12,679 women trained in tailoring in Dharwad LS Constituency, says Joshi
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi announced that over 12,000 women in the Dharwad constituency have received tailoring training. The initiative is part of broader government efforts to promote economic independence through skill development and financial inclusion schemes.
Why it matters
It highlights the government's focus on women's economic empowerment and the implementation of national welfare schemes at the constituency level.
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Friday said that 12,679 women in Dharwad Lok Sabha Constituency have so far received free training in tailoring, while 1,089 eligible beneficiaries have been provided sewing machines to support self-employment.
Speaking at a programme organised in association with Gram Vikas Society at his office on the Chitaguppi Hospital campus in Hubballi on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, Mr. Joshi said that empowering women through skill development and creating opportunities for economic independence is a priority for the Union government.
“Women should not merely aspire for employment but, they should become a force that creates employment,” he said and highlighted various women-centric schemes of the Union government.
Mr. Joshi said that 55.17 crore bank accounts have been opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana across the country, with women accounting for more than half of them.
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