Transforming Skills into Opportunities: Vedanta Oil and Gas’ skill development initiatives reached over 33,000 youth

New Delhi, 14 July 2025: Vedanta Oil and Gas Limited (VOGL), India’s leading private oil and gas producer, has been nurturing young minds through diverse skill-based programmes, equipping them with the knowledge to build sustainable lives and giving them the confidence to shape a better tomorrow. The company’s efforts have had a transformational impact in the lives of 33,000 youth in the regions where it operates, through regional employment and creation of business opportunities.

Vedanta Oil and Gas has been running two dedicated training centres – Cairn Enterprise Centre (CEC) in Barmer and Cairn Centre of Excellence (CCoE) in Jodhpur – contributing to better livelihoods for the community. The company’s commitment to skill development aligns with this year’s World Youth Skills Day theme, ‘Skills for a Shared Future’, allowing the young people to thrive in the rapidly evolving, technology-driven and interconnected world.

Shaping the workforce of tomorrow

Since 2007, the Cairn Enterprise Centre (CEC) in Barmer has empowered rural youth through industry-relevant skills and livelihood opportunities. Through its Hub Centre and 56 spoke centres, it has trained young people in 15 sectors and 35 job roles.

Giving wings to dreams

Rameshwari from Mehlu village in Barmer is one of the many beneficiaries of Vedanta Oil and Gas’ transformative initiatives. Married early and with limited finances, she always dreamt of becoming self-reliant. She enrolled in the Domestic Data Entry course at CEC, where she learned typing, MS Word, Excel, and other soft skills. Soon, she secured a job at Fusion Microfinance, earning ₹16,000/month, supporting her son’s education, and becoming self-reliant.

Jagdish from Ahoni Beniwalo Ki Dhani, Baytu, who joined the MIS Data Analyst course at the CEC. Training in advanced excel and soft skills helped him gain confidence and polish his technical knowledge. After completing the course, he secured a job with a Chartered Accountant in Barmer, earning ₹10,000 per month, and fulfilling his dream of supporting his parents.

High-demand courses in Banking, Electrical, Mobile Repairing, Debt Recovery, GST and MIS, complemented by soft skills and employability training, are equipping youth with market-relevant capabilities. The initiative has also strengthened Government ITIs through industry-aligned training and placement support. Promoting inclusive growth, women have been trained in areas such as beauty and wellness, banking, masonry and computer applications, creating opportunities for both self-employment and formal careers. Reflecting its impact, the programme achieved an 85% placement rate and 70% job retention rate.

Established in 2013, Cairn Centre of Excellence (CCoE) in partnership with Agriculture University, Jodhpur, is as a future-ready agri-skill and technical training hub, supporting Vedanta’s ESG commitment to positively impact 1 million lives by 2030.

The centre currently supports students pursuing its B.Tech (Agriculture) programme and has equipped farmers with practical skills through vocational and livelihood enhancement initiatives. These programmes span women entrepreneurship, sewing, goat rearing, millet cultivation, poultry farming, beekeeping and other income-generating activities, helping strengthen rural livelihoods and build self-reliant communities.

Through its integrated approach to skill development and livelihood generation, Vedanta Oil & Gas is empowering individuals to pursue meaningful opportunities, build sustainable incomes and drive lasting socio-economic transformation in their communities.

About Vedanta Oil and Gas

Vedanta Oil and Gas (BSE: 544782 | NSE: VOGL) is India’s leading private sector oil and gas exploration and production company, unlocking the nation’s hydrocarbon potential to strengthen energy security. Operating under the brand ‘Cairn’, the company holds interests in 44 blocks spanning over 47,000 sqkm of acreage across India, with gross 2P (proved plus probable) and 2C (contingent) resources of 1.4 bnboe. Its producing assets span key hydrocarbon basins in Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, and Assam, supported by technology-led exploration, advanced subsurface expertise, and world-class engineering capabilities. With a diverse portfolio of conventional and unconventional resources and a strong pipeline of upcoming growth projects, Vedanta Oil & Gas aims to significantly expand domestic production towards India’s energy security and economic growth. The company is committed to achieving Net Zero, advancing responsible energy development while creating sustainable value for the nation, communities, and shareholders.

For more information, visit: www.vedantaoilandgas.com

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Ms. Shivanjali Singh

Chief Corporate Communications Officer

Vedanta Oil and Gas Limited

shivanjali.singh@cairnindia.com