Sky is the limit for Tamil Nadu tribal girls

Chennai: As many as 100 tribal girls, hailing from remote areas across Tamil Nadu, are undergoing one-year air hostess training programme at a private academy here under a sponsorship scheme launched by the State Adi Dravidar Welfare Department.
Adi Dravidar Welfare Minister A. Tamilarasi told PTI that the scheme was basically to bring out the girls from “cocoons” and help them gain confidence to compete with others at all levels. “We’ll also ensure that they get 100 per cent placement,” she added.
The Tamil Nadu government, which has allocated Rs10 million for the scheme, is also providing free accommodation and uniforms to the girls, besides giving them a stipend of Rs200 per month.
The government has also decided to provide cabin crew training to 100 Adi Dravidar boys from next year. An allocation of Rs20 million would be made for the scheme every year, Tamilarasi said.
Air Hostess Academy Pvt Ltd state branch manager K.C.S. Kannan said the academy had also signed agreements with Karnataka and Maharashtra governments to train students from the backward communities.
15/10/07 Ajitha Karthikeyan/PTI/Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates