Varanasi, Aug. 8 -- Eleven representative women of the Soan Chiraiya Self Help Group and the Gulabo Mata Self Help Group located in Varanasi handed over a packet of Rakhis to Colonel Vinod Kumar to deliver it to the soldiers deployed at various borders of the country through Indian Post.

These women work for their livelihood through various organisations under Deendayal Ajeevika Yojana (Urban).

Addressing the members of the self-help groups on this occasion, Colonel Vinod Kumar assured them that all the Rakhis would be delivered safely to the soldiers, enabling them to feel more emotionally strong.

The representatives included Seema Vishwakarma, Om Shanti Group; Sushila Sharma, Akriti Group; Kusum Devi, Saraswati Maa Group; Sarita, Sat...