
Pondy to have second City Livelihood Centre soon
The Hindu
The territorial administration is all set to roll out the second City Livelihood Centre in the town under the Centrally sponsored National Urban Livelihoods Mission with the aim to improve the quality
The territorial administration is all set to roll out the second City Livelihood Centre in the town under the Centrally sponsored National Urban Livelihoods Mission with the aim to improve the quality of life of urban poor by enhancing their skills and providing them access to the market. After the launch of City Livelihood Centre by the Oulgaret Municipality in February 2020, the Pondicherry Municipality had initiated the process to establish another CLC under the Public Private Partnership mode. Commissioner of Pondicherry Municipality Mr. S. Sivakumar said a request for proposal had been floated to select an agency to establish a permanent service providing centre offering a gamut of fee-based services to the residents by engaging the local urban poor.
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