For Ramya, who had never driven a vehicle in her life, sitting at the wheel of a farm tractor was a whole new experience. She was concerned and confused at first but with her trainer egging her on, Ramya gained confidence. Her ten other batchmates have similar stories to tell.
"Driving a tractor through a farm is indeed not an easy task. We now know why only men used to do it but then we are no less than any man and we will prove this by handling the tractor in the most effective manner possible".
- Ramya.
Far from the days when driving a tractor was the sole preserve of men, the state's farms will now sport hundreds of women confidently handling them, thanks to the tractor training program organised as part of the central government's 'Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana' (MKSP) program.
One of the first training programs was held at Panthalayani block panchayat, where 11 women have started learning the basics of tractor driving.
- Courtesy Pooja Nair in the NIE
Tailpiece.
Got up at a trifle before 6, the chores and was ready by 10.
Have put Lekha on my massage sessions, both in the mornings and in the evenings. Hope she gets her relief.
A quiet day otherwise.
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