- A first-of-its-kind footwear training center for the marginalized community was inaugurated here by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC).
- It will provide a comprehensive two-month training program to leather artisans for making high-quality footwear.
- The center has been established with the help of the Central Footwear Training Institute (CFTI), Agra, a unit of the MSME ministry.
- The training center will also provide logistics support to the artisans in starting their own shoe-making business once their two-month training is completed.
- The artisans will also be provided a tool kit worth Rs 5,000 for carrying out their activities in the future.
- The Khadi and Village Industries Commission is also setting up a similar footwear training center in Varanasi.