Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 31: Minister of State for Education Priya Sethi visited Government College for Women (GCW), Gandhi Nagar.
Principal of the institution Dr Kiran Bakshi apprised the Minister about various skill development courses which have been started in the College to equip students with entrepreneur skills besides providing degrees. Minister also paid visit to ongoing works under RUSA.
Dr Bakshi added that the courses which have been started under Skill Development Training Programme are Production of Bakery and Preserved Items by Food Science Department, Florist shop and Boutique Technology by Home Science Department to enable the students to earn while they learn after completing their qualification.
Minister appreciated the various courses being started by College to chisel the skills of students for their bright future. She also appreciated the way the students are running canteen and taking keen interest in flower arrangement for the florist shop being run and managed by students of the Home Science and Food Science Department.
She also gave suggestions to the Botany Department to beautify their botanical garden by planting new and rare varieties of herbal and medicinal plants.
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