NRI returns from New Zealand to skill Punjab youth, discourages migration

Avantika Panjtoori, originally from New Zealand, has returned to her roots in Punjab to establish a skill training centre in Fatehgarh Panjtoor.

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00:00From AI Sana, let's turn to our good news today's story as we end the show.

00:04We meet Avantika Panchturi today, who returned from New Zealand to her village in Moga in

00:10Punjab.

00:11She wants to teach, she wanted to skill youngsters in the village so that they can find jobs

00:15here instead of migrating to foreign shores.

00:19And she's getting some success.

00:21We leave you with that story tonight.

00:23Take a look.

00:26Studies from Punjab, going abroad, looking for opportunities is quite common.

00:31But 23-year-old Avantika Panchturi chose to return from New Zealand, where she was

00:36born and brought up.

00:38She wanted to help young women in her native village become self-reliant.

00:43Avantika runs a skill training centre in Fatehgarh, Panchtur.

00:47Either I can live a life in New Zealand as a scientist or I can come to India like my

00:55father and do something for the children, for the community.

00:58So I studied education and I felt that no, I have to do this, I have to come here like

01:04my father and help the children.

01:06Avantika took inspiration from her father, Jatinder Panchturi, a science teacher who

01:11came back from New Zealand to run the school established by his elders.

01:15The skill training centre also uses the school facilities.

01:20We taught about 500 children, people, free Excel, Microsoft last year, these skills,

01:27which are computer skills, which are very important for you.

01:30Yes, we were very inspired by Avantika madam.

01:33We saw that we can earn money sitting at home.

01:37Looking at her, we felt that if a girl from our village can inspire us like this.

01:46Avantika feels NRIs can play a bigger role in making Punjab more prosperous.

01:52Bureau report, India Today.