Hushiarpur, 23 January
Deputy Commissioner Komal Mittal and SSP Surendra Lamba today distributed certificates after the completion of the course to 25 youth who gave up the drug and did a skilled course at the Drug De-addiction and Rehabilitation Center Hushiarpur and wished them a good future. Last year, the District Red Cross Society, taking a special initiative, had started two skilled courses – Multi-Cook, Hair Dresser and Salon Artist, the first batch of which was given certificates on completion of the course today. Thanks to the efforts of the Red Cross Society, these youth have now become self-reliant.
While addressing the certificate distribution ceremony, the Deputy Commissioner said that the purpose of the skilled courses started by the district administration for the youth who have given up drug addiction is to make them stand on their own feet. He said that after this 45-day course, these youth became skilled and can start their own business after leaving the centre. He said that if they need any help to stand on their feet, the Employment Department will provide them full assistance. He said that after doing this course, these youth will establish themselves in the society along with a new identity. He said that in the first batch, 15 people have completed the skilled course of Multi Kitchen Cook and 10 people have completed the skilled course of Hair Dresser and Salon Artist. He said that people trapped in the drug trap can give a new direction to their lives by taking advantage of the drug de-addiction and rehabilitation center of Hushiarpur.
SSP Surendra Lamba said that this is a very good initiative taken by the district administration to free the youth trapped in the drug trap and rehabilitate them. While the youth have given up drugs by staying in the de-addiction centre, they have also given proof of being mentally strong by doing skilled courses. He said that this is a big victory for the Punjab government in its war against drugs and our youth have now stood on their own feet after giving up drugs. During this, he interacted with the youth admitted in the center and encouraged them.
On this occasion, Secretary Red Cross Society Mangesh Sood, Deputy Medical Commissioner Dr. Harbans Kaur, Medical Officer Sahil Deep Salan, Career Counselor Aditya Rana, Manager Nisha Kumari, Counselor Rajvinder Kaur, Prashant Kumar, Red Cross Society members Rajiv Bajaj, Ramesh Kumari, Sarabjit Singh besides Manav Kumar, Deepika, Abhishek Pathak, Sunil Kumar. Apart from this, other dignitaries were also present.
