Excelsior Correspondent
REASI, July 22: Department of Social Welfare in convergence with SBI Rural Self Employment Training Institute Reasi under Beti Bachao Beti PadhaoSscheme inaugurated Skill Development Training Course “Jute Products Udyami” at Community Facilitation Centre, Pouni.
The event was inaugurated by District Social Welfare Officer Reasi, Sachin Sharma. A batch of 35 candidates participated in 13 days training course. Speaking on the occasion DSWO Sachin Sharma emphasised that the specific objective of this training course is to make women self reliant.
He interacted with all the candidates and guided them to regularly attend the session to take full advantage of this training. He emphasized that this training course shall be imparted by a specialised trainer Rekha Rani from Haryana who has rich experience in imparting Skill Development Training across India.
DSWO also sensitized the candidates about various financial schemes which are beneficial for them to open their self employment ventures and assured the participants that the Department shall guide them to open their start ups by providing backward-forward linkages with various financial institutions. He reiterated his commitment to make district Reasi a sustainable and eco friendly destination by motivating masses to use jute made products.
As part of the event, DSWO Reasi also celebrated Beti Janamotsav and felicitated new born girls along with their mothers and grandmothers.
Pooja Sharma, faculty of SBI RSETI presented vote of thanks to District Social Welfare Officer Reasi for this significant initiative under Beti Bachao Beti Padhao.
Block Programme Manager, Vikas Kumar, Faculty SBI-RSETI, Pooja Sharma, District Mission Coordinator, Monika Sharma and other officials were present.