<span style="color: #222222;">In Jammu and Kashmir, the Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan today underscored the need for coming up with alternative activities under J&K Women Development Corporation so that sufficient and productive employment opportunities for women would be created across Jammu and Kashmir.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">  </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Advisor was speaking at the 25th Board of Directors meeting of the Corporation in Srinagar today.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">  </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said that the corporation should come up with ideas for alternate activities so that ample and sufficient employment would be created for J&K women in order to enable them to live a dignified and honorable life.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">  </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">On the onset, MD WDC informed that that the Corporation is implementing a number of Developmental Schemes for socio-economic uplift of women with special focus on those of underprivileged segments and also for the qualified women entrepreneurs. She also briefed the meeting about the details of the schemes being implemented by the Corporation for the economic empowerment of socially and economically backward women.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">  </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Board was apprised that WDC has disbursed an amount of Rs 216.73 crore and covered 17,294 beneficiaries under various Centrally and State Sponsored Schemes.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">  </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The WDC has conducted 43 exhibitions at J&K and National level and also has participated in many International exhibitions, the meeting was told.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">  </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Board was also informed that during COVID-19 pandemic, WDC supplied 2, 42,105 masks to various District Administrations of J&K against the supply orders.</span><br />''