Cairn India, in association with Nasscom foundation, has reportedly started the Cairn Nasscom Knowledge Centre (CNKC), at Gollavilli village in Uppalaguptham Mandal of East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. As part of CSR initiatives, the company has tied up with Nasscom foundation to make young people from under-privileged communities employable and connect them with reputed companies in the organised sector.
The Knowledge Centre will act as a digital resource centre for the village, and will offer computer education, enhance spoken English-communication skills to the local youth which will, in turn, allow them to compete with candidates from cities in the current job market.
Cairn India is one of the largest independent oil and gas exploration and production companies in India with a market capitalisation of $10 billion.