G V Prasad, Co-Chairman and Managing Director, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories
What started as an experiment about 25 years earlier at Dr Reddy’s Yanam plant to train rural youth in pharmaceutical production has actually changed countless lives. From shop-floor students, numerous have actually increased to handle modern pharma plants at Dr Reddy’s and other business.
The effort, focused on establishing Self-Management Teams (SMTs) in pharmaceutical production, has actually developed a great deal for all stakeholders through the business’s Learn, Earn and Flourish Programme (LEFP), G V Prasad, Co-Chairman and Managing Director, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, informed businessline
“Workers at the ground level are usually faceless and typically captured in a trap of short-lived work. There is a requirement to provide an identity, stability and chances to update their abilities and grow in life,” he stated.
The LEFP is the service the business discovered and it has actually been providing outcomes. “In lots of locations, employees sign up with and stay employees. This design assists them grow in life and advance their professions,” Prasad stated.
Chosen youth get a stipend and hostel centers and can pursue their research studies while working, ultimately making degrees in drug store, engineering, sciences or other expertises needed for making operations.
The program is not part of the business’s business social obligation (CSR) efforts however belongs of its personnels technique. “It is in fact a bit more costly than working with employees, as we invest in supplying centers to them,” he stated.
The program has actually taped considerable development. An overall of 4,917 individuals have actually gotten involved, of whom 4,167 have actually finished, while 462 are presently pursuing their degrees.
“Most of them remain in essential functions in formulas and other locations of the market. Of these, 1,693 are presently operating at Dr Reddy’s, while the rest have actually transferred to chances around the world throughout the years,” Prasad stated.
Offered the program’s efficiency and tested performance history, the business hopes the market and the federal government will present comparable efforts to attend to the substantial abilities space in production.
“The leading 3 benefits of the program are a determined, multi-skilled labor force and a clear course for specific development. It is a win for people who can not pay for to study, for the market, which gets a dynamic labor force, and for society as an entire,” Prasad stated.
The individuals have actually likewise taken advantage of the effort. “Joining Dr Reddy’s has actually provided me an excellent chance to learn more about the pharmaceutical market through NTTF training and SMT sessions. As a fresher, I have actually comprehended that knowing is a constant procedure. My objective is to get useful understanding and end up being a knowledgeable worker,” stated Viveka, a present individual, who comes from Srikakulam.
To share its favorable experience with LEFP with the market and other stakeholders, Dr Reddy’s has actually likewise drawn out a book, Find out, Earn & & Flourish: A Playbook for India’s Manufacturing Workforcewhich was just recently launched at an event of choose guests.
Released on October 29, 2026
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