1. GMR Varalakshmi Foundation GMR Varalakshmi Foundation
GMR Varalakshmi Foundation is the CSR arm of the GMR Group. It is a professionally managed body headed by the Group Chairman. GMRVF has three verticals:
GMR Varalakshmi Foundation
EDUCATION WING
GMRIT, SGCSR Inter, Degree & B.Ed. Colleges
DAV & Chinmaya Schools
HEALTH WING
GMR Varalakshmi CARE hospital
COMMUNITY SERVICE WING

2. Pan India Presence CSW works in 3 broad areas : Education
Health, Hygiene & Sanitation
Empowerment & Livelihoods

3. NIRED - a joint venture with Andhra Bank
JIRED
GIRED

4. GMR VARALAKSHMI FOUNDATION, CSW - RAJAM
Filling lights in the lives of unemployed rural youth through Vocational Training Centers

5. VISION & OBJECTIVES
Transformation of rural youth through capacity building to enable them to stand on their own feet.
To identify, orient, motivate, train and assist the rural youth to take up self employment ventures.
To promote rural entrepreneurship.
To train village level workers in various aspects of rural development.
To provide counseling and project consultancy services to entrepreneurs.

6. EDPs for 1st Generation Entrepreneurs
Agriculture EDPs
Process EDPs
Product EDPs
General EDPs

7. Skill up-gradation Programs Technology transfer programs
EDPs for 2nd Generation Entrepreneurs
Growth programs
Skill up-gradation Programs
RD & HRD Programs
Technology transfer programs

8. OUR APPROACH Pre Training:
Scanning the environment & designing suitable programs.
Awareness programs, mobilization drives
Selecting eligible candidates with right aptitude
Discouraging entry of candidates from village, where a particular activity is dominant.

9. OUR APPROACH Training:
Designing need based, location specific, short duration courses.
Motivational & behavioral inputs
Development of Technical & soft skills.
Exposure visits.
More emphasis on hands on experience.
Yoga, Meditation & Spoken English classes.
AMT (Achievement & Motivation Training) Manual.

10. OUR APPROACH Post Training: Sustaining motivation.
Bank loans facilitation / financial support.
Hand holding for 2 years.
Consultancy services.
Networking to gain experience and business contacts.
Business counseling
Ex – Trainees Meet

11. FACILITIES
Computer Lab
Seminar Hall
Dormitory
Heavy vehicle work shop

12. BEST PRACTICES Micro Lab on the first day of the training
MILLY (Most important Lesson Learned Yesterday) by trainees in a prescribed format
Experience sharing by successful entrepreneurs.
Special sessions on life skills by subject specialists
Market Survey by trainees
Trade wise Free Service camps
Facilitation of Business Plan Preparation
Micro Lab
2 wheeler Free service camp

13. CORPORATE COLLABORATION
GMRVF believes corporate partnerships will help to improve the quality of training
R & AC with VOLTAS
Home Nursing with RED CROSS
Schneider Electric India
2 wheeler repairs with Hero Moto Corp

14. Significant achievements
Trained 13,796 candidates
Settled candidates 11,276 (About 82% settlement).
Linked 3212 trainees with bank loans worth Rs lakhs.
NIRED, the 3rd Best RSETI in India during
Recognition from ASSOCHAM, New Delhi for encouraging Micro, Small & Medium entrepreneurs .

15. PROMINENT VISITORS TO THE VTCs
Cycle Rajam

16. Thank You