CSR Foundation and PNB Housing to upskill 13,000 construction workers

01 Jun 2019 CW Staff

Continuing its commitment to improve the lives of construction workers, the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI) CSR Foundation signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with PNB Housing Finance (PNBHFL) to train 13,000 construction workers on and off site, across India.

As part of this initiative, CREDAI and PNB Housing have collaborated with eight skill institutes to roll out the programme in selected cities across 15 states: Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

The skill development training programme will reinforce the prior learning of construction workers, thereby including them in the mainstream workforce, assuring formal, continuous employment and its benefits. It also aims to upgrade their skills to meet global benchmarks, which in turn will increase productivity.

“The joint association will help in the social and economic upliftment of construction workers, thereby further contributing to the Indian economy,” says Satish Magar, President, CREDAI National. “As an apex realty body, CREDAI aims to train over 1 lakh workers in the next two years, and our association with PNBHFL will give us an ideal platform to achieve this objective.”

And Sanjaya Gupta, Managing Director, PNB Housing Finance, says, “The initiative is in line with the Government’s Skill India Mission programme, a vision to make India the world’s skill capital. With this partnership, we believe we will be able to make construction workers enhance their skills, earn better wages in times to come and thereby upgrade their lives and families.”

Infrastructure Urban

10 Mar 2026

ABB to Invest Rs 6.25 Billion to Expand India Manufacturing

ABB recently announced plans to invest approximately Rs 6.25 billion ($75 million) in India during 2026 to expand its manufacturing footprint and research and development capabilities. The investment follows more than $35 million spent in 2025 and reflects the company’s continued focus on strengthening its ‘local-for-local’ strategy in the country.The investment will support ABB’s Electrification, Motion and Automation businesses and expand manufacturing capacity for infrastructure sectors such as renewable energy, metro rail, data centres and industrial applications. Approximately 300..

Six WOLFF Cranes Handle 60,000 m³ Concrete for German Hospital

Six WOLFF tower cranes are playing a key role in constructing a new hospital complex in Memmingen, Germany, supporting large-scale material handling for the project. The facility is being built on a 7.7-hectare site and will feature six floors, around 480 beds and a gross floor area exceeding 75,000 sq m.Building shell works began recently in February 2025. One WOLFF 6531.12 Cross crane supported early site preparation before being dismantled in autumn 2025, while five remaining cranes continue operations. Over an average deployment period of 16 months, the cranes are expected to move approxim..

REC Funds Rs 115.6 Million CSR Support for Bihar Eye Hospital

REC recently committed Rs 115.6 million under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme for the procurement of clinical and non-clinical equipment at Sankara Eye Hospital in Saharsa, Bihar. The initiative aims to strengthen healthcare infrastructure and improve access to specialised eye care services in the region.A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) was recently signed between Pradeep Fellows, Executive Director (CSR), REC Limited, and Wg Cdr V. Shankar (Retd), Trustee and Executive Director of Sankara Eye Hospital, at the REC office in the SCOPE Complex, New Delhi.The support is expecte..