College students meet Governor, present him handmade products
Tribune News Service
Jammu, January 1
Students of Government College for Women (GCW), Gandhi Nagar, led by their Principal Kiran Bakshi, and Government Degree College (GDC) Nawakadal, led by Dr Bilqees, Associate Professor, Department of Education, called on Governor NN Vohra and Usha Vohra, First Lady, at Raj Bhawan here today.
The students, Zilmil Maingi and Tanvi Jain of GCW Gandhi Nagar, and Tabassum and Khalida of GDC Nawakadal, along with their principals, extended new year greetings to the Governor and the First Lady and presented to them products made by them under the ‘Skill Enhancement of Students’ initiative which has been started in government degree colleges of the state.
The Governor and the First Lady lauded the efforts of GCW Gandhi Nagar students for setting up a florist shop, undertaking mushroom cultivation and producing fresh handmade chocolates and GDC Nawakadal girls for creating papier mache items. They appreciated their products which are being sold at outlets established on the premises of the two colleges.
The Governor advised the students to work hard for upgrading their skills and the quality of their products so that they succeeded in establishing their own brands which were locally popular. He advised the accompanying faculty to see that maximum number of their girl students benefited from the scheme and became self-employed. The Governor and the First Lady wished the students a happy and a prosperous new year and success in all their future endeavours and also presented sweets to the girl students.
