The Indian Army distributed free sewing machines to 40 girls of the Larnoo village in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, as part of a women empowerment program.
The female students appreciated this step and said that this will encourage women in the village to work independently and generate earnings.
They further said that these kinds of programs also strengthen the bond between the Indian Army soldiers and the locals.
Choudhary Mumtaz Khatana, Block Development Council (BDC) chairperson, Larnoo, said, “This is a very big and good initiative taken by the Indian Army. We are very thankful to them. A total of 40 girls got the sewing machines after around two months of training. Now they can work and earn their livelihood. The army should organise more such programmes for youth.”
A resident, Ghulam Muhammad said that providing training to the youth will do away with unemployment in the village. He also appealed to the Indian Army to organize training programmes for the boys also so that they can also get employment.
“It is a matter of great pleasure that the Rashtriya Rifles (RR) battalion of Indian Army organised training program for the girls of the village and provided machined to 40 girls. Now they can earn and work independently,” said Mian Asrshid, Sarpanch.
Khushboo Jan, a trainee said, “The training provided by the army will help me a lot. The army should more organise such programmes for us. We have also received a certificate after completion of the course. We want to learn many things so I appeal to the army to open more such centres for us.”
