Tribune News Service

Jammu, September 6

The Rashtriya Rifles Battalion at Talwara in Reasi district conducted a lecture on poultry farming at Talwara and Chakalsalta to create awareness on rural self-employment.As many as 186 youth from the region attended the lecture presentation on the systems of poultry farming in India and strategies for investments in the poultry industry.The endeavour by the Battalion is a part of a series on vocational skills and entrepreneurship development programmes being conducted for youth with an aim to reduce poverty through development of small-scale industries.Officers from the Army exhorted the youth to avail opportunities provided through various courses to learn and earn. The sarpanch of Chakalsalta village thanked the Army and said projects under the Army’s operation Sadbhavna had helped youths to set up their own businesses, besides gaining employment in various industries.