Pulwama administration organises beekeeping workshop

Pulwama administration organises beekeeping workshop

The district administration of Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir in collaboration with JK Khadi and Village Industries Board organised a workshop on beekeeping under a skill development programme for SCs and STs in the district.

Muzaffar Abdul Nasir Allaqaband, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB) in the Kashmir Division said, "The KVIB has been designated a nodal agency for skill development of the SC/ST community so that they can be motivated to can earn their livelihood." A trainer at the workshop, Shahnawaz Ahmad said, "A six-day workshop has been organised to train the SC/ST community.

This workshop includes theoretical classes and exposure visit." The board has selected 25 youths from the SCs/STs community.

They will be trained in beekeeping so that after completing the training programme they can start their own business ventures in the beekeeping sector.