A total of 292 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) have been trained with varied skills such as training in domestic appliances repairing, dress designing and computer fundamentals at the Vocational Rehabilitation Centre for Handicapped (VRCH) campus here during the 2015-16 financial year.
The skill development training programme is jointly organised by the VRCH under Ministry of labour and Employment and the Department of Social Security and Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD).
Among the 292 trained PWDs, 162 were male and 130 female. Besides, toolkits have been distributed among 76 participants from dress designing and 70 from domestic appliances repairing training which they will use to set up their own start-ups. Of the 292 PWDs, 42 belong to SC and 24 from ST categories.
A valedictory oration was organised at the VRCH here recently, where Principal Secretary to the SSEPD Department Niten Chandra joined as chief guest in the presence of Khordha Collector Niranjan Sahu, State Employment Mission Director (Employment) G Rajesh and SSEPD Department Deputy Secretary Ashok Behera.
On the occasion, 20 PWDs were provided self-employment tool kits and 45 were given certificates. VRCH Assistant Director (Rehabilitation) Ram Kishor Sharma presided over the programme.