Skill development centre comes up at Jagti migrant colony

Tribune News Service

Jammu, February 9

Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Rattan Lal Kataria, on Sunday, inaugurated Sewa Dham — a skill development centre at KPs migrant colony, Jagti, under ‘Athroot’ initiative.

Adviser to LG, Farooq Khan; Member Parliament Jugal Kishore; Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Ludhiana, Bathinda and Jammu and Kashmir Binay K Jha; Director General Social Welfare Jammu, Rehana Batul and others were also present on the occasion.

Athroot is an initiative by NGO Sewa Bharti Jammu for the uplift of Kashmiri migrant women, who are residing in different migrant camps situated in and around Jammu.

The initiative has been launched to impart training and create self-help groups to empower women and girls in particular, so as to shape their livelihood for a better future.

Women are provided vocational training in skills such as embroidery, stitching, spice grinding, pickle making, soap making, classical music, computer courses, besides also having a Bal Sanskar Kendra to impart social and moral education among kids. The project is being run under the supervision of Anjali Radhu, a resident of Jagti township.

The Union Minister said with the abrogation of Article 370 and Section 35A, Jammu & Kashmir would now be on the path of progress and equitable development without any discrimination on the basis of region, religion or caste.

The minister said the skill development centre was an appreciable initiative, which will empower women in becoming independent, besides earning them a livelihood. He appreciated the social welfare works being undertaken by Sewa Bharti in Jammu and Kashmir. Adviser Khan, while congratulating Sewa Bharti on the work being done by them, said the NGO’s footprint was visible in Kashmir region, where the organisation had vast social work portfolio and its impact could be observed on the lives of young people associated with it.

Women given vocational training

Women are provided vocational training in skills such as embroidery, stitching, spice grinding, pickle making, soap making, classical music, computer courses, besides also having a Bal Sanskar Kendra to impart social and moral education among kids. The project is being run under the supervision of Anjali Radhu, a resident of Jagti township.