Gaurav Gupta
Name : Gaurav Gupta
MGNF district : Bhavnagar, Gujarat
Educational Qualification
- B Tech Mechanical (2012-16) IIT Indore
Professional Appointments/Work Experience
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Founder/Marketing Director (2016-18) Swaaha (Own Startup)
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Fellow (2018-20) Telangana Jagruthi
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Founder (2018 – Currently) Vivekanand Youth Initiative (Own NGO)
Projects led/ initiated in district
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Panchayat Kaushal Kendra – Grassroots skilling and capacity building project pilot in 10 villages of the district
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Alang Skill Gap Study - Study in world’s largest ship-breaking yard to survey over 2000 workers
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CareerNama – School level career counselling in 15 schools of district to reach over 1000 students
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District Skill Job Portal - Website of District Skill Committee to provide learning cum earing opportunity to skilled workers
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COVID Volunteer Training - Training of over 500 Final Year MBBS students and other Hospital Staff in Fire Safety, General COVID guidelines, Cyclone Management
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Waste Flex to Reusable Bags by SHGs - Training to over 30 SHG members to make reusable bags from waste flex of hoardings particularly removed during elections in bulk.
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Natural Farmer Producer Market - Forward linkage provided to over 3000 organic farmers by creating an exclusive market in city area
Skills
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Emotional Intelligence
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Communication
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Critical Thinking
Achievements/Awards/ Policy and Context Blogs
Research Paper Published at SEE Conference (Nov 2021): Analysis of rural Micro-Entrepreneurship through National Rural Livelihood Mission in Bhavnagar District, Gujarat