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Workshop on Women Empowerment organized at IHBT Palampur

A workshop on Women Empowerment was organized on 23 February 2023 under the “One Week One Laboratory” program at CSIR-IHBT, Palampur.

The chief guest of the ceremony was Ms. Gandarbha Rathore, Settlement Officer, Kangra District. Highlighting the need for women empowerment in his address, he provided information about how women can become self-reliant by joining the National Rural Livelihood Mission. He urged the women to adopt the technologies developed by IHBT so that they can become empowered by improving their economy. 120 women from various self-help groups of the state participated in the function.

Dr. Pamita Bhandari, Principal Scientist, CSIR-IHBT made a presentation giving information about the technologies developed by the institute and their benefits. Three technologies on natural colors and dyes, value addition from dried flowers and herbal incense were also demonstrated on the occasion.

Earlier, Dr. Aparna Maitra Pati, Chief Scientist of the Institute while welcoming the chief guest and the visiting participants threw light on the purpose of “One week one laboratory” programme. In his address, he told how the women, farmers and entrepreneurs of the state have taken steps towards self-reliance by joining the institute.

27 Divyang children from Rotary Sewa Ashram, Saliana, District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh also participated in this occasion. These children visited Tulip Garden and Bamboo Museum. After this, these special children also enthusiastically participated in various activities like painting and music organized in the institute.

Under the Jigyasa programme, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Paprola has so far participated in “One Week One Laboratory”; Viveka Foundation School, Bhavarna; Government Senior Secondary School, Gandhir, Bilaspur; Around 700 students and teachers from Cambridge School, Palampur and Greenfield School, Nagrota visited the institute and got information about research work and technologies developed in various laboratories.

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