Srinagar, Mar 8: To commemorate International Women’s Day, a district-level Women Entrepreneurship and Self Help Group (SHG) Mela was organised at the lawns of Mini Secretariat, Ganderbal.
The event witnessed active participation from hundreds of women from the district as well as involvement of several departments including Social Welfare Department, District Employment and Counseling Centre Ganderbal, Agriculture, Health, Education, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Handicrafts, Industries and banking institutions.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal, Jatin Kishore presided over the event as chief guest, while Additional District Development Commissioner, Manzoor Ahmad; Chief Agriculture Officer, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Education Officer, Assistant Director Employment, Lead District Manager, Cluster Head J&K Bank and other officers and officials were also present on the occasion.
The DC visited stalls set up by several departments including Agriculture, Jal Shakti, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Health, Handicrafts & Handloom, along with agencies such as the Jammu and Kashmir Rural Livelihoods Mission (UMEED), Jammu and Kashmir Bank, Rural Self Employment Training Institutes, District Employment and Counselling Centre and District Industries Centre.
