Srinagar, July 12 -- Balapur Military Garrison has set up an Entrepreneurship & Skill Development Centre (ESDC) at Balapur with an aim to empower and provide employment opportunity for the local youth by enhancing their skills. The ESDC imparts training on developing various skill sets to include Computer Hardware, Mobile Repairing, Saffron Processing, Pickling, Jam & Jelly Making to name a few which will assist in increasing self-reliance and self-employment opportunities to the identified youth of the area.

One of the main challenges faced today by Kashmiri society is lack of fruitful employment opportunities for the youth. In absence of such opportunities, the youth often get embroiled in a vicious cycle of nefarious and unlawful acti...