Two-day training programme on apricot juice and jam preparation, processing, branding, and marketing under National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) for Self Help Group
(SHG) of Kargil and Sodh block was inaugurated by Director, Industries and Commerce, UT Ladakh, Moses Kunzang on June 27.

The training programme was organised by the Department of Industries and Commerce in collaboration with the Rural Development Department (RDD), Kargil under the Van Dhan Vikas Yojana.

Director, Industries and Commerce, Moses Kunzang said that the programme has been organised under Van Dhan Vikas Yojana of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs in which the main component is to reach every village, provide the necessary training plus monetary help for procurement of basic utensils and support in branding and marketing of apricot products.

He further said that it is just a beginning, and in the future series of workshops will be held at the village level, and in this regard, a master trainer has been invited from Leh for imparting training to the beneficiaries. He further said that the objective is to provide maximum support to the SHG workers who carry an aptitude for enterprising.

Moses Kunzang interacted with the SHG workers from different villages of Sodh and Kargil block and suggested them to take maximum benefits of the workshop by learning about processing, packaging, branding, and marketing of apricot products

Assistant Commissioner Development (ACD), Kargil, Ghulam Muhammad; General Manager, District Industries Center (DIC), Kargil, Iftikhar Nasim concerned officials of RDD and Industries and Commerce and SHG workers were present on the occasion.

Photo Caption: Director, Industries and Commerce, UT Ladakh, Moses Kunzang interacted with the SHG workers from different villages of Sodh and Kargil block.