Agartala, Aug. 4 -- In a step aimed at strengthening women's economic empowerment and promoting self-employment, 100 sewing machines were distributed to women beneficiaries under the Mukhya Mantri Dakshata Unnayan Prakalpa (MMDUP) during a programme inaugurated by Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) Mayor Dipak Majumder on Monday.

The programme, organised by the Directorate of Skill Development, Government of Tripura, was attended by Pradeep K., Director of the Directorate of Skill Development, along with other officials.

A total of 100 women trainees from the North Zone (Ward No. 5) of the Agartala Municipal Corporation, who completed a 50-day (300-hour) Sewing Machine Tailor Training Programme, received sewing machines, training cert...