Bajaj Group to train 20 million individuals over the next five years, sets aside ₹5,000 cr for the initiative

Bajaj stressed the significance of skills in driving societal change, emphasising that merely making claims about job creation is insufficient. He echoed the sentiments of Mahatma Gandhi and Jamnalal Bajaj, advocating for constructive social reform as the essence of corporate social responsibility (CSR).

Sanjiv Bajaj, Managing Director of Bajaj Finserv, shed light on the target demographic of the skilling initiative. He noted that 66% of the individuals being trained are first-generation graduates, predominantly hailing from Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities. Moreover, Bajaj highlighted the substantial representation of women in the programme, with 70% of trainees being female. Many of these women reported significant increases in household income, empowering them to have a greater voice within their families, he noted.