Peace Committee teaches 'agarbatti-making' to inmates
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, July 07 2023:
With the objective to empower displaced persons with an income stream.
Peace Committee District Administration Kakching has started teaching the inmates of Old Age Home Kakching relief camp how to make incense sticks (agarbatti) .
Deputy Commissioner Kakching Somorjit Salam also visited the relief camp and assessed the novel step.
A sum of Rs 500 each was also distributed to the inmates under an initiative by the Home Department.
Speaking in this connection, DC Kakching stated that the District Administration Kakching will conduct a survey to ascertain the trades the inmates are interested in and train them.
Yengkhom Nilachandra, vice-chairman, Peace Committee stated that the incense stick making initiative was organised after discussing with the Nodal Officer and procuring the necessary raw materials.
The first batch of incense sticks were gifted to DC Kakching and SDO Kakching.
He added that the Peace Committee members and other volunteers will take the responsibility of selling the incense sticks and subsequently hand over the profit earned to the inmates.