Sakshi Taak, an ex-ITI student making masks
To honour the efforts of the students and 13 principals of ITIs, who armed Covid warriors with 2.3 lakh masksthe state government will acknowledge them with appreciation letters on Monday.
To honour the efforts of the students and 13 principals of ITIs, who armed Covid warriors with 2.3 lakh masksthe state government will acknowledge them with appreciation letters on Monday.
“It
is important to recognise the efforts put in by these students and principals.
The students have contributed to this cause by stitching masks and principals
went out of their way to collect raw material through donations and deliver it
at students’ home. They also collect the masks and distribute them among
frontline Covid warriors,” said Anurag Verma, principal secretary, technical
education and industrial training, Punjab.
“The
appreciation certificates will be given to the ITI principals at our Chandigarh
office. The principals will further hand these over to the 148 students. We
will also hold a meeting with the students through video conference to
appreciate them and share their experience,” he added.
Additional secretary (directorate of technical
education and industrial training) Daljit Kaur Sidhu, said, “Students who
stitched more than 1,000 masks will be acknowledged with appreciation letters.
Besides, we selected principals from ITIs where students stitched 25,000 or
more masks with their efforts.”
TOP
3 STUDENTS WITH MOST MASKS
Pawan Kaur has sewed as many as 3,800 masks
Twenty
nine-year-old Pawan Kaur, who stays in a joint family, said she prefers
stitching masks early morning and late night.
“I learnt the technique though YouTube, and with
practice, I am able to stitch one mask in five minutes. While the ITI teachers
deliver the cloth at home, my mother-in-law motivates me to contribute to the
noble cause,” she said.
“Since
childhood, I was fond of sewing and decided to pursue a course in tailoring. It
will be an honour to receive the appreciation letter from the Punjab
government,” said Kaur, who hails from Baba Bagla Sahib village in Amritsar.
Kanwaljeet Kaur has stitched 3,748 masks
Kanwaljeet Kaur, a student of ITI Women, Rajpura,
Patiala, who stitched 3,748 masks also figures in the Top 3 students with
maximum masks.
The
21-year-old, who hails from Babipur village, Patiala, said, “I am pursuing a
dress-making course from ITI. When I was asked to stitch masks to fight the
coronavirus pandemic, Kanwaljeet Kaur, a student of ITI Women, Rajpura,
Patiala, who stitched 3,748 masks also figures in the Top 3 students with
maximum masks.
Parminderjeet Kaur stitched 3,706 masks
A student of Government Institute of Textile Industry
and Knitting Technology, Ludhiana, Parminderjeet Kaur, stitched 3,706 masks.
“While
my parents encouraged me to stitch masks, receiving an appreciation letter will
motivate me and several other students,” she said.
“I
am studying surface ornamentation technology course from ITI and doing this
course to earn a job,” added Parminderjeet, a resident of Vishkarma Colony in
Ludhiana.
The 13 principals to receive the letters are Darshan
Singh of Government Institute of Textile Chemistry and Knitting Technology,
Ludhiana; Darshan Singh of Government ITI (W), Ahmedgarh, Ludhiana; Maninder
Kaur of ITI (W), Rajpura; Jagtar Singh of ITI (W), Moga; Ranjit Kaur of ITI
(W), Rayya Amritsar; Shamsher Singh of ITI (W), Mohali; Meenakshi Garg of ITI
(W), Patiala; Jatinder Singh of Government Institute of Garment Technology,
Amritsar; Harvinder Bhardwaj of ITI (SC), Mansa; Manjeet Kaur of ITI, Dera
Bassi; Ram Singh of ITI (W), Nangal, Rupnagar; Jagtar Singh of ITI (W),
Kheowali, Muktsar Sahib; and Mohan Singh of ITI, Maloud.
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