Gem and Jewellery Skill Council to train Tihar jail prisoners

KOLKATA: Gem & Jewellery Skill Council of India (GJSCI) has signed an aMOU with Delhi Prison for the ‘Tihar Women Inmates Skilling’ that aims at teaching the skillset of jewellery making to the women inmates of Tihar Jail. The MOU was signed by Premkumar Kothari – chairman, Gems & Jewellery Skill Council of India, Ajay Verma- Director, IBJ India and Sudhir Yadav, Director General – Delhi during GJSCI`s skill conclave

A lot of these women end up committing a crime due to poverty and lack of skills. A programme like this would empower these women and make them more independent that will eventually rehabilitate them back into a normal life of a respectable citizen. This project is developed with an aim to train women inmates of Tihar Jail with jewellery making skills, enabling them to have fresh perspective in life and be independent.

GJSCI`s Skill Conclave saw a number of presentations by experts on various topics related to Jewellery industry which was succeeded by a panel discussion. The aim of the conclave was totrigger a shift from an unorganized sector to an organized gems & jewellery industy.

“This project is a major achievement for GJSCI as it not only help to source manpower for the jewellery industry, but will also give the women inmates a new approach to life and a rehabilitated way of living”, said Mr. PremKumar Kothari, Chairman, GJSCI.