan (Head Education Initiatives, Logistics Skill Council of India)
3. Dr. Radha Mohan Gupta, Sr. Vice President, Devyani International.
4. Ms Sindhu Bhattacharya, Senior Journalist.
5. Vandana Laddha, Founder Shivani Carriers.
The jury will select the Groups ranking first, second and third who will be given Gold, Silver and Bronze medals, respectively. A corresponding trophy will also be presented to the winning teamā€™s education Institutions on the day of the event on December 14, 2022.
Chetak Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of Chetak group, a leading player in logistics in India Chetak Group had earlier signed an MoU with DESU to jointly develop a course curriculum for Logistics and Transportation Courses and to offer Scholarships to the students of Road Transport and e-commerce students.
DSEU has been established by the Government of Delhi in August 2020 for Skill development and to seek employment and inculcate an entrepreneurial mindset. DSEU aims to fill the existing vacancy of skill training in the industry and provide great opportunities to the youth. The university will offer people from all sections of society to study here so that world-class education can be available to the underprivileged sections of society. The courses offered by DSEU will be driven by the needs of the industry and will prepare the graduates for a career.
Chetak Foundation is working on improving the quality of life for underprivileged communities in the logistic space, conceiving specific interventions to enhance beneficiariesā€™ experience. Some of these include Oxygen Plus (an environment initiative), Swasthaya Plus (a Health & Fitness initiative), Shikha Se Rozgaar (an Education to employment initiative) and Zindagi Plus (a Road Safety Initiative).
Recently the Chetak Foundation was bestowed upon with the CSR India Award for Skill Development and CST Times Award for its Health Initiatives during Covid.
Besides DSEU, Chetak Foundation has also tied up with Vision Spring for its Vision and Road Safety initiatives. The Foundation has also associated with credible organizations like Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi Metro, IoCL, Haryana Government, CRPF, Fortis Healthcare Max Healthcare and CRPF for its health, nutrition, environmental and road safety projects.