JKEDI kick starts boot camp series

Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) Wednesday launched its boot camp series for Kashmir division with first programme at Government Degree College (Boys), Pulwama.

This camp was the first among the series of boot camps whichwill be conducted in all the districts of the Kashmir division in the comingdays under the Startup policy of the Government of Jammu & Kashmir forwhich JKEDI has been designated as the nodal agency. The main objective oforganising these boot camps is to bring mass awareness about the Startup Policyand to inculcate spirit of innovation among the youth in order to give flip tothe conversion of innovative ideas into profitable business ventures.

   

A large number of youth especially students from differentparts of the district had gathered on the occasion to be part of the camp.

Additional DC Pulwama, Choudhary Muhammad Yaseen, was thechief guest on the occasion. In his address, he said these camps will bebeneficial for the youth developing a business sense among the buddingentrepreneurs of the district. “The students present here should take thesekinds of programs seriously to become capable and skilled, which will help themto earn their livelihood in the future,” the ADC said.

On the occasion, Syed Firdoos, Project Manager JKEDI sharedthe action plan of the Startup policy with the participants that offershandholding and funding support along with other incentives, industry academiapartnership and incubation etc. Sheikh Fayaz, consultant at JKEDI highlightedthe innovations and motivated the youth present on the occasion through hismotivational speech to come forward and share the ideas with JKEDI.

ImtiyazMalla, District Nodal Officer, JKEDI Pulwamapresented the welcome address and gave a presentation of the schemes beingimplemented by the institute.

Others who were present on the occasion include PrincipalGDC Pulwama, Deputy Director Employment, Zamir Ahmad, CAHO, Cluster Head,J&K Bank, ShafatKakroo, Mr. ImtiyazBhat, LDM, Hakeem Nazir and Mir Sajad,Office Associate, JKEDI Pulwama.

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