To review implementation of Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) in Jammu Division, a meeting was conducted on Monday under the North zone chairperson of KVIC Hina Shafi Bhat at Jammu.
Besides, State Director KVIC Jammu & Kashmir, Joint Director Industries & Commerce Srinagar, Representative SLBC, Director RSETI’s Jammu and Kashmir and Anil Kumar Sharma Assistant Director, KVIC Incharge Kashmir Region, Lead District Managers, General Managers, DIC, District Officers KVIB, Director RSETI’s, District Coordinators KVIC of Jammu Region were present during the meeting., according to a spokesperson of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC).
While addressing the meeting Bhat said PMEGP is the flagship scheme of Ministry of MSME and is an effective instrument for generating employment opportunities in urban and rural India through setting up of micro enterprises.
She said PMEGP is an effective scheme to tackle unemployment, generate sustainable employment opportunities in rural and urban areas and financial institutions like banks play a crucial role here.”
She asked the banks to work in right earnest to meet the targets of the programme and expedite disbursement of the margin money.
She further emphasised upon the District Officers to complete their targets within the month and asked them to achieve the new assigned targets by the end of this month so that more and more unemployed youths are benefitted under this scheme.