Ranchi, July 14 -- In a first-of-its-kind initiative in Jharkhand, Tata Motors has successfully trained and certified an all-girls batch of tribal youth in motor mechanics under its Kaushalya Programme.

The development was announced on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day.

The batch, comprising 13 girls from gram panchayats in Chandil, Potka, and Jamshedpur, completed a 50-day classroom training module focused on commercial vehicle systems. The course was followed by a one-year On-the-Job Training (OJT) at authorised service stations and dealerships associated with Tata Motors.

All trainees were selected from underserved tribal communities, many of whom had previously discontinued formal education. Tata Motors, in collaboration with V...