Launch of Community Radio Challenge
On March 18th 2016, on the occasion of the 6th National Community Radio Sammelan, conducted by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for all the operating CR Stations across the country, CEMCA in collaboration with Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship launched the first ever competition exclusively for CR Stations called “Meri Prerana Mera Hunar” to showcase “The Best Skilling Story in their Community”. The event was attended by 190 CR Stations from all over India.
In the session for interaction of CR Stations, CEMCA launched the Competition for all CR Stations called “Meri Prerana – Mera Hunar” a Radio Challenge for Operating CR Stations in the presence of Prof. Chandrabhanu Pattanayak who represented Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
This competition will serve as a tool to make CR stations aware of the role they can potentially play in connecting youth to skills and skilled youth to employment and entrepreneurship. CEMCA in collaboration with NSDC will generate about 180 skilling stories from communities around the country. The entries from the competition will serve as a tool for motivating youth for skilling themselves.
For the competition the following broad sub-themes were announced -
a. How “Skilling” led to better livelihoods and better living standards for someone in their community?
b. How a dying skill of the community was revived and preserved by an individual or a group of people?
c. How differently abled people in their community found their identity and transformed themselves due to a skill?
d. How has “Skill India” affected/inspired their community?
The last day for participating in the competition is April 30, 2016. The rules, regulations and registration forms are available at the following link –
