As many as 30 differently-abled persons are being given skill development training in repairing electrical appliances under the Pudhu Vazhvu Thittam, a livelihood programme for the poor and downtrodden, in Krishnagiri district.
One of the beneficiaries, A. Mehaboob Basha (28), a physically-challenged, said that the field staff of the programme motivated him to join the programme.
The 45-day training programme that started on June 4 will end on July 25. The participants will also be given training in cycle repairing, and wiring.
The training was given at a subsidised rate of Rs. 250 for the entire programme while usually the participants had to pay 10 per cent of the total fee charged by the company, said G. Kumaran, District Project Officer, Pudhu Vazhvu Thittam.
Participants like P. Thimmaraj (22) of Pukkasagaram, a physically-challenged, and M. Gangaraj (37), a visually-impaired from Athetti, are hopeful of starting their own shops.
The Pudhu Vazhvu Thittam is being implemented in 178 village panchayats in five panchayat unions in the district with the aim of improving the livelihood of the poor, differently abled, widows and orphaned women.
Mr. Kumaran said that so far 3,621 poor and downtrodden people were given training in DTP/Tally, tailoring, driving, beautician courses among others. Another batch of 30 students would finish the training in Uthangarai in another five days. The third batch would begin in Thally soon.
