AlphineWelfare Society
DDU-GKY trainees in uniform in front of the Alphine Welfare Society centre in Kichha

Rooted in Kichha. Reaching across India.

A registered NGO in the education sector, with skill development at its heart — delivering government missions, CSR programmes and craft projects to 20,000+ candidates, and counting.

(01)What we believe

A skill is the shortest road from hardship to dignity. From our headquarters in Kichha, that belief now runs through residential centres, solar classrooms, tailoring labs, craft workshops and CSR programmes in seven states and union territories — each built around one promise: a certificate, a job or an enterprise of one's own.

Registered society
Act 21 of 1860
Headquarters
Kichha, Uttarakhand
Candidates trained
20,000+
Partner organisations
15+
States & UTs
7
Under DDU-GKY
Project Implementing Agency
Our mission

Equip every learner with the skills to thrive in India's evolving economy.

To empower communities through innovative, skill-based education and training — creating sustainable pathways to economic independence, fostering environmental stewardship and inclusive growth, and giving every learner the technical, entrepreneurial and sustainability-focused skills to excel.

Women Suryamitra solar trainees outside the Alphine training centre in Kichha
Women Suryamitra trainees · Kichha, 2025
Our vision

A skilled, confident and economically empowered India.

To be a nationally recognised leader in transformative skill development — bridging the gap between education and employment, so that every individual can thrive through quality training and sustainable opportunity.

(02)Our journey

Our story, chapter by chapter.

Every year has added a new state, a new partner or a new skill to our work. Here is how the journey has unfolded so far.

  1. 2022

    Dignity at work

    Under PM-DAKSH — sponsored by the National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC), with the Skill Council for Green Jobs — we trained safai karamcharis in Bandia (Udham Singh Nagar) and Pilkha in Uttarakhand, and in Sidhauli, Sitapur, in Uttar Pradesh.

    • PM-DAKSH
    • NSKFDC
    • SCGJ
    Safai karamchari trainees gathered in Bandia, Udham Singh Nagar
    Bandia, Udham Singh Nagar · July 2022
  2. 2023

    Three states, three skills

    Women trained as tailors at our skill centre in Aurangabad and in Dhule district with the Maharashtra State Skill Development Society. Suryamitra solar technicians trained under PMKVY at Mauda, Nagpur. And in November, Project Samrudhi — the Crompton CSR Foundation's initiative with ESSCI — took us to Shopian in Jammu & Kashmir.

    • MSSDS
    • NISE · PMKVY
    • Crompton CSR · ESSCI
    Women practising on sewing machines at the Alphine skill centre in Aurangabad
    Tailoring centre · Aurangabad, 2023
  3. 2025

    Craft, solar and recognition

    Suryamitra batches at our Kichha centre. Guru–Shishya Aipan training, design and entrepreneurship workshops in Dharchula and Ghatdhar. Improved toolkits for artisans under the National Handicrafts Development Programme. The Best Master Assessor Award in Handicraft, presented at Gandhi Darshan, New Delhi. And on 28 December, Devbhoomi Emporia opened in Bhimtal, sponsored by the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts).

    • NISE
    • NHDP
    • HCSSC
    • DC (Handicrafts)
    • Devbhoomi Emporia
    Alphine receives the Best Master Assessor Award in Handicraft at Gandhi Darshan, New Delhi
    Best Master Assessor Award · New Delhi, 2025
  4. 2026

    Recognised, and renewed

    A letter of appreciation from the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Uttarakhand for our work in rural development and women empowerment. UPSDM batches in Rampur and Moradabad. World Earth Day at Kichha. And on 23 September, an MoU to continue as a Project Implementing Agency under DDU-GKY 2.0.

    • DDU-GKY 2.0
    • UPSDM
    • Uttarakhand
    The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand presents a letter of appreciation to Alphine Welfare Society
    Mukhyamantri Udyamshala Yojana Chaupal 2026
  5. Next

    New states, new partners

    An MoU under DDU-GKY in West Bengal. An MoU with the Himachal Pradesh Kaushal Vikas Nigam, and a new centre inaugurated in Himachal Pradesh. And conversations under way with Rural Development departments and national institutions — from Jammu & Kashmir to New Delhi.

    • DDU-GKY West Bengal
    • HPKVN
    Ribbon cutting at the inauguration of a new Alphine centre in Himachal Pradesh
    Centre inauguration · Himachal Pradesh
(04)Leadership

Leading from the classroom.

Our President, Mohd Yameen, leads from the front — delivering training in person, from PM Vishwakarma sessions at the National Academy of Construction in Hyderabad to employability workshops for women artisans — and represents Alphine with ministries, state missions and industry partners.

  • Improved toolkits handed over to artisans under NHDP, in the presence of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts)
  • Meeting with the Secretary, Rural Development, Jammu & Kashmir
  • MoU ceremony with the Himachal Pradesh Kaushal Vikas Nigam
  • Upcoming projects discussed with former IAS officer Shri Seva Prasad Kakumanu
Mohd Yameen, our President, training participants at the National Academy of Construction, Hyderabad
Training under PM Vishwakarma · Hyderabad
MoU signing with the Himachal Pradesh Kaushal Vikas Nigam
MoU with HPKVN
Mohd Yameen, our President, with the Secretary, Rural Development, Jammu and Kashmir
With the Secretary, RD, J&K
Mohd Yameen, our President, with women artisans at a Chamba Rumal embroidery workshop
Employability-skills session with women artisans
(05)Recognition

Recognised for the work.

Awards and appreciation are not why we do this work — but they tell us the work is reaching the right people.

(06)Core values

The principles that guide our work.

  1. 01

    Excellence

    Training that meets industry standards — and exceeds the expectations of candidates and partners.

  2. 02

    Empowerment

    Helping individuals and communities, especially women and artisans, achieve economic independence.

  3. 03

    Innovation

    Evolving our programmes continuously to stay ahead of industry trends and emerging skill needs.

  4. 04

    Inclusivity

    Equal access to quality training for all — regardless of background, geography or circumstance.

(07)Where we work

From the plains to the mountains.

Seven states and union territories — from the Terai of Udham Singh Nagar to the valleys of Shopian.

  • 01UttarakhandKichha HQ · DDU-GKY centre · Bhimtal · Dharchula · Ghatdhar · Almora · Pilkha
  • 02Uttar PradeshRampur · Moradabad · Bareilly · Sitapur · Noida
  • 03MaharashtraAurangabad · Dhule · Mauda (Nagpur)
  • 04Jammu & KashmirShopian — Project Samrudhi
  • 05Himachal PradeshNew centre · HPKVN partnership
  • 06TelanganaJogipet · Hyderabad
  • 07West BengalDDU-GKY — MoU signed in Kolkata
(08)Our team

The people behind every batch.

Trainers, mobilisers, counsellors, MIS and placement staff — a young, multidisciplinary team that turns scheme guidelines into classrooms, and classrooms into careers.

Participants holding certificates

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