Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Sri Sathya Sai Skill Centres Meet Begins in Puttaparthi
A two-day meeting about job skills began in Puttaparthi on Friday.
People from skill centres across India came together.
The centres teach practical skills and help people make products.
More than 300 centres make over 3,700 kinds of products.
These include bags, embroidery, handicrafts, jewellery and traditional foods.
RJ Ratnakar asked the centres to offer new training and reach more people.
He also encouraged them to improve their products and how they manage the centres.
The programmes are intended to help people from disadvantaged backgrounds earn a living and become more financially independent.
The two-day All India Meet of Sri Sathya Sai Skill Development Centres began Friday at Prasanthi Nilayam.
Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations–India organised the gathering, which brought delegates from across the country.
RJ Ratnakar called for new upskilling opportunities, better product quality, systematic centre management and wider outreach.
More than 300 centres nationwide produce over 3,700 varieties of products, including handicrafts, jewellery and traditional foods.
The programmes aim to help people from disadvantaged backgrounds gain practical skills and achieve dignified livelihoods and financial self-reliance.
- Who
- Delegates from Sri Sathya Sai Skill Development Centres across India, and RJ Ratnakar, Managing Trustee of Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust.
- What
- A two-day All India Meet focused on strengthening skill development initiatives and promoting sustainable livelihoods.
- When
- It commenced on Friday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- Prasanthi Nilayam, Puttaparthi.
- Why
- To strengthen skills initiatives, expand training and outreach, and support sustainable livelihoods.
- Duration
- Two days
- Organiser
- Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations–India
- Centres nationwide
- More than 300
- Product varieties
- Over 3,700
- Recent training programme
- A 40-day Tally and GST training programme for women in Puttaparthi
- Products mentioned
- Bags, embroidery, handicrafts, jewellery and traditional foods