In West Bengal's shadowed margins, 15 transgender individuals thread needles under NIRDPR's Action Lab, their machines humming defiance against multi-dimensional poverty. Partnered with CIRDAP, PLEQSUS India Foundation, and Usha Silai School, five excel in high-end apparel, poised for market dominance—proving skilling trumps begging, birthing role models and trans-led enterprises.
Telangana's Mulugu forests echo with 80 women's pedals at Chalwai centre, sparked by District Collector T.S. Divakara's vision. Usha Entrepreneurs Initiative trains the poorest, securing ₹1 lakh school uniform orders for steady ₹5,000-6,000 incomes—funding education without spousal aid, as Prashanthi masters stitches in 14 days.[script] From shy homemakers to confident group leaders, they teach others, fueling circular economies.
Meghalaya's matrilineal hills bloom via six-year Usha-MSRLS pact: 17 Training Cum Production Centres skill 250+ women, spotlighted at Saras Aajivika Fairs' ramps. Khneng embroidery, fading from four to two villages, revives through modern tailoring—empowering fields-women as designers, blending tradition with bulk orders.[script] CEO Ram Krishna hails their enthusiasm; Conrad Sangma champions localised livelihoods.
Kushalta Ke Kadam spotlights government synergies: NIRDPR's unreached focus aligns with Usha's 14-year expertise, providing machines, curricula, and linkages for self-employment. Dr. Sandhya Gopakumaran envisions enterprises; Avinava Dutta seeds community employers.[script] Sudeb Suvana dreams trans-led companies defying gender norms in timeless tailoring.
These collaborations scale inclusion—transgenders from streets to shops, tribals from dependence to dignity, Meghalayans from fields to fairs. Usha's model ensures sustainability: handholding, bulk orders, alumni networks toward equitable growth.[script] No one left behind; every stitch advances Viksit Bharat. Adopt at ushasilaischool.com.
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