Our Correspondent
Kohima | May 22
The Assam Rifles Wives Welfare Association (ARWWA) HQ 5 Sector based at Tsiesema in Kohima district today campaign for “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (Save Girl Child Educate Girl Child) here at Tsiese Basa.
Interacting with the women folk of Tsiese Basa, ARWWA HQ 5 Sector president Amardeep Bains stressed on the importance of women education for all round development of the society.
She asked the women folk to come forward as Assam Rifles is always there to extend help to them.
She asked them to send their children to Assam Rifles schools where Assam Rifles will sponsor their education.
She also said that it will also offer professional and skill development courses to the interested students and at the same time support those who wish to take further studies. The women folk have also been asked to avail medical facilities and short term computer course.
Tsiese Basa Village Council chairman Kruzo Mere expressed gratitude to HQ 5th Sector and 9 Assam Rifles for coming forward to help propagate the importance of “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao” to the villagers.
He expressed the hope that today’s interaction will go a long way in enhancing women education in the village. He informed that Tsiese Basa was established in 1975 and presently it has 135 households with 1735 population as per 2011 census.
Meenakshi Tyagi, wife of CO 9th Assam Rifles accompanied Amardeep Bains while 9th Assam Rifles 2nd-in-Command Shyamal Paul was also present on the occasion.
