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| Rs. 1 Cr sanctioned for women welfare center | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, July 11: Laying stress on proper education and nurturing of children, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Saturday said that the bright future of the State lies in the hands of young buds. “We have to mould them into productive and capable persons so that they can shoulder the responsibilities with courage and confidence”. Chief Minister was speaking after he and Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr. Farooq Abdullah laid foundation of a Craft Centre and Dispensary at SOS Madr-e-Meherban Village, Gulab Bagh here.
“The best way to pay homage to Madr-e-Meherban is to provide best education to the students especially those belonging to poorer and marginalized sections”, Abdullah said and added that his grandmother Begum Akbar Jehan devoted her entire life for the upliftment of weaker sections. He said empowerment and welfare of women folk was her dearest goal in the life and she laid the foundation of Women Welfare Centre at Miskeenbagh, Srinagar to carry forward her mission in this direction. “Today the Centre has become an important unit of providing training to the thousands of women in various crafts besides undertaking lot of women centric social welfare and healthcare activities.”, he said. Abdullah appreciated Vice Chairman of the Women Welfare Centre, Miskeenbagh, Begum Suriya Ali for rendering selfless service for the upkeep, consolidation and expansion of the Centre to bring more and needier under the ambit of women welfare scheme launched by the Madr-e-Meherban for the women of Jammu and Kashmir. Referring to the challenges confronting young generation today, Abdullah emphasized on moulding the younger generation to make them face the challenges bravely. “While book knowledge has its place in the curriculum, the knowledge of religion and moral values are must for a student to become a balanced personality”, he maintained. Chief Minister announced Rs. 50 lakh for the development of craft of the centre and dispensary at Madr-e-Meherban SOS Village, Gulab Bagh and asked the management to start the construction work at the earliest.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Farooq Abdullah also announced Rs. 25 lakh for this purpose. He said that Madr-e-Meherban has always remained the best friend of poor people and worked throughout her life for the upliftment of poorer sections, women and Gujjar and Bakerwal. He said Madr-e-Meherban was always stressing on women education and their empowerment.
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