Kalyanpur, Oct 20, 2022, TRIPURATIMES Desk

Kalyanpur Oct 20: Candle making industry in Tripura is generating employment opportunities for women, who are in turn contributing towards the upliftment of their families and the society at large.

Skill and entrepreneurship development in India's Northeast region over the recent years is helping the states, progress.

Tripura is fast becoming a business hub of many such entrepreneurial activities.

Candle making business in the state has opened new avenues for the state's women and helping boost the local economy. Many businessmen in the state are running candle production units and have employed several others.

The highest demand for candles comes during the time of Diwali or Kali Puja, said Kajol Das, an educated youth from Totabari area of East Kalyanpur Gram Panchayat under Kalyanpur R D Block.

Kajol did not lose heart after failing to get a job after completing his education. Relying on his willpower, Kajol started a new journey, and chose candles as the path on this journey. Eight years ago, Kajol started manufacturing Lotus brand candles under the name Das Enterprises. And today at least 20 men and women of the locality have joined to make this initiative successful.

This energetic young man of Kalyanpur gives a strong message to the society by becoming self-reliant and also by employing others.

Talking about the hurdles Kajol said, “Currently, the demand for candles is a bit less due to the popularity of various electric lights and lamps”.

However, Das said that at present there is a special demand for Lotus brand candles manufactured by the enterprise in every subdivision of Tripura state.

Most of the workers are not professionally trained but are working hard to thrive towards attaining excellence in their work.

This is also promoting Prime Minister's Skill India campaign which is thriving to train over 40 crore (400 million) people in India in different skills by 2022. It includes various initiatives of the government like “National Skill Development Mission", "National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, 2015", "Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)" and the "Skill Loan scheme".