Srinagar, Oct. 20 -- Economic empowerment begins when a young person completes education and starts preparing for a career. The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment has designed its schemes around this journey, ensuring that support at one stage creates opportunities for the next. From scholarships that help students continue their education to fellowships, coaching, skilling and financial assistance for entrepreneurship, these initiatives seek to establish a continuum of support that enables individuals to move towards economic independence.

Building the Foundation Through Scholarships

For a student from a disadvantaged background whose family has limited financial resources, completing school can be a challenge. At the end of ...