Srinagar, May 25: Jammu and Kashmir had enough talent to be at par with any state of the country in terms of development but there should be a passion among the youth to move towards positive direction, Union Minister for Corporate Affairs Veerappa Moily today said.
“The youth of Jammu and Kashmir can do whatever anyone else in the country can do but there should be a passion to move in the positive direction,” Moily said in his address at the 13th National Conference of Practicing Company Secretaries here.
Moily said the high number of successful candidates in the recent Union Civil Services Examinations and excellent performance of Jammu and Kashmir Bank were indicators of good acumen and IQ of the people of the state.
“JK Bank can be a role model for other banks in the country. It has the lowest NPA and rising profits,” he said. “I salute the people of this place for their intelligence, acumen and ability to address the difficulties, deal with challenging situations and make way through all odds towards success,” he added.
“The people of the state have been denied opportunities (due to geography). We need to provide them the opportunities to excel,” he added.
Identifying agriculture, horticulture, IT, food processing and cultivation of cash crops as core area for launch of industries in the state, Moily said MSME sector offers all the more promises for the growth and development of state’s economy.
“This is the sector which can provide large-scale self employment to the youth of Jammu and Kashmir which constitutes about 70 per cent of the population in the State,” he said.
The Conference was also addressed by Union Secretary for Corporate Affairs, Naveed Masood, Chairman J&K Bank, Mushtaq Ahmad, President Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Nisar Ahmad, Chairman PC, Umash Dev and Divisional Commissioner, Asgar Samoon, Chairman Northern Council, Rajeev Bajaj, Chairman Srinagar Chapter, Pervez Ahmad, Secretary of Institute, V K Jain and Vice Chairman Srinagar Chapter, Showkat Ahmad Rafiqi.
The Conference will deliberate in its 2-day session on the vision theme of ‘Emerging trends and opportunity – preparedness for PCS with special reference to socio-economic development of Jammu and Kashmir’. The vision of ICSI is ‘to be a global leader in promoting good corporate governance’ and its mission is ‘to develop high caliber professionals facilitating good corporate governance’.

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