Hyderabad, June 25 -- Collector Rizwan Basha Shaik inaugurated a Women's Mobility Centre at the Women's Federation Building in Gattu mandal of Jogulamba Gadwal district on Thursday, June 25, marking what he called a transformative step toward economic independence for women in one of the district's most backward regions.

The centre, set up under the aegis of SERP with support from the MOVO voluntary organisation, has procured four electric scooters, one auto-rickshaw, and a bicycle to provide driving training to adolescent girls and women. It is the first such initiative by a Women's Federation in Telangana, officials said.

A moment at the event drew wide appreciation from the gathering. A woman trainee drove the auto-rickshaw with Coll...