Tailoring course for women concludes

Excelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, Sept 7: Organized by Rashtriya Rifles Battalion at Jhangar under Operation Sadbhavna, a month long tailoring course for the women residing in border areas of Nowshera tehsil, concluded today.
Ten women from the villages of Bhowani, Kaneti and Jhangar were imparted theoretical and practical training regarding tailoring during the course.
The course was aimed at not only enabling the women to add to their family income but also give them a new lease of confidence in leading their lives.
On valedictory function organized today, the participants were awarded with certificates by the ‘National Council of Vocational Training’ (NCVT) on successful completion of the course.
Officials from the Army also gifted sewing machines to the women on the occasion and said that Army will continue to support the people in the region with such goodwill projects which lay importance to education, rural employment and women empowerment.