Manners, not looks, stop tribals’ dreams from taking wing

Back in 2006, the state government launched a scheme to train tribal men and women for aviation, hospitality and tourism industries. Air Hostess Academy, a Pune-based institute, was appointed to train the rustic tribal women how to play the perfect hostess in air. It interviewed 545 women and selected 95 for a year-long training course. The state government paid Rs1 lakh for every trainee.But it has all come to nothing. Tribal minister Babanrao Pachpute said in the legislative council on Thu…