India’s Odisha state government’s department of Mission Shakti recently signed an agreement with New Delhi-based Apparel Made-ups and Home Furnishing Sector Skill Council (AMHSSC) for skill development of 10,000 members of Mission Shakti self-help groups (SHGs) on apparel manufacturing. The initiative will enhance the tailoring abilities of the SHG members.

The move will raise skilled manpower in the apparel sector, provide self-employment opportunities and create organised micro-enterprises in the local apparel industry through participation of skilled SHG members, media reports from the state said.

SHGs have been engaged in stitching and supply of uniforms for pre-schools, schools and other academic institutions under the unique livelihood convergence model of Mission Shakti.

The project will be executed over a period of 18 months. Post-training, AMHSSC will assist the SHG members in establishing their tailoring units and offer hand-holding support. More than 1,500 non-governmental organisations in the districts have been engaged by the Women and Child Development and Mission Shakti departments for stitching and supply of pre-school uniforms.

"The State government is committed to the promotion of entrepreneurship among women. The collaboration with AMHSSC aims at improving livelihood opportunities of 10,000 SHG members through skilling on market-focused skills and entrepreneurship promotion on apparel," said commissioner-cum-secretary of Mission Shakti department Sujata R Karthikeyan.

"AMHSSC will also facilitate strategic and feasible industry partnership with the apparel sector as part of this collaboration," chief executive officer and director general of AMHSSC Roopak Vasishtha said.

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