Over 2,500 rural women get textile training

773 trained women have secured employment, another 1,150 are undergoing training

Our Correspondent June 11, 2026 Less than a minute read

LAHORE:

More than 2,500 rural women have completed training during the past two years under the 'She Threads' skills development programme aimed at equipping them with marketable expertise in the textile sector.

According to a statement, 773 trained women have secured employment, another 1,150 are undergoing training, with plans to train an additional 1,350 women during the next phase.

The programme has been allocated a budget of Rs310 million and provides a monthly stipend of Rs15,000 along with transport allowance for participants.

Rural women aged between 18 and 45 years with at least middle-school education are eligible to enrol in the programme, which is currently being implemented in Lahore, Sialkot, Sheikhupura and Faisalabad.

The programme offers courses in industrial stitching machine operation, fabric quality inspection, fabric cutting, apparel planning and merchandising, apparel supervision, pattern making and cutting, quality control, garment finishing and related fields.