J-K: Skilling program held for girls under NEP in Udhampur
Jul 28, 2024
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 28 : A 15-day skill development program was launched for girl students of the Government College of Women at the Horticulture Department in Udhampur, under the New Education Policy(NEP) on Sunday.
The program, aligned with the government's New Education Policy, aims at equipping young women with practical skills in food processing.
During the training, a group of skilled trainers imparted expertise to the students in making jams, pickles, squashes, and other value-added products from fruits and vegetables.
Over 17 students from the fifth-semester chemistry branch enthusiastically participated in the program and demonstrated a keen interest in learning the art of food preservation.
The sessions were designed in a way to provide the students with the necessary information on how to transform agricultural produce into marketable products. 
Shabana Akhtar, a student of the GCW college in Udhampur, said, "We are being trained under the New Education Policy for a 15-day internship in horticulture. We have been learning about different schemes to become independent in horticulture and agriculture. We are being taught about how to preserve vegetables and a lot of other things."
"Some children were sent to the agriculture department and some others were sent to the horticulture department. We have learned a lot of things. This training being given to us will also help us get employment opportunities," said Palak, another student.
Brij Vilav Gupta, the Chief of the Horticulture Department, Udhampur, said, "We had received a request from the principal of the Government College of Women, Udhampur, that there were a few girls who were doing B.Sc. Honours Chemistry under NEP and they wanted to understand the horticulture and agriculture center as entrepreneurship, they wanted to develop it."
"17 girls from chemistry majors and seven to eight girls from computer sciences came here. The government wants the students to learn about new schemes and become independent and self-reliant," he further added.
