Srinagar, Aug 5: A delegation of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Jammu & Kashmir UT Council, Skill Development and Women Leadership panels, called on Dr. Shafquat Ara, Principal Government Polytechnic College, Srinagar to explore collaborative avenues for women’s skill development and employment in the automobile sector. The delegation was led by Ufair Ajaz, Convener of the CII J&K Skills Panel and comprised of Khurshid Dar, Director CII J&K. Ridha Rashid, Co-Convener of the CII J&K Women Leadership Panel, Ishfaq Ahmed, Co Convener, CII Panel on Trade and RetailDuring the meeting, Eicher Volvo team gave a presentation on Project Tejaswini, an initiative through which women are being trained in the automobile trade, with a clear pathway to placements at local automobile dealerships. He further assured that the Honda dealership network would also extend internship opportunities to the trained women, giving them valuable hands-on industry exposure. Both sides agreed to fast-track the formalization of a collaborative framework to scale up the Tejaswini project and replicate its success across other trades and institutions also in the Union Territory.