JALANDHAR
Deputy Commissioner Dr. Himanshu Aggarwal today directed departments to provide Caregiver-Mother and Newborn (Non-Clinical) skill training to women aged 18–40 years in both urban and rural areas to further strengthen women's empowerment across the district.
Chairing a review meeting, Dr. Aggarwal asked the District Programme Officer and the District Bureau of
Employment and Enterprises to launch this program promptly to help women gain livelihood-oriented
skilwhile ensuring their active participation in society.Highlighting multi-pronged initiatives for
empowering
girls and women, the Deputy Commissioner informed that wall paintings and graffiti on the theme of the
value of the girl child will be made at various public places across the district to spread awareness.
Additionally, meritorious girls will be honored with school bags, steel bottles, and certificates, whiletalented
girl players will be provided with track suits, sports kits, and sports shoes to encourage their participation in
sports.To enhance safety and confidence among girls, self-defence classes will be conducted for governmenthigh and secondary school girls, with a minimum target of training 10,000 girls, alongside coaching classes for competitive exams with four batches of 30 girls each.
Dr. Aggarwal further directed the organization of women safety awareness camps in 100 villages, andorientation and sensitization sessions for Gram Panchayat members, sarpanches, school teachers, anganwadi workers, and police personnel on issues including child protection, gender equality, JJ Act, POCSO Act, Project Hifazat, and the impact of adverse sex ratio. These initiatives aim to build a safer and empowered environment for girls and women in Jalandhar.