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Pipal Tree Ventures Private Limited

Pipal Tree Ventures Private Limited is a social enterprise based in Mumbai, India. Supported by IDFC Foundation, the CSR wing of Infrastructure Development Finance Company, Pipal Tree Ventures is a pioneer in training rural youth on various construction related skills in India. The company's portfolio of training includes Bar Bending, Steel Fixing, Heavy Machinery Operation, Supervisory and Surveying skills and Toll operations among others.

The defining element of Pipal Tree Ventures is that it has a robust business model supported by a strong vision to alleviate poverty in India. The company has set up a state-of-the-art training center in Hyderabad, apart from various regional and local training centers in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.

Apart from IDFC foundtion, the company has also secured equity from infrastructure companies, which in turn also benefit from trained manpower. Pipal Tree trains youth in various skills and places the trained manpower in the construction companies. The trained youth not only secure permanent employment, but also benefit from career growth over a period of time.

This end-to-end business model developed by Pipal Tree Ventures on training and placing manpower with infrastructure companies has earned accolades from various quarters. It won the Sankalp 2010 Emerging Enterprising Award for Education sector. In 2010, Pipal Tree Ventures also received the UK-India Skill forum award during the 3rd Global Skills Summit inaugural session at New Delhi, which was organized by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry

Since its inception in 2007, Pipal Tree Ventures has trained more than 3,000 rural youth across India and has set a target of 100,000 youth for the next five years.

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