Dehradun: Women need to be empowered for wholesome development of State and the country said the Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat while inaugurating a skill development fair organised by Apolo medi skills and training centre at Sahaspur here on Saturday.
He said that the women constitute half of the population of the Country and if they become self reliant the country would automatically be a developed nation. The CM said that skill development is needed to be focussed as with its help self employed can generate a good income. Stressing on developing entrepreneurial thought process, he said that branding, packaging and marketing of local products should taken care of. The CM inspected different stalls of self help groups and praised them. He also distributed laptops and certificates to the self help groups on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion senior BJP leader Munna Singh Chauhan said that the state has a good scope for handicrafts. He added that by the skill development programmes value addition of different products have occurred. The Sahaspur MlA Sahdev Pundir emphasised the need of public awareness for self employment. The Principal Secretary Manisha Panwar said that 140 trainees are getting training on skill development in the camp. She said that a target to provide training to 5000 youths is taken under Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Skill Development programme.