J&K: Indian Army starts Vocational Training Centre to help local women in Ganderbal

A vocational training centre was started by the Indian Army to help Kashmiri girls in the Ganderbal district of Central Kashmir. Indian Army’s 34 Assam Rifles in alignment with its continuous efforts towards empowering the local women of the district with self-sustenance and independence started a Vocational Training Centre for women of Chattergul in Ganderbal District of Kashmir valley. The Vocational Training Centre is providing them with an opportunity to learn sewing and tailoring skills. Acquiring the skills will be useful for them to start their own tailoring setup in future and become self-dependent. A total of 15 females of the area are undergoing training at the Vocational Training Centre. Local girls lauded this step taken by the Indian Army, as these types of skill development centres are helping them to learn the basics of tailoring. Local residents of the area also appreciated this step taken by the Indian Army.