Rajasthan
Skill Training Batch for Women of Navjivan Families Launched in Alwar
- 04 Nov 2022
- 2 min read
Why In News?
- On November 3, 2022, Rajasthan Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Tikaram Jully launched the first batch of skill training for women in Alwar district under the state government's 'Navjivan Yojana'.
Key Point
- Minister Tikaram Jully said that navjivan yojana is being operated by the state government to free the families from the swamp of illegal liquor in the state and bring them into the mainstream of the society by giving skill training. This is a positive initiative to provide skill training to the family members, especially women, freed from the menace of illicit liquor and provide them loans and employment opportunities for self-employment.
- Describing women as a strong link in the family economy, he said that such training will enable them to provide more financial support to their families.
- RaviKant, Assistant Director, Social Justice and Empowerment Department, said that in the skill training batch of the first phase under the Navjivan Yojana, 75 women participants of Navjivan families of Alwar city and Alwar rural will be given 60-days tailoring training through voluntary organization.
- Under this scheme, free tool kit has been provided to each participant and loans will also be disbursed at minimum interest rates through scheduled corporations and banks for self-employment during training. Apart from this, the families included in this scheme will also be linked to pension, Palanhar, Kanyadan, Indira Gandhi Urban Credit Card Scheme and Indira Mahila Udyam Protsahan Yojana.
