Assam Rifles inaugurates skill development centre in Manipur

IMPHAL: As a historic step taken to empower SoO (Suspension of Operations) carders, Maj Gen Alok Naresh, IG, Assam Rifles (South), inaugurated a skill development centre in the conflict-hit Churachandpur district in Manipur.

The skill development centre has been set up at an SoO camp, which is expected to bring SoO cadres into the mainstream.

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Maj Gen Alok Naresh said, “The endeavour of this initiative is to empower the trainees to successfully compete with their counterparts in the professional and social domain.”

He coordinated with the Zomi Revolutionary Organisation (ZRO) officials, Humanism Foundation and NSDC to provide assistance in arranging equipment for skill development training.

The training will be organised in multiple phases of 30 days each. The first phase that commenced on Wednesday will include training in skills like sewing, carpentry and IT training.

Training for subsequent phases will be upgraded to other result-oriented skills based on the feedback from the trainees.

The new initiative comes in the backdrop of a tripartite agreement between the Centre, the Manipur government and the Kuki-Zomi insurgent groups for Suspension of Operations to enable talks and formulate a framework for resolving the insurgency.

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