Women empowerment through skill upgradation training program

01 October, 2012

A six month-long skill upgradation training program on cutting and tailoring for women will be held by Nehru Yuva Kendra, Koraput and Koraput Integrated Development Society (KIDS) at Ambaguda of Jeypore Block in Koraput district.

ACCORDING TO the guidelines of training program, twenty five women from scheduled caste, scheduled tribe, other backward classes and also few from general communities of different villages enrolled their names for the program.

Smt. Hikaka, Sarapanch Ambaguda encouraged the participants by maintaining that after completion of tailoring training the trainees could earn money and stand for themselves independently. “This will help you to face the society and show the strength of female power and make better your economic condition,” she said.

Laxminarayan Pattnaik informed in the inaugural program that those who could complete the tailoring training can go for various schemes of Govt. of Odisha like opting for loan up to Rs 25 lakhs for running a tailoring institution.

Kedarnath Senapati, Secretary of KIDS spoke on the importance of dedication and sincerity towards the training program. “This training stresses more fully on pragmatism and it is a welcome for all the woman groups,” he said. All the participants who showed interest in the training program promised that they will come regularly for their skill upgradation. The participants congregated to thank the organisers for providing such a scope in Free Cutting and Tailoring Training.

Sri Deenu Hikaka, Ex-Sarapanch and Smt. Hikaka, present Sarapanch of Ambaguda inaugurated the training program.