Punjab CM Announces Jobs for SheThreads Program Graduates

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has announced that rural women will be provided employment opportunities in the textile industry after completing skills training under the SheThreads program. In a statement, she said that 1,150 women have already completed training and secured jobs under the program, while a target has been set to train 2,500 women by June.

Registration for the program has already started. Participants will receive a monthly stipend of Rs. 15,000 during the three-month training in industrial sewing and apparel supervision. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will be provided employment opportunities in the textile industry.

In a related effort to make women self-reliant and empowered, women have also been given training to drive rickshaws on the orders of the chief minister. After previously providing driving training for taxis and scooties, the traffic police have now expanded the initiative to include rickshaws. The Punjab Traffic Police conducted the training session in collaboration with a private university, training as many as 34 women at driving schools in Bahria Town and Manawa.

City Traffic Officer (CTO) Syed Abdul Rahim Shirazi said the training program aimed to create respectable job opportunities for women. The initiatives are part of the provincial government's efforts to enhance women's participation in the workforce and promote financial independence.

The SheThreads program and the driving training are expected to contribute to women's economic empowerment and address unemployment in the province. The government aims to scale up these programs to benefit more women in the future.