Agencies
New Delhi, Sept 5: The Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI), which was established by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir in March 1997, has helped to provide self-employment opportunities to a large number of educated, unemployed youth in the region. The youth received training from JKEDI, Poonch and are also helped by the organisation financially. A large number of them started their own work and are earning well. JKEDI is working in the area from 2012.
A beneficiary, Fariq Ahmed said, "I took a loan of Rs 4 lakh and started the business of spare parts and repair. This is a good scheme for the government. I have 3-4 people employed under me. We want to thank the government for this. My business is running well."
The beneficiaries express their gratitude
The beneficiaries expressed their gratitude to JKEDI for changing their lives. Mohammad Iqbal Khwaja, who claimed that his business has grown exponentially, said all of this has been done with JKEDI's help.
"I have taken a loan of nearly 10.5 lakh. I started a business. Today, the business has increased exponentially. All of this has been done by government." said Mohammad Iqbal Khwaja
Iqbal Ali, Assistant Faculty, District Centre Poonch says, "Our motive is to reach out to the educated people who are unemployed and show the way to them and give financial assistance to them. We have established 800 units." |
